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Argent Stonecutter
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12-18-2008 12:21
Is Second Life a religion? It displays many characteristics of a religion. _____________________
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Amaranthim Talon
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12-18-2008 12:29
Hail Torley when you say that! "Oh Lindens which are in..." _____________________
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12-18-2008 12:40
"Oh Lindens which are in..." Hallowed be thy codpiece Thy residents come (on poseballs done) on mainland as it is in skybox Give us this day our weekly stipend And forgive us our support tickets As we forgive those that cause us to open them And lead us not into price rises but deliver us from tier For thine is the servers, the network and the lag For rezzer and rezzer Amen. _____________________
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12-18-2008 13:07
Originally Posted by Pserendipity Daniels I am *always* a wolf. Pep (Very ocasionally in sheep's clothing) you kinky little pervert. Naw he's just a cross-dresser. _____________________
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Damien1 Thorne
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12-18-2008 13:14
Our Philip, which art in the boardroom Hallowed be thy codpiece Thy residents come (on poseballs done) on mainland as it is in skybox Give us this day our weekly stipend And forgive us our support tickets As we forgive those that cause us to open them And lead us not into price rises but deliver us from tier For thine is the servers, the network and the lag For rezzer and rezzer Amen. That wins the thread. _____________________
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Soji Slade
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12-18-2008 13:28
Where on Earth did find any information of groups of atheists running around killing people? Russia? (Russian Orthodox Church) Hitler? (Christian) England? (Church of England) What mass murders are you on about? Camboda (atheist commies) China (atheist commies) etc. Russia and Germany were already addressed. _____________________
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Avawyn Muircastle
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12-18-2008 13:52
Originally Posted by Steely Carver
Where on Earth did find any information of groups of atheists running around killing people? Russia? (Russian Orthodox Church) Hitler? (Christian) England? (Church of England) What mass murders are you on about? ___________________________________________ Didn't want to read the whole thread to find that quote. But Hilter wasn't Christian. He was Catholic. Big difference. Catholics didn't even read The Bible until around 1960's. Mass was always in Latin until around the 1960's. Catholics believe in a lot of tenets that Christians do not. Hitler was raised Catholic and wanted to be a priest. When in the priestiary or whatever it's called, Hitler got into mysticism as well as evolution. He started to believe that the Nordics were from the lost continent of Atlantis and never inbred with animals or evolved from animals (apes) and thus were some type of superior race. Hitler wanted to kill Jews not because he was Christian and they were Jewish but because he saw Jews as lower on the evolutionary scale as they are one of the oldest races along with Africans whom he also believed were lower on the evolutionary scale and closer to animals (or apes). Hitler also wanted to kill and did kill many disabled people as his goal was for himself and the Nazis to breed the perfect Arian race, which he believed in his crazed mind were the Nordics (blue eyed blondes) from the lost continent of Atlantis. Hitler wasn't a man nor a Christian, he was a monster. |
Argent Stonecutter
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12-18-2008 14:08
But Hilter wasn't Christian. He was Catholic. Big difference. No, I mean o_O ![]() Is this 2008 or 1638? _____________________
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Soji Slade
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12-18-2008 14:13
o_O No, I mean o_O ![]() Is this 2008 or 1638? whoa . . I agree. Catholic does not equal Christian? Whoa. _____________________
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Daros Jewell
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12-18-2008 14:20
Catholics didn't even read The Bible until around 1960's. Mass was always in Latin until around the 1960's. I want whatever she's smoking. _____________________
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Imnotgoing Sideways
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12-18-2008 14:28
/me is a Roman Catholic Christian. (^_^)y .... Go figure, heh. =^-^=
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Skell Dagger
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12-18-2008 14:29
I want whatever she's smoking. ![]() _____________________
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12-18-2008 14:31
I wouldn't touch whatever she's on, for all I was raised Anglican.
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Daros Jewell
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12-18-2008 14:37
Give us a toke when you're done, love? ![]() /me nuzzles his Skell and shares. ![]() _____________________
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FD Spark
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12-18-2008 15:01
Our Philip, which art in the boardroom Hallowed be thy codpiece Thy residents come (on poseballs done) on mainland as it is in skybox Give us this day our weekly stipend And forgive us our support tickets As we forgive those that cause us to open them And lead us not into price rises but deliver us from tier For thine is the servers, the network and the lag For rezzer and rezzer Amen. I love that gee I wonder if that fit on my signature lol _____________________
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Ricardo Harris
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12-18-2008 15:03
And since it's the only thing that happens to be on the screen at all times, I prefer it to appear as something I enjoy looking at. . Very weak response. This is the same exact tiresome response every male who plays a female uses to excuse themselves when asked why they play a female. They can't make a good looking guy avatar to represent themselves? Who they fooling? |
Kat Karfield
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12-18-2008 15:32
But Hilter wasn't Christian. He was Catholic. Big difference. Catholics didn't even read The Bible until around 1960's. Mass was always in Latin until around the 1960's. Catholics believe in a lot of tenets that Christians do not. Okay, I know I'm coming in late but I'm new and was browsing the threads and just had to say something about this. Avawyn, where are you getting your history? The Catholic church was the original Christian church. For years and years if you were Christian it meant you were Catholic. Ever heard of a thing called the Reformation? That's when Christianity broke into Catholics and Protestants. Yes, that's the word you're looking for. Protestant, not Christian. Catholics and Protestants are both Christians. The main difference is that the Catholic church has remained basically intact and whole while the protestants have separated into numerous other sects (Lutheran, Baptist, etc). Catholics most certainly did have bibles before the 1960's, and it doesn't matter what language the mass was in as it's not language that makes you Christian or not. It's believing in and following Christ. I personally belong to no specific church, but I think it's incredibly rude of you to insult all of the Catholics around the world by challenging their Christianity, and in such a way that makes you seem very ignorant on the topic of your own religion (note that I'm not saying you are uneducated in general, but when it comes to the history of Christianity it certainly seems you missed a few lessons.) Oh, and as to the original topic of the thread: I think that SL, while an extension of their RL for some, is an opportunity to play around and experiment for others. So some men playing women are probably just having fun by doing something different, or like to look at their female avatars more than they would a male one, or are using that avatar to play out some sort of fantasy (lesbian fantasies, anyone?). Some might be experimenting with the idea of being a woman without actually becoming one (maybe to see what it's like for women). Truthfully, I don't think there's anything wrong with it or even in not revealing their real gender, unless there's a proposal to take a relationship offline. Then it seems to be ethical to tell. Otherwise, I agree that SL is largely a fantasy world, no matter how real it sometimes seems, and so if people want to live out these fantasies and it's not breaking any rules or anything, why not? |
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12-18-2008 15:32
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Bella Posaner
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12-18-2008 16:41
My own partner is against Gay marriage...and he has been gay all his life. I don't entirely get it. I would love some day to met someone and be able to marry, have all the rights Heterosexuals take for granted. I don't know if it will ever change. I don't think everyone who is against Gay marriage hates others who wants it, they just are stuck in certain belief system created by religions like Christianity, Bahai's and others that think only certain type of relationships are worthy of marriage, i.e between Men and Women, and any others aren't as valid. It is very difficult sitting in room with a Man I love listening to as he truly believes Gay relationships are based on lust and sin, but Heterosexual relationships aren't, especially when we have been together for long time and our relationship is 99% celibate. Do they have civil unions where you are FD, they do here? Basically, it’s an official ceremony registered in New Zealand and it can be entered into by same sex couples or by couples of different sexes. My friend and his partner will be getting married next year, they are both males, they will be having an official Civil Union........I think it's awesome and I'm the best woman, so I get to buy a new dress yay! |
Steely Carver
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12-18-2008 17:02
Um, Steely...the Stalinists who conducted the Russian purges were atheists. They did their level best to stamp out the Russian Orthodox Church. And Hitler was not a Christian...he adhered to the weird Aryan mythology. I don't think they acknowledged a god, unless it's Odin. Yeah, I'll give you Stalin. Here is a telling statement by Hitler: "Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord." --Adolf Hitler Most of the time the people who think they have the moral high-ground are the ones engaging in "liberation" and ethnic cleansing. Most of the time dictators and politicians are egoists who think their actions are ordained by God. Religion has been the most detrimental force to human evolution. _____________________
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Imnotgoing Sideways
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12-18-2008 17:02
Very weak response. This is the same exact tiresome response every male who plays a female uses to excuse themselves when asked why they play a female. They can't make a good looking guy avatar to represent themselves? Who they fooling? _____________________
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Brenda Connolly
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12-18-2008 17:06
Catholics didn't even read The Bible until around 1960's. Hmmmmmm I have this book that was passed down to me from my Mom, from when her parents were married in the 1920's....lemme check. Yup. There it is. Holy Bible. The rest of your wildly inaccurate and extremely entertaining post has already been refuted I believe, but I do have to add one duty to perform this thread has been Godwinned....... /me whips off her pants and waves them in salute. |
Steely Carver
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12-18-2008 17:11
Originally Posted by Steely Carver Where on Earth did find any information of groups of atheists running around killing people? Russia? (Russian Orthodox Church) Hitler? (Christian) England? (Church of England) What mass murders are you on about? ___________________________________________ Didn't want to read the whole thread to find that quote. But Hilter wasn't Christian. He was Catholic. Big difference. Catholics didn't even read The Bible until around 1960's. Mass was always in Latin until around the 1960's. Catholics believe in a lot of tenets that Christians do not. Hitler was raised Catholic and wanted to be a priest. When in the priestiary or whatever it's called, Hitler got into mysticism as well as evolution. He started to believe that the Nordics were from the lost continent of Atlantis and never inbred with animals or evolved from animals (apes) and thus were some type of superior race. Hitler wanted to kill Jews not because he was Christian and they were Jewish but because he saw Jews as lower on the evolutionary scale as they are one of the oldest races along with Africans whom he also believed were lower on the evolutionary scale and closer to animals (or apes). Hitler also wanted to kill and did kill many disabled people as his goal was for himself and the Nazis to breed the perfect Arian race, which he believed in his crazed mind were the Nordics (blue eyed blondes) from the lost continent of Atlantis. Hitler wasn't a man nor a Christian, he was a monster. Well, the other poster stated it very eloquently and correctly. Catholics are Christians. _____________________
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12-18-2008 17:22
The greatest 1st post to an Internet Forum I've ever seen I salute you. And just to add: The Apostle St. Peter was the first Bishop of Rome, and thus the first Pope of the Catholic Church. Peter was chosen to become a Vicar of Christ by Jesus with Jesus as the Head of the Catholic church. There are many references to this in the Bible. Just a few examples would include: - "And I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church" (Matt. 16:1 ![]() - Jesus entrusted Peter with his flock, making him too a Good Shepherd (John 21:15-17). - After his conversion Paul went to see Peter, the chief apostle (Gal. 1:1 ![]() Also, before Peter went on to establish the Roman church (the Catholic Church), he was the Patriarch of Antioch. Many denominations, not just Catholic, recognize that indeed Peter was the first Pope. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_was_the_first_Pope |
Steely Carver
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12-18-2008 17:27
Camboda (atheist commies) China (atheist commies) etc. Russia and Germany were already addressed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_China http://www.culturalprofiles.net/cambodia/directories/cambodia_cultural_profile/-35.html _____________________
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