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   XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy   
   From: epsteinrob@yahoo.com   
      
   syringe nipples wrote:   
      
   > On 16/08/2010 12:05 PM, halfawake wrote:   
   >   
   >> tri cycle wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 15/08/2010 11:38 AM, halfawake wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> tri cycle wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 14/08/2010 11:20 PM, Jigme Dorje wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> On Aug 14, 10:40 am, Lee Rudolph wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> oxtail writes:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Tang Huyen wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> In a certain religion, it is asked: what good is it to win the   
   >>>>>>>>> world and   
   >>>>>>>>> lose your soul? In the case of the above people, it is possible   
   >>>>>>>>> that all   
   >>>>>>>>> their soul is wrapped up with the Church, even in ostentatious   
   >>>>>>>>> rebellion. Can they get away from it and live in independence from   
   >>>>>>>>> it?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Tang Huyen   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Not even close.   
   >>>>>>>> I bet they are much more attached   
   >>>>>>>> to Money than to the Church.   
   >>>>>>>> How about you?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> I gave away my Church to the churchless!!!   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Lee Rudolph   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Churches are good for something.   
   >>>>>> Someday we may figure out what.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> future rock concert venues?   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> in the right church it can be a present rock concert venue, as long as   
   >>>> you don't mind the elevated lyrics. try a vineyard or other youth   
   >>>> born-again congregation if they still exist. best rock concert I   
   >>>> attended was at a New York church with a bunch of ex-hippie ex-druggie   
   >>>> jesus freak rock musicians. they could really fucking play too. and in   
   >>>> the pews everyone but me was standing on the chairs. it was bizarrely   
   >>>> breathtaking.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Robert   
   >>>>   
   >>>> - - - - - - -   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> sitting down behind standing asses one might stop.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> I wasn't sitting right behind their butts or anything. Shit. Actually I   
   >> was standing in an aisle when all the hand-waving started. But   
   >> seriously, I wouldn't have minded standing behind some of the young   
   >> female ex-hippie born-again butts. Now that's something I could really   
   >> stand behind! >=)   
   >>   
   >> Robert   
   >>   
   >> = = = = = = =   
   >   
   >   
   > you might then be inclined to at least raise your arms? :)   
      
   no, I've been brought up right, and I keep my charismatic hand-waving in   
   my own space.   
      
   Robert   
      
   = = = = = = =   
      
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