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 >  GP> What is auto post?

 >   It's a utility for posting messages from batchfiles, either on a daily,
 > weekly, or monthly basis. The perfect example is BBS Ads...some of these
 > post them several times a day...I feel that once a month for mine is more
 > than sufficient. I want folks to logon because they want to...and NOT
 > because they have to.

That, & that many clearly falls into the categorty of spam, & can get one
banned from that echo, if not all of Fido.  One time I & my co-mod had to
completely cut all of India off from Fidonet. . .

 >  GP> It's clear that the evil of the mark/number is in willingly accepting
 >  GP> it to show one's allegiance to the beast (i.e. trusting the Beast's
 >  GP> economic provision rather than God's promised provision ("if even the
 >  GP> bird & flowers have enough, why wouldn't you?")

 >   Exactly. Jesus Himself said "the lillies of the field don't toil or 
spin,
 > but Solomon in all his glory was never arrayed like one of these".

Exactly the reference I was alluding to & expected you'd figure it out 
readily enough. . .

 >  GP> One interesting booklet I read in '85 linked the number to UPC codes.

 >   One ham radio operator had UPC as his callsign suffix.

Wehy not, eh? Not necessarily a satanic allegiance. . . Maybe his great great
grandfather had those initials. . 

 >   Josh McDowell, author of "More Than A Carpenter" and "Evidence That
 > Demands A Verdict", said when he accepted Christ, he literally felt
 > like vomiting afterwards. He set out to prove that Christianity was a
 > farce and a hoax...but couldn't do it. He also noted he hated his Dad,
 > as he was so violent, but after Josh got saved, and his Dad noticed the
 > change in his behavior, it gave Josh the chance to witness to his Dad,
 > and he led his Dad to The Lord.

I've red some Josh McDowell -- interesing approach he takes. . . :) 

I own his "Evidence" I & II somewhere & have cited him often. . .

  >   Satan masquerades as an angel of light, and he knows all too well what
 > kind of showmanship, etc. will impress the crowds.

Won't work on me -- he's tried his wiles, but I know in Whom I believe, &
trust Him to know me in return, & keep me safe. . .

Enemies cannot stand against you, when you stand with God.  Kinda like when
you're 5 & your 12yo big brother walks with you back to the bully's house.
You feel pretty darn cocky. . .

But if you start mouthing off he'll tap you on the head & say, "I can walk
away if you think you're so ready. . ."

"Do not test/try the LORD, your God"

Trust is good; being an arrogant jackass, not so much. . .

 > ... There can't be a crisis today; my schedule's already full.

There was an existential crisis in the hive.
The Queen buzzed, "To bee or not to bee, that is the question."

Q: How do dancers ensure job continuity during the Covid crisis?
A: They twerk from home.

Q: What do you call a wolf experiencing an existential crisis?
A: Aware wolf.

My brother and sister is going through a bit of an identity crisis.

I'm trying to avoid having a mid-life crisis...
I want to save something for the semi-finals.

Q: How do you give an ice cube an identity crisis?
A: Drop it like its hot

Did you know that dolphins have existential crisis too?
They wonder if their life has a porpoise.

Your friend,

<+]:{)}
Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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