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   From: dalton.nfld@gmail.com   
      
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    David Dalton  wrote:   
      
   > As I have said on here before, I do not believe that I am   
   > the return of Jesus.   
   >   
   > However in recent months I have been acting as an evening   
   > and night home support worker for my brother.  And he,   
   > when he has a problem, will say "Jesus Christ!" or   
   > "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!" which I respond to and ask   
   > him what is wrong.  Only rarely does he use my name,   
   > and then generally not as loudly as when he takes   
   > Jesus's name in vain.   
   >   
   > My latest (and ongoing tonight) progress is described on   
   > the thread "Lughnasadh Eve to Lughnasadh" on alt.religion.druid .   
   >   
   > The Christian equivalent of Lughnasadh is Lammas (loaf-mass).   
   >   
   > The atheist equivalent is a bank holiday in Scotland and   
   > a federal civic holiday in Canada (though in St. John's   
   > non-federal employees get Regatta Day, the first Wednesday   
   > in August, or first non-windy day after that, off instead).   
      
   August 1 is also Emancipation Day in Canada and at least   
   some other former British colonies.   
      
   --   
   David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
   ³Then you saw me from the cathedral; Well I'm an ancient heart; Yes, you   
   saw me from the cathedral; And here we are just falling apart" (T. Tikaram)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)