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Re: New Site
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001 08:59:58 GMT
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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
news:GMJvx9.1G0@lugnet.com...
> > Never heard of 'em.. Though if you want me to throw any Morbid Angel,
> > Cannibal Corpse, Bolt Thrower or Ministry your way, just ask...
> 
>    AiiiEEEE Cannibal Corpse!  You know, those guys don't even take
>    THEMSELVES seriously.  They're sort of like the GWAR of gross.
>    Ew.  Ew.  Ew.


Uh-huh. It's when people start taking anything seriously it starts to get
old, really quickly. Whenever this happens, I highly recommend sticking on
some Frank Zappa...

<snip> >
> > Yup. But I can't resist hassling Christians. It's what I do best. I need
> > _some_ outlet for being forced to do twelve years in a Catholic • College....
> 
>    What is it about religious education that tends to polarize people
>    one way or the other?  I don't have any problem with those who
>    espouse the Christian (in the US sense) message, provided they're
>    engaged in a dialogue with the wider world rather than a tirade
>    against it.  Fortunately, most are the former.

Out of the dozen people I still keep in contact with who went to Catholic
School, 2 still attend curch, and even then only on a semi-regular basis. If
you ever want to make sure people stay away in droves, force them to do
something. Of those people I know who _do_ attend mass regulary, they
'found' their reglion after some life changing experience (divorce, prison,
etc), not because the faith was thrust on them.

>    (FUT-> .o-t.debate, not because I'm being argumentative, but because
>            it's becoming more serious of an information exchange.)

I'm not continuing this anymore. I'm off to listen to some Frank.



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(...) <snipped> (and wandered over to OTF while we're at it!) I've never seen DC Talk in concert, so can't comment on their performances (I suspect it's quite good), but I've had a chance to see the Newsboys and that was really good. Sadly it was a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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