Silly question

[Smoke2much]

I don't know wheter the food is still edible but the current time where it is is 11.30hrs GMT.

Thank you.

Will

[Paz]

 Back in the day when I started this thread I just wanted to know how to tell time at the south pole, I think we cleared that one up, although it still seems like it would be very strange.

 Now that one thing has led to another and the most recent topic is on religion, I want to know why all these priests who are supposed to be so religious and spreading Gods word and all, have such a fasination with little boys? You know what I'm talking about.

 Another thing that really got me going a while back was the deal with some church making an openly gay priest a cardinal, I admit I don't know the bible that well, but isn't it supposed to be wrong to be gay?
Doesn't it say somewhere that God frowns upon men being with men? You would think that a preacher would be the first one to condemn such activity, must be a tough decision between being a child molester or a queer.
Oh. wait a minute, these churches can pretty much make up the rules as they go along can't they.

 I have my own beliefs as far as God and all that is concerned, I don't go to church and never have, I don't study the bible, although I have read it a couple of times, and I belong to no religion because it seems like most popular religions preach one thing while the leaders of the churches are off violating all the things they preach about.

 I do believe that religion gives a lot of people hope and faith and something to believe in, and that is great, I have some very religious relatives who are quite happy with their lives, good for them and everyone else who gets strength from their beliefs and enjoys giving 25% of their weekly income to the church so the preacher can drive a brand new Lincoln Town car, it's just not for me.

 In the immortal words of Ozzy Osbourne "Rock and Roll is my religion and my law."

[Professor Brensec]

Many interesting thoughts, Paz.

I too, as you know, am a lover and Practitioner of R & R.
It's not in conflict with my faith, which incidentally is a private deal between me and God. I don't think he intended me personally to 'spread the word' from door to door. Not my cuppa tea. (Actually not the Catholic cuppa tea)........lol
But for the sake of a good discussion, and to clear up what I see as 'misconceptions' about one thing or another, I don't mind revealing that I am Catholic and have an active and current membership in the "Hey God's OK" club.............

What's not OK, as you point out, is the misguided, some times egotistical and downright evil, sometimes of those that would claim to guide us. Unfortunately, until recently, the churches have been at a loss as to what to do with these sicko's.
I can only speak for the Catholic Church, which has it sorted out. You cannot be a Poofter and a Priest at the same time (you can have the feelings - we can't help them - but you can't actively 'poof'). You can't actively 'poof' and recieve the 'sacraments' because you are in not doing the right thing.

But then you can't do the horizontal limbo with a lady either, unless she's your wife, because that's the wrong thing. (A rule I have occasionally forgotten [unmarried], whilst R&Ring. But then, unlike some, I don't mind admitting that God hasn't finished mith me yet, I'm a kind of 'work in progress'......  ;D )

Priests can't be married. I think this may change in the next 50 or so. After all how can an unmarried man who has never had to worry about supporting anyone or housing anyone, or worrying where his next meal is coming from, tell a struggling couple how to run their life (in the fanily planning dept). The Church is aware of this........imbalance, and is working on the solution (In fact, again, in the Catholic Church, the Birth control question (prior to conceptoion only) is 'often' left to the couple as a 'conscientious decision' based on circumstance, which of course would discount 'selfish reasoning' like "we can't have kids until we travel round the world".

As for those ones that do nasty things to little boys, they are expelled (from the Catholic Church) if found guilty or confess, no questions. Out you go. Regrettably it was not always so.
These things tend to make headlines and everyone is aware of every single incident and detail. That's human nature (and the nature of the press - they have to sell papers).  ;)

But fortunately, I know for sure, that there are infinitely more kind, giving and committed people (male and female, clergy and lay) doing wonderful things, and helping the sick, the poor, the war-torn, the lost and the needy.
These people and events, obviously don't get the coverage and recognition that they should, hence the reason for some people having the understandable 'misgivings' that can sometimes accompany the discovery or reading of the 'negative reports' they come across.

Fortunately, there's me to put them right..........................lol  (I kill me!  ;D )

[Paz]

I have an active and current membership in the "Hey God's OK" club.

 Yeah, that's a good club.

 I think God is cool because he has that long hair and the long beard and he wears a toga, and the way he sits on that huge golden throne in heaven pulling levers, flipping switches and pushing buttons that make all the things happen, I'm pretty sure he controls everything on his laptop by now though.

[stormy]

yes a good club indeed.

[Paz]

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[Redwing]

Way back when in this thread, Prof. Brensec wrote:

But as you say, as far as our 'two dimensional' method of time calculation goes, yes, you would not be 'turning' round an axis of the Earth, you would be 'spinning' in one spot.

This is really not technically accurate. As you might suspect in this very imperfect universe, the earth doesn't truly rotate on an axis, but actually has a 'wobble' in it's rotation (think I learned this from the Discovery channel some time ago).

For those of you on the religion topic, sorry for the diversion......you may carry on now.

[OTTOL]

This is really not technically accurate. As you might suspect in this very imperfect universe, the earth doesn't truly rotate on an axis, but actually has a 'wobble' in it's rotation (think I learned this from the Discovery channel some time ago).

For those of you on the religion topic, sorry for the diversion......you may carry on now.

Actually, I prefer the scientific debate, if it's all the same, can we continue the theologic debate on Sunday? I forgot about the fact that the Earth DOES have a "wobble" to it! Kinda reminds me of the steller equivalent to the wobbly shopping cart wheel!  :D   Really, I'm dissapointed that the thread didn't degrade to food. Speaking of which, time for breakfast. Hey............do they eat grits in England............anybody? ? ? ?  

[Redwing]

Say, speaking of grits, that reminds me...........................

Nooooooooooo, never mind........................................

[Professor Brensec]

You are correct, Red. There is a 'wobble' for want of a better description.
But my posts are long enough as it is, if I had to go into every little intricacy, we'd be here forever.............

Thanks mate.  ;)i

[Professor Brensec]

Hey Paz,

To everything you said........................LOL