Seasons

I've heard the biblical arguments, and it seems to depend on who does the translation. For a good discussion, look here: http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_bibl.htm

Eugene: I've noticed that those who claim the Bible is the word of God tend to be very selective about which passages should be interpreted literally and which are metaphorical. Who decides? And how does this reconcile with alternate versions of the texts that are often found (the Dead Sea Scrolls come to mind)? Inspired by God I could see, but it was written by humans, with all their foibles. And it was further altered when whichever Council voted on which books should be included.

Plus, there are several declarations in the Bible that most Christians ignore anyway - the ones condoning slavery, condemning the trimming of beards and so on. So like you say, how do we know which to follow literally, which to take metaphorically and, I suppose, which to ignore altogether? I'm informed (although this could be wrong) that there is a passage in Acts which basically says that you can ignore some of the bits of the early Old Testament.

One of my favorites from the Old Testament is a prohibition against wearing cloth made from two different kinds of fiber. (Polyester/cotton, anyone?)

And then there's something in the New Testament (not present in all scrolls) that says God's chosen people will be able to drink poison and handle poisonous snakes without getting hurt. I guess that's how those snake handling churches got started.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! What are you doing?

My girlfriend and I are about to sit down to a little two-person Thanksgiving, because we both live far from our families. We're cooking cornish hens, because a turkey would have been too much for the two of us. And we're going to watch "Monsters, Inc." (which she hasn't seen) afterwards.

I had T-day dinner at a friend's family's house (his brother, sister-in-law, and their four kids). Unfortunately, the friend had to work security at the local tourist trap until 5:30 tonight, so I didn't see much of HIM. I did do a ridiculous amount of crocheting and also played Halo 2 with the 4-year-old, who is already on his way to a rewarding career as an evil genius set on world domination.

He'll have to beat Doulos and I if he wants the world. We've already bagsed it, I'm afraid.

Oi, as long as I get my eternal resting, complete with widescreen Tv and mini Stella Fridge I dont care who rules the world However I might be more tempted to support Laydee....mmm, cheesecake, the ultimate incentive.

Mm does anyone know how often Marines get their dog tag thingies? Do they just get one or do they get new ones every few months or so? Just wondering..

Poison?? I've never heard of that... *shifty*

They only get one set, although I'm sure if those were lost they would be issued another set (at a hefty price I'm sure). I don't remember but it may be possible to have additional sets created (but not 'officially issued')

Hm cause a while ago (I posted about it here) I wrote to a random Marine and I got his letter back this saturday. Turns out he's in Iraq and he sent me his dog tag (along with a photo of one of his horsies but anyway ^^). And I've been thinking..what if something happens to him and he dies without his dog tag. It'd be way harder to identify him, right? ...Then again, he just broke his leg and he should be coming home to Georgia soon...dunno for how long though.