tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post2450205768470823303..comments2023-10-09T12:55:26.688-04:00Comments on The Burning Taper: (Some) Christians crack me upWidow's Sonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-36652396035046677282007-04-27T17:12:00.000-04:002007-04-27T17:12:00.000-04:00Wow! 27!Are you telling me that there are 27 (or 9...Wow! 27!<BR/><BR/>Are you telling me that there are 27 (or 9 X 3) people who think this petition might change things?<BR/><BR/>lol<BR/><BR/>I think I'm going to change my motto.<BR/><BR/>Freemasons used to rule the world. We gave it to the people and see what they made of it. It's time to take it back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-31682151973947823022007-04-27T15:08:00.000-04:002007-04-27T15:08:00.000-04:00I think (somebody correct me if I'm wrong) that Br...I think (somebody correct me if I'm wrong) that British Freemasons are a little more secretive about their membership in the fraternity than we Americans are. I don't think they typically wear Masonic rings or put the Square and Compasses on their pickup trucks' brake lights as is so popular here in the South.<BR/><BR/>That secrecy, as well as a few scandals where Masonic police and judges were caught doing unethical things, have made many non-Masons in England worry about the conspiracy of a Masonic network that doesn't have to follow the laws everyone else does.<BR/><BR/>There have been calls for a registry of Freemasons in England. <A HREF="http://burningtaper.blogspot.com/2007/04/burning-tapers-500th-post-and-so-it.html" REL="nofollow">I wrote</A> a few weeks ago about an <A HREF="http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/yestofreedom/" REL="nofollow">e-petition</A> aimed at creating such a registry. I see today the e-petition now has 27 signers.<BR/><BR/>— W.S.Widow's Sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-88117232297873919602007-04-27T14:49:00.000-04:002007-04-27T14:49:00.000-04:00i found this on his website:"We all know that thos...i found this on his website:<BR/><BR/>"We all know that those involved in freemasonry are those who are in positions of responsibility in the community, police, councillors, solicitors, land owners and judges, along with the lesser mortals who have fat bank accounts."<BR/><BR/>funny, but none of those labels applies to me at all. not that i dont want to eventually be a landowner, or a high position in my community - i believe the only requirement was to be a man, freeborn of lawful age and well recommended.<BR/><BR/>am i missing something? :)Trioptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534400324696496451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-9761549823174155192007-04-27T14:20:00.000-04:002007-04-27T14:20:00.000-04:00All that fun stuff in the article to talk about, a...All that fun stuff in the article to talk about, and this is what we focus on?<BR/><BR/>I stand corrected. Buddha isn't a god. "He was a man who perfected himself and taught that if we follow his example, we could perfect ourselves also," according to <A HREF="http://www.buddhanet.net/ans5.htm" REL="nofollow">Ven S. Dammika</A>.<BR/><BR/>And according to the <I>Chicago Manual of Style</I>, Joshua is correct on one point and incorrect on the other.<BR/><BR/>"Him" (or any pronoun) should not be capitalized, even when referring to a deity. So no more "Him" when I write about God, Jesus, Satan, Buddha or Elvis. I guess it's just a habit I picked up reading too many Sunday School class books.<BR/><BR/>But Satan, who along with about a quadzillion other gods (lower case), should be capitalized, because, like it or not, he (lower case) is a deity, even if he — lower case — doesn't exist.<BR/> <BR/>+++<BR/><BR/>8.98 Deities — Names of deities, whether in monotheistic or polytheistic religions, are capitalized. Satan is included in their examples.<BR/><BR/>8.102 Pronouns — Pronouns referring to God or Jesus are not capitalized. (Note that they are lowercased in most English translations of the Bible.)<BR/><BR/>+++<BR/><BR/>You can get a free 30-day subscription to the <I><A HREF="http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html" REL="nofollow">Chicago Manual of Style</A></I>.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, the <I>CSM</I> refers to itself on its home page as "the bible of the publishing and research community." No capitalization of bible. <BR/><BR/>— W.S.Widow's Sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-82802044502964627822007-04-27T13:42:00.000-04:002007-04-27T13:42:00.000-04:00Though I am slightly disturbed by your capitalizat...Though I am slightly disturbed by your capitalization of the word "Him" when referring to Satan. One usually capitalizes a pronoun only when it's the beginning of a sentence or referring to the Almighty. Also, there is much historical speculation over whether "Satan" is a name or a title/job description (as in "the satan"). So it may not be proper to capitalized even the "name" of Satan. Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-29332204532887724402007-04-27T13:28:00.000-04:002007-04-27T13:28:00.000-04:00Buddha's no That's what should have been before t...Buddha's no <BR/><BR/>That's what should have been before that. Hope that makes better sense now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-21618113754962063752007-04-27T13:27:00.000-04:002007-04-27T13:27:00.000-04:00t technically a God...t technically a God...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com