Despising the species II: Fellowship of Kindred folks

[Antibubba]

See, this is my point-that for some here the abomination of homosexuality is of greater import than the RKBA.  There's nothing wrong with that.  It just means that when we form an organization for gun rights that encompasses all law-abiding people of every belief and practice, you will not be able, in good conscience, to participate.  There are other avenues for you.

Of course, this group is a fantasy, since the skeet folk think that AWBs have nothing to do with them, the EBR crowd think the Trapshooters are elitist snobs, the Tacticools snub the C&Rs...

[grampster]

Fig,

     I'll address this to you as you expressed an interest in the book, but I invite all of you to see if you can find it in the library or used book store or wherever.

"Wanderings"  Chaim Potok's History of the Jews. (Published by Ballantine Books)

I read this in the mid 80's ( I think... its published in '78, don't remember for sure) and this thread got me to pick it up and start reading it again.  I'm on page 111 of 500 pages and I'm enthralled with the poetic and lyrical language of Mr. Potok and the absolutely gripping story.  He felt compelled to research and write this book as a journey into his heritage.  I highly recommend trying to find this book and read it.
It doesn't matter whether you are on the spriritual graph or not, it is a marvelous book. that seems to, so far, pose as many questions as it reveals a thread of history.

[matis]

D@mmit, Grampster,

I'm already behind in my reading -- have stacks of books on my kitchen table, waiting to be read.  Gotta peek around 'em to see the GF at dinner.


Just ordered WANDERINGS on half.com


You've mentioned this book twice, now, so this is all your fault!  




(Thanks)



matis

[richyoung]

You have convinced me that it is against state law to take the Lord's name in vain in Oklahoma.

Now show me where in the constitution, the bill of rights, or even the federalist papers that the founding fathers codified any manner of the christian religion, aside from laws that have been thought up in one incarnation or another around long before the time of the ten commandments. Hammurabi, anyone?

After all, I'd like to think that most people can hold themselves to a reasonable standard of behavior without needing a bible to tell them what to do. Naturally, some people without natural senses of propriety or conscience will need to go all the way to "God says" not to steal or kill.

Why we don't have a king, from 1 Samuel 8:

" 6 But when they said, "Give us a king to lead us," this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. 7 And the LORD told him: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. 8 As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. 9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do."

    10 Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. 11 He said, "This is what the king who will reign over you will do: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. 16 Your menservants and maidservants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day."

Actually, only a tenth!  Sounds like we have it worse now...

[grampster]

Matis,

     Glad I could oblige.