Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?
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My favorite website is "Icanhascheezeburger" which includes the ongoing saga of basement cat and ceiling cat. Basement cat is black and ceiling cat white, you might guess who they personify. The language is sickenly cutesy at times, but the pictures are great.
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Ceiling cat is kind of cute!! I don't have a white cat, mine are all black or grey...
OH NO!! I feel the "I need a kitten" trip to the pound coming on! I really am going to be the little old lady with 100 cats!
I tend to adopt black dogs & black cats because they are put to sleep 99% of the time when they enter a shelter enviroment....
Watch this video,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dyxo1Y-lkgIt makes me sooooo sad!
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Would it cause a stir if I started a thread called"Devil worshippers only" ?
"Hey - any old fellow Ton-Ton Macoute members out there?"
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Of interest : an award winning new film on the life of Darwin cannot get American distribution at all. Everywhere else in the world, but not the US.
censorship has many forms.
xxxxx
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I am sorry - I have no wish to offend. I am trying to say that I remain agnostic. I am not a believer in Jesus as the son of God -- I am a believer in good things. My mother never came back to her faith before she died. She was just suddenly a nicer person and forgave people -- she became what a Christian would call "Christ-like" in her responses to cruel things. Her truly always obnoxious behavior went away. I find the Bible beautiful to read in many places and I love most of it. I love the people at church. Some things I do not participate in. I am a believer in Good Works. I want all these idiots to put down their Bibles and start feeding people. I want people to quit spending so much money on converting others and start spending money on medicine and food for places like Darfur. I hope that better explains where I am at. I am going in to remove any quotes -- I am free to quote another book -- but not a section of the Bible that explains what is needed to be a good person? I am only trying to do that -- and tell you that I am so happy that my mother became a really nice and forgiving person. Since I was raised Catholic when I was small I did a Catholic funeral for her --- she would have loved it -- and she loved her Catholic priests -- but they had to have a good sense of humor ... and it was not so much the religion she loved -- just what made her feel better. I know she kept her Jesus is "*&^" mantra to the end but she was a much kinder and truly loving and forgiving person -- and it was the cancer that made her nicer (for an odd thought) because she forgot all the mean things her parents had been and done to her, and the hard upbringing, and the bad treatment -- and she was happy --- and it made me happy. I go to church not because I beleive God by some abiogenisis placed miracle lillies in my lawn -- but because I loved it and I love them -- and anything is sometimes possible -- and I find people who are welcoming and good -- and yes -- we had a sign (as a fundamentalist might jump on ... but for me ... we had something wonderful and beautiful ... no matter how it came about ... I am not atheist ... just agnostic and I believe in what Christ stood for ... not religion -- but by being agnostic .. I have to say "ya never know" ... as long as I can have my science and biology and physics and chemistry, I can accept a little God now and then as long as I see something good out of it. Thanks so much -- and again -- I am sorry to offend -- I have edited my post put in yesterday. I just felt the need to share.
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Interesting news piece regarding God's sense of humor.
http://unreasonablefaith.com/2009/09/22/man-killed-while-thanking-god-for-saving-him/
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I do agree with you Maura-Elizabeth -- Energy can be spent in so many better places -- be it helping out a neighbour, to helping out victims of politics anywhere in this world. Maybe with your Mom, as I'm finding with myself in Stage IV, she shed the BS and got back to basics. I'm sure the gentle Irish brogue whispering words of comfort brought her much peace. I'm sorry for the loss of your Mom.
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For people who thought my Mom changed in the face of her impending death out of fear ... What you need to understand is that she never reached towards God ... and she made it anyway and became the good person I knew she could be. I want to make that clear. ;-) She did it without it. She did it all alone with her disease. We loved her and she loved us back -- never possible before -- I am happy no matter how it happened.
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I laughed so hard on this post of the LOL cat with the Noah's Ark that I choked until Diet Pepsi was spewing from my nose. If you get in trouble for anything it should be that you made Pepsi go into my keyboard. ;0)
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Hehe Layne, you're a spagnostic? Heard about this a few years ago. What a hoot!
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Maura~
I'm sorry if I misunderstood, I thought I read you went to mass every Sunday & misread that.
You certainly didn't offend me & I was offering honest grief & understanding over the loss of a parent. I am sorry if I came off cross.
bluedahlia~
You are killing me with James Douglas Morrison....
He keeps saying "Dawn! I LOVE you!!"
Okay, maybe I am imagining that he is saying anything....maybe?
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Oh no Dawn, you're not imagining it at all. BUT.....he loves me the best! hehe!
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Oh, Layne!
You don't have to ask me twice. I vote for a huge commune with gardens & ponds & chickens & cats everywhere! It has to be organic though...I won't eat a chicken, but I can grow one, slaughter it humanely, clean it & make fried chicken in my old cast iron skillet with the best of any southern girl & I'm from Pittsburgh!
I am all for living off the grid....as long as we have A/C, cable, Internet, power steering & toilets...running water, Rx drugs and a microwave.
bluedahlia, I think we are about to break on through to the other side!!
In all seriousness, there really is nothing like rain falling on a tin roof....
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You forgot chocolate, limoncello martinis and ice cream.
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Chocolate!!
I'm a Grey Goose girl, IF I drink & forgetting ice cream was hell worthy!
I can not be in charge of the supplies list.
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Yeah, the lottery. We're not a high-maintenance group of gals, but we do need health care for all, booze for those who want it, and lots of books to read!
Anne
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Waaaaait a minute -- I thought Jim was talking to me! The rogue! Can we add a couple of Jim Morrison look-alikes to the commune/coven to cater to our every need? He can start with painting my toes and work his way up...lingering here and there...
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I'm in!
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LOL! Jim Morrison look alikes:) We just went from commune to When Women Ruled the World!
Now I have visions of us all lounging in Cleopatra chairs getting our "toes" painted, while young hunka boys tend the gardens & animals, serving us cold umbrella drinks!
How are we going to keep this organic???
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Oh, I am NOT a great photographer...but IF you look close you can see the eagle who started all this chicken trouble!
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I'm definitely in the commune/farm thing!
I think we should put a sign over the entrance with Maura-Elizabeth's phrase that I think sums up a lot of what we are here: "Ya Never Know!" An open mind can hold so much more.
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Dawnn, if you keep posting such beautiful photos of where you live you just might get a lot of women showing up to set up the commune on your farm! I'm a farm girl too and thinking about finding a place to live a bit closer to nature. BTW -- did you ever name the eagle?
I've sent the atheist cats and rib woman statement-thingy to my sister, Mom, some friends -- they love them!!!
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I don't live there anymore, but I do own the 55 acres where all these pics were taken. It is just too hot in south GA. & the fireants! I am looking for property now, more in the South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Kansas, Nebraska area....I'll let you know when I narrow it down.
Are you staying in the states? I thought you were heading back to CA.?
No, We never named that damn eagle. He probably ate 50 of my chickens though, he'd always take the rare birds, ones with fur or twisted feathers, my turkeys or ducklings....he was the best fed eagle in GA! I even had him steal a fish right off my line once, he is so lucky the fish spit out the hook, I would have reeled him in!! It was like flying a kite for a minute.
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Maura-Elizabeth-- I see no reason to apologize! I thought what you said was quite clear. I wish there were more out that thought the way you (and I) do. I have moved away from the church because I am tired of all the talk and reading, the lack of action and the thought that I can buy my way in or out of any where seems silly. I have spent most of my life serving others (ie working non profit & volunteer) because it was the right thing to do and way more interesting than sitting in front of the TV. I have been most fortunate in my life, my way of saying thanks is to take what I have and help others. Not for the recognition, or for points, or in the name of anything.
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I wish I could stay in the states. But I can't find work, my COBRA ends in Dec, and apparently my BF doesn't love me enough to marry me to help me emigrate. So I'm heading back to Canada in November. I'll really miss it here -- Boston and MA are beautiful. But it will be nice to be back with my girlfriends...I miss them so much!! If I were an American citizen I'd move to Hawaii -- I love it there -- the big island in particular, more laid back. So cool that it has the lush vegetation in the north and volcano and black landscape in the south.
A friend here in the countryside has a birdfeeder that is constantly raided by the squirrels. But what's happened lately is that there are some redtail hawks living nearby and they routinely swoop by and snatch a squirrel -- sort of makes it an extreme bird feeder. I am amazed by the number of hawks that live in and around Boston -- they're so beautiful.
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It looks like my husband will be transferring his job to West Knoxville, Tennessee. I have been browsing the Internet for all kinds of information about West Knoxville; home rentals, schools, hospitals, flood zones, etc.
We do not belong to any church, not since my confirmation (Catholic) when I was 13. The only time I go to church is for weddings and funerals. I asked my husband if we were going to be in the center of the bible belt, and would we have to worry about all our neighbors asking what church we belong to. My biggest fear is living amongst the Baptist holy rollers, hellfire and brimstone kind of thing...LOL!
I was happy to find the Westside Unitarian Universalist Church in the area we are interested in; at least it made me feel like we will be living among a variety of people with different beliefs. My husband asked, "Are you going religious now?" I said, "No, I'm going non-religious. It would be nice to actually be part of a group of people with similar beliefs, and where it would be nice to socialize with other human beings. I will be in a strange place, dealing with my cancer, and this seems like a good way to meet new people."
Unfortunately, I also found articles about the liberal hater that opened fire at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, TN, in July 2008. Some 200 people were watching a performance of Annie Jr. performed by 25 children when a man entered the church and opened fire on the audience. Two people were killed and seven were injured. He said that because he could not get to the leaders of the liberal movement that he would then target those that had voted them into office. I couldn't believe it.
Anyway, I have been questioning my faith for many years and consider myself to be Agnostic. I find it very difficult to admit to being an Atheist, that when we die that's it, nada. I believe in the spirit, energy that is all around us. I believe that when we die our energy becomes part of the earth and the universe. I just don't know. My husband keeps telling me that the world is going to end in December, 2012, according to the Mayan Prophecy.
I love all the posts about everyone's animals. Long story short, after a very upsetting experience with our old vet, we found a new one. We had to put down our beautiful 7-year-old female Rottweiler, Lulu, last month. Would you believe, she started having nausea and vomiting the week I started chemo. It turned out to be a large mass on her liver. My husband cried for three days. I loved her, too, but he is the one who spent the most time with her.
I also love the pictures of cats. I brought my 10-year-old cat, Ibis, to the new vet for his shots and license renewal. He weighs 16.5 pounds! The vet asked me how much he eats and I said, "I have no idea, he has a neverending bowl that I keep filled up." She put him on a diet...LOL!
I probably should have split this post into different segments, I tend to go on and on sometimes. I'm just thrilled that this thread is here, and want to thank all of you lovely ladies (and men, too) for sharing your stories.
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Elizabeth, your BF is a BH (butthead), but it will be good for you to be nearer your mom and your girlfriends.
--CindyMN
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Welcome to our thread, SusanFL! Hoping you find your new neighbours in Tennesee accommodating and understanding.
Re the Mayan calendar prophecy: this is an interesting question. From all I've read, Mayan civilization was incredibly advanced --with an understanding of the universe that of course got buried when the Spaniards made their way across the pond. But was the Mayans' knowledge of astronomy even greater than that of today's scientists? Should we be basing our expectation of the end of the world (as we know it) on a Mayan calendar, any more than we should actually seriously consider the Book of Revelation? Just wonderin'
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"I'll join your thread, too, even though I don't believe in the devil ... well, I do sorta, but that would turn this into a political thread! <wink wink>
Here come the censors!"LAYNE!!
You are pushing our luck!!!
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Don't you dare!!
Edits are illegal here in the commune!!
edit**HAHAHA!!! I already have it copied & pasted! I'd have to edit too & edits are illegal! LOL!
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Ceiling cat is kind of cute!! I don't have a white cat, mine are all black or grey...