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A tribute to my father

Started by Brent Feeney. Last reply by Debra Stevenson 8 hours ago. 12 Replies 1 Like

So, I guess most of you here know that my dad died back in January of complications of Parkinson's disease. There have been times that have been rough since then, but I'd think it's all part of the process, so to speak.Today was Remembrance Sunday…Continue

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Comment by Tony Carroll on July 30, 2012 at 6:10am: Speaking in tongues. sk8eycat, everytime I hear that, brings to mind a story I have, a true one that will make you roflyao.

In 1978, I had been out of USAF about 8 mos., going to school, and working at the ambulance service in Washington County, Mississippi. We received a call for woman down. Unknown. Was at a Pentecostal church. My friend George and his partner Tommy made the call. Approximately 5 min. after arrival at scene, George came over the radio, calling for help. Needed police, was trapped, couldn't get out of the building. Needless to say, not only police, but all units not on a call plus a fire crew responded. I was on a transfer, so couldn't respond.

When I got back to the station, George was standing there, looking like a drowned cat. The Cops, Firefighters, and EMT's were all laughing at him. Seems when they got to the church, there was a lady lying on the floor, apparentely having a siezure. When my friend knelt next to her, someone said to him, 'Move away you devil', and poured 'holy water' on him. They gatherd around him in a circle, chanting son of satan, the devil, etc., and flinging water at him. He couldn't get out of the circle! He got soaked. The woman came around, refusing any care. She had been 'slain in the spirit', and had been possessed by the holy ghost. Needless to say, for the next few weeks, every so often we would squirt water at him and yell "Son Of Satan'. LOL. Good times. And his partner got away unscathed! I guess the lord does work in mysterious ways. :))) !

Comment by sk8eycat on July 29, 2012 at 11:43pm: @Joan, GOOD list. I think I would add to it:

An omnipotent being that is unable to communicate with everyone on the planet in their native languages concerning his/her/its wishes. Can only speak through self-appointed mouthpieces...mostly in obsolescent languages that only scholars understand. (But seems to get ssome jollies out of Pentecostals making fools of themselves by rolling on the floor, "speaking in tongues.").

D'ruther ROTFLMAO, myself.

Comment by sk8eycat on July 29, 2012 at 11:28am: Joan, Sorry I didn't answer right away. I'm having major computer problems. In order to afford getting a tech to clean my hard drive, I'm going to have to sell my car....which I haven't driven in months , anyway.

Yes. That's the Gorey cat & books drawing.

Comment by booklover on July 29, 2012 at 9:22am: Very true. Stupid is scary.

Comment by Idaho Spud on July 29, 2012 at 6:38am: Kissing Hank's Ass is a great bit of satire (is that the right word?), and written so even I can understand it.

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Comment by Ian Mason on July 28, 2012 at 9:57pm: A good list, Joan. Solid common sense. And thanks for the link, GC. I'm off to read the whole thing now.

Comment by Grinning Cat on July 28, 2012 at 9:24pm: Joan, thanks for the list! While religions do vary quite a bit in the harmfulness of the beliefs, the encouragement of faith based on untestable, unverifiable, strictly subjective claims is troublesome. So is the reliance on circular reasoning.

Which reminds me of Jim Huber's excellent parable "Kissing Hank's Ass", which many people here have hopefully seen. The whole thing is two pages; here are some snippets. A well-dressed couple shows up at the door, inviting the narrator to kiss Hank's ass with them...

John: "If you kiss Hank's ass, He'll give you a million dollars; and if you don't, He'll kick the shit out of you."

Me:   "What? Is this some sort of bizarre mob shake-down?"

John: "Hank is a billionaire philanthropist. Hank built this town. Hank owns this town. He can do whatever He wants, and what He wants is to give you a million dollars, but He can't until you kiss His ass."

[...]

John: "Ha! You just admitted that scientists make mistakes, but we know Hank is always right!"

Me:   "We do?"

Mary: "Of course we do, Item 7 says so."

Me:   "You're saying Hank's always right because the list says so, the list is right because Hank dictated it, and we know that Hank dictated it because the list says so. That's circular logic, no different than saying 'Hank's right because He says He's right.'"

John: "Now you're getting it! It's so rewarding to see someone come around to Hank's way of thinking."

Comment by booklover on July 28, 2012 at 9:09pm: Love the cat in the hoodie pic Tony! And Joan, I love your list!

Comment by Steph S. on July 28, 2012 at 8:03pm: What a cute cat Lol you posted Tony!
I love it!
I'll have to copy that picture - and all the others ones posted here of course.
Thanks for your list Joan - I agree.