Merger failure

Karl,

I know the issues that your friend mentions. I come from a Roman Catholic mother and a Gree Orthodox father. Family gatherings such as weddings, christenings, and funerals were, to say teh least, very interesting. I remember one family discussion at dinner in particular. We were talking about the liturgy as it applies to the Trinity. Needless to say, I was dumbfounded when the dinner landed on the ceiling and the dining room table was in shambles, literally!!! I can envision that episode as if it happened only yesterday. Religiously, I am very tolerant of others! Flathead

If they started thowing the books at each other would that have been guided missals? (:-)

two very good and subtle puns.

Jim Bartley on PEI (like Ecumenism, puns are so ofter either a hit...or missal)

I was dumbfounded when the dinner landed on the

Sounds like it could be the makings of a new series of the old early seventies sitcom, 'Briget Loves Bernie'! (She was Roman Catholic and he was Jewish)

Craig.

Good grief. That was a good groooooooaner. As far as the failure of a group of learned religious leaders unable to come upon a liturgy I feel the need to respond in this manner. I too came from a Roman Catholic back round. Now I call myself a recovering Catholic with an open mind on religion because I know that I don't have all the answers, but being human, I have come upon a few observations that seem to me to be a universal truth. But not the only truth. During the service in the early '70s I searched out a few non traditional religions just to see what was out there. Eventually I came to two conclusions. One: God is God no matter who u are, or how u perceive him to be. Two, he doesn't care, and probably dislikes, the fact that we let our human egos and emotions get in the way, via organized religions, of the simple fact that we are all searching for the same things, and worshiping the same God. Nobody on this planet can say that they are the one and only true religion, simply because, if for not other reason, we are humans with very limited knowledge on something that we can not see or touch. Religion is a very, very touchy subject that I don't normally talk about because of the volatility. Hopefully the folks who get involved in this thread will do so in spirit of good discussion containing some their emotions and try to see things in a more universal sense. And definitely be adult enough to not result in name calling.

Pckstude,

Amen!!!

Flathead

Good Lord, I try to flesh out a simple pun that popped into my mind by putting in a fictional freind in England and a minor car connection and it turns into a pun thread, with "True Confessions" thrown in.

Karl

PS, a thread on one pun group I once stumbled upon had a thread with over a thousand entries. I haven't gone back.

Karl

Guess I took it too seriously. I will remember that the next time,,, lol

Mea culpa! Flathead