druidess6308 Forum Posts (13,695)

RE: The Stuff Your Church Never Tells You About...........

It was one of the many things that made me love him. Yes, you'd have liked him a lot, Trish, yes indeed.

Yep, many have seen that look in my eyes, too. I've been asked the same stupid question...even by my dad. It was on the phone, though, so I had to settle for defining "Christian" for him. I still love him, though (dad).

RE: The Stuff Your Church Never Tells You About...........

Cool...and yes, if I have any questions, I know who to come to now. And I'll second that part about the joys of open minds.

RE: The Stuff Your Church Never Tells You About...........

Sorry...but this triggered a memory, and I'm going to inject a lighter note here while I share it.

My late husband once told me that in response to him stating he was a Pagan, he had someone say, "But you still accept Christ as your Saviour, right?"...in response to which he just shot the guy an "Are you stupid?" look and walked away. He said at that point there just wasn't any further point in talking to the guy since that would be the definition of a Christian.

Anyway...the line above from you reminded me of that one.


Sorry...back to topic...yes, all Christians should know the roots of their beliefs. I was familiar with some of this, but not all of it...but only after finding the name for my beliefs was Pagan, and doing research...and listening to Gene because he was a history buff.

RE: The day the parrot changed his attitude

RE: On that first date,,,

RE: The Stuff Your Church Never Tells You About...........

I grew up in the Catholic and Methodist churches...know it from the core-out, too, and it never fit me. I came in to learn b/c I can see that you do have a lot of interesting facts here. I've been copying and pasting them into emails to myself to keep them, hope you don't mind.

Anyway...I'm enjoying the history lesson.

RE: The Stuff Your Church Never Tells You About...........

So far, you're the only "unfriendly" post in here. If you don't like the topic stated in the subject tag or OP, don't come in...then it doesn't get unfriendly.

Or, come in and be friendly about it and have a discussion instead of having your hackles up...and that's all you've done in your two posts. (Just stating facts.)

RE: Something many adults may "choose" to consider..

Awww....but it's not over yet!

RE: Say .... Nothing, ... STF Up Thread

RE: The Stuff Your Church Never Tells You About...........

I don't recall seeing where the OP did this.

RE: The Stuff Your Church Never Tells You About...........

Absolutely...I prefer truth to "fairy tales" (as Al put it), but many Christians don't want to hear the truth. I'm not bashing them, but stating a fact. I've had many conversations with Christians, and if you suggest that their book is anything less than truth, they get mad...most, anyway.

But yes, the times they are a changin'...and more people are becoming aware of the lies that they've been fed.

My beliefs are based more on what I feel to be true, and what science is now proving to be true, about existence and the energy of this existence. The Kaballah fits more to what I follow, and science is finally proving much of it to be true.

Funny, but I always questioned the bible...and believe me, the nuns and priests hated that, as did my dad.

RE: How do you romance?

ditto

RE: In total shock & disbelief

Never feel like a fool for caring, and hurting over the loss of a dear friend. And there's nothing wrong with not going to the funeral. If you feel you've said your good-byes, then you have done so, and the healing will start.

Yes, time will heal. I have many such moments, both here and out, yet it hurts less now and the memories just leave a warm, fuzzy feeling. But it took time.

RE: The Stuff Your Church Never Tells You About...........

That's why I like this one.

RE: The Stuff Your Church Never Tells You About...........

Thank you. I know quite a bit about what was decided at the Nicean council, but didn't know this part. Cool!

I did know that it was there that it was decided that Christ was divine, and that subsequently many changes were made to the books.

All of this is why I can't consider it a "holy" book...and this just added to that feeling.

Awesome post, Trish!

RE: what are you waiting for ?

I'm waiting for Prince Charming to realize that Cinderella is here, and the ball started hours ago without us.



Or, for the mood to kick in to hang a mirror, wash the dishes, and clean the house.

RE: How do you romance?

Ship...nice to see you back to your incorrigible self!

RE: You Have Touched My Heart

Beautiful, Spirit. Thank you for sharing it with us. It would be nice to know the author, they wrote a beautiful poem.

It makes me think of my late husband, and the gift I gave to him before he departed.

RE: Wisdom... This made me laugh!!!!

RE: How do you romance?

I like Barry Manilow...but not enough to date him!



Anyway...I'm not the "hearts and flowers" type. Romance is in the day-to-day things that partners in a relationship do for each other. Taking out the trash because he's sick, washing the dishes because she's sick...those things are romance to me.

RE: Say .... Nothing, ... STF Up Thread

(whispers quietly)...that's what I was doing, silly. shhhh

RE: How do you romance?

Thank you. And yes, it's always the little stuff more than the big stuff. That tube of mascara has meant more to me than anyone's flowers or other stuff...it showed a lot of thought and effort. Those kinds of gifts always mean more.

My late husband was good for gifts like that, too. He shopped online to find something rare for me...a Zippo with a Pentacle on it, and found one that didn't have it painted on, too. It's actually an emblem. He knew I wanted one, and that if it was available at all, that's what I'd want. I still don't know how long it took him to search for it...he found the only site I've seen it at, and it's not the Zippo site. I'll keep it even after I quit smoking, but it's a gift I'll treasure for life.

RE: The One

RE: How do you romance?

PPV, you're one very romantic dude/bloke.

For me, it's the little stuff. The most romantic gift I ever got was from my first husband. When we were getting ready to get married, a new clear mascara had come out and I wanted that for the wedding day so that I wouldn't end up with mascara lines running down my face, or pooled under my eyes. So, he actually went shopping to find it, and that was his wedding gift to me. I loved the fact that he actually went shopping for make-up, and in several stores, to find a new product not easily come by...and that he had listened.

RE: Thanks God, this days are gone, but, ....doing shoping with woman

Funny, but when I was young my mom would take me shopping, and when I found what I liked I wanted to get it. She used to drag me to umpteen more stores, only for us to go back to the original one where I found what I'd like. Eventually she learned to save us both the time and hassle and just get the first thing I found that I liked.

My guy friends and my sons love to shop with me...I shop very much like a man. I've actually even had a male friend push me (literally) into stores because he liked to shop with women while they looked at clothes!

When I went furniture shopping for this house I took my best friend along because I would never have survived all those hours of trudging through stores alone. With her along it was fun...we laughed a lot and even made some sales people blush.

RE: hi everybody!

And you just might learn a lot if you hang out in forums!

RE: Experience of an isolated farm,anyone can tell his/her experience.

I grew up on a farm in a very small town...though my parents weren't farmers. Our farm itself wasn't isolated, but the town sure was! I miss the country, but wouldn't want to live there again, and I couldn't live on an isolated farm in the middle of nowhere alone. However, with the right man, I could do it.

RE: A woman needs to spend/utter 35000 words a day while a man needs 17000.What do u think about this?

I know men who are much more talkative than I am...and that can be hard to beat in certain moods!

RE: How long before saying "I love you"?

And never regret saying it when you've done that.

RE: How long before saying "I love you"?

Just went through having someone do this...and just as I'm starting to be able to breathe again, he's still having trouble "adjusting" to losing me...which just tells me I did the right thing.