tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post6652609341312423422..comments2024-03-29T06:12:04.668+11:00Comments on loon pond: In which the pond calls for help to wrangle dashing Donners ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-67024308676935802032018-07-03T14:52:23.943+10:002018-07-03T14:52:23.943+10:00"The reptiles remind me of one of those more ..."The reptiles remind me of one of those more extreme enthusiasts for the American Civil War who delight in endlessly re-enacting various battles; it all may have ended long long ago, but they're at their happiest when they're going through the motions of repeating some bloody campaign."<br /><br />Brilliant imagining there nony.<br /><br />Imagine the poor subby who gets a Donners or a Dog Botherer piece drop into the in-box each week, or even twice a week. Up to the Editor's office, "Sorry to bother sir, but these views really has been run several times already, should we be running it again?" <br /><br />"Shut up and edit you jobsworth!"via collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342963456605644101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-71527280443839200302018-07-03T09:08:29.495+10:002018-07-03T09:08:29.495+10:00GRundle: "Personally, as a pluralist, I beli...GRundle: "<i>Personally, as a pluralist, I believe that Catholics should be free to advocate whatever beliefs they like, no matter how unpopular, and to build institutions to do so</i>."<br /><br />Ok, Guy, l know you're not particularly devout, but let me introduce you to Chronicles 15:12:14<br /><br /><i>12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;<br /><br />13 That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be <b>put to death</b>, whether small or great, whether man or woman.<br /><br />14 And they swore unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.</i><br /><br />Ok, so we know that the Catholic Church routinely defies and disobeys the commandments and injunctions of God, and maybe this is just another case where it will continue to do so. But that doesn't mean all Catholics will, does it. So you'd be absolutely ok with a bunch of catholics deciding to set up institutions to advocate the belief that "<i>whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death</i>" ?<br /><br />As to those "<i>narrowly interpreted</i> "shared values"", how about this one: <i>Thou shalt not kill</i>. Now that's a <i>shared value</i> that I personally am prepared to enforce everywhere with everyone. How about you ?<br /><br />This is not to say in any way that I think 'Broady Boy' Donners isn't a prime git and all round futtock, just to say that I think Rundle is too, sometimes.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-18954335574375166852018-07-03T08:01:00.344+10:002018-07-03T08:01:00.344+10:00Faaarrrrrrrk, STILL with the Battle For Western Ci...Faaarrrrrrrk, STILL with the Battle For Western Civilisation ?! When will it ever end? The answer , of course, is "never". The reptiles remind me of one of those more extreme enthusiasts for the American Civil War who delight in endlessly re-enacting various battles; it all may have ended long long ago, but they're at their happiest when they're going through the motions of repeating some bloody campaign. I once read that the majority of those Civil War role players prefer to be the South, and that seems to fit with the reptiles as well; endlessly flailing away in support of a lost - and rather dubious - cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com