What a wonderful Funeral us Americans can put on

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:54 pm

glauber wrote:Presbyterians usually irritate people by being too tollerant, not the other way around.

In recent times, anyway.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:57 pm

Walden wrote:
glauber wrote:Presbyterians usually irritate people by being too tollerant, not the other way around.
In recent times, anyway.

What are you thinking of? Calvin wasn't technically a Presbyterian.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:27 pm

glauber wrote:
Walden wrote:
glauber wrote:Presbyterians usually irritate people by being too tollerant, not the other way around.
In recent times, anyway.
What are you thinking of? Calvin wasn't technically a Presbyterian.

Knox was.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:10 pm

Walden wrote:
glauber wrote:
Walden wrote: In recent times, anyway.
What are you thinking of? Calvin wasn't technically a Presbyterian.
Knox was.

Ah...

Post by **Nanohedron** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:37 pm

Y'know, I was brought up Presbyterian, and throughout all the history we got in Sunday school, I distinctly recall thinking how nasty a fellow Knox came across to me.

As for the Wee Frees, Bill Watkins said it best: they go through the whole week being miserable, and on Sundays they're not even allowed to do that.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:42 pm

Was brought up, and still am, technically, a Presbyterian, despite my inability to agree to all aspects of the creeds. (So I don't say'em. ssshhhh.)
Would be a UU if they didn't sometimes seem so adverse to the possibility of theism, and also if my entire family weren't still Pres.

Not trying to make this into a religion thread.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:45 pm

Impossible for a Presbyterian, Em. You know the counters for things, like a pride of lions, pod of whales, etc.? An "irreligion of Presbyterians". I kid you not.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:04 pm

Dunno, Nano. Feels like the leadership at my church has been undertaking a sort of "revival" and everything feels a bit more conservative than it did when I was a kid. Actually, I'm happy to have my kids involved in things such as church sponsored Habitat for Humanity trips,etc...and they get on my case about not singing all the words of songs, or reciting all the liturgies.

I think it's valuable for kids to have a spiritual launchpad even if their Mom's a heretic.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:35 pm

emmline wrote:Dunno, Nano. Feels like the leadership at my church has been undertaking a sort of "revival" and everything feels a bit more conservative than it did when I was a kid.

Thanks for the warning.

JohnPalmer · Post by **JohnPalmer** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:06 pm

I sure like my Burke high D!...Wait a minute. What topic is this?

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:16 pm

JohnPalmer wrote:I sure like my Burke high D!...Wait a minute. What topic is this?

Reagan.

norseman · Post by **norseman** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:21 pm

glauber wrote:Reagan.

What brand of whistle did he play?

Bob

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:10 pm

norseman wrote:
glauber wrote:Reagan.
What brand of whistle did he play?

Whatever it was I'm sure he played it the RIGHT way.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:11 pm

A JellyBelly high D.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:24 pm

According to the Jelly Belly site, they introduced blueberry so he could serve red white and blue ones.