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[Bismo]

Certainly an interesting article here, methinks the Catholic League was missing the point Danny was really trying to make but it makes good print!

[Blueblood]

[Steam McQueen]

Heh ... wow. Gotta be among the weirdest links ever, Bis. Really ridiculous. Is this a joke website? I gotta agree with the dog ... I dun get it. Maybe if they made an attempt to spell Aykroyd properly ... ???

What is this stuff? LOL!!!! Crazy religious zealot stuff, man. lol, Bis, you pullin' our legs on this one? Stay away from these sites. It will only lead to Scientology ... then heroin!

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*edit* Does that sound like I was shooting the messenger? lol. Sorry, Bismo. I thought the article/site was crazy, but my opinion is crazy ... so it kinda evens out!

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[Bismo]

Steam McQueen said:

Does that sound like I was shooting the messenger? lol. Sorry, Bismo. I thought the article/site was crazy, but my opinion is crazy ... so it kinda evens out!

No worries, Steam! The book itself is certainly real, saw it on Amazon; I've no doubt that whether they believe what they're saying or just trying to put negative spin on the book, the quotes from the Catholic League are most likely accurate! Sure is entertaining, ain't it?

And no, I ain't surfing sites like that... you can thank Google Alerts for the find!

[Vinnie Blues]

I agree with you Bismo. From what I understood, Dan wanted to point out that where there is conscience and consent, nothing is immoral in sexuality. He is right - in my opinion. As long as this stuff - I mean sexuality - happens between consenting adults, that's none of our business. The Catholic League completely missed the point. Dan has taken an extreme example but reading between the lines, he ain't lying though.

And yes, I wouldn't mind dropping my cat to his house !

[Jo_Pierce]

Agreed - I think the point that Aykroyd made is that BECAUSE you can't really get consent from an animal, it's wrong (rape, perhaps?)

So, following that logic, he would indeed be a good person to watch your dog or cat or gerbil...

But maybe he's not the best person to watch your spouse or significant other....


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It's an interesting topic - Catholicism. I was raised one, and therefore am "culturally" a Catholic (ie., know the holidays, the rituals, the lingo and the traditions), but I am actually an aethiest. (Heck, I don't even believe in ghosts or UFOs because I see that as "faith" or "religion" - not science... I see those people as having more "faith" than I do!)

But I think the point of the book, from what little was being presented here, is that there are many ways to "Be Catholic" - be that conservative, religious minded, reformist, radical, new convert, or whatever...

I consider myself non-practicing Catholic, but a Catholic nevertheless because I am privy to the rituals, the lingo, the secret handshakes, etc. I see it as part of a religious culture, not only a religion.

Interesting topic...

[Vinnie Blues]

Interesting indeed, Jo. Take the example of the Jews : are they a people or members of a faith ? Both ? The issue is not clear to me but I suspect it ain't either for some Jews either. And I think that this example is not limited to Jews but can be expanded to other cultures. Maybe that's the point of the book : is being a Catholic a religious thing, or a cultural issue ?

Whether you want it or not, that's not easy to remove decades of history in a particular context (religion, language, culture, etc). There are things that can be heavy on an individual's shoulders. And it doesn't depend only on how openminded you can be.

In my humble opinion, that's why we should more look at what we all have in common rather than just look at what can separate us.

[Bismo]

I'm with you, Jo... I also was raised Catholic ("....And he's a Catholic.") and even went to Catholic school all the way through high school. The more I learned the less it all made sense to me and I also am not a religious person. But though I don't believe much in religion, I certainly believe in ethics and morality, which is what Danny certainly seemed to be alluding to in that excerpt.

[Blueblood]

Q: Did you hear about the dyslexic, agnostic, insomniac?
A: He lay awake at night wondering if there really was a dog

[Vinnie Blues]

Blueblood said:

Q: Did you hear about the dyslexic, agnostic, insomniac?
A: He lay awake at night wondering if there really was a dog

LOL, Blueblood, you're really able to turn any philosophical issue into something funny !

Talking about cats and dogs, I always wonder if cats can see spirits, the way they sometimes look focused onto something, staring at an empty space in the void. Feline meditation ? For sure, my own cat is the reincarnation of a yogi master, he can fall asleep in stretched positions, incredible ! (I did so this afternoon, had a nap while slouched on the couch in some kind of yoga position or so, reading, then falling asleep suddenly... LOL ! I love yoga !)

[Scott]

Blueblood said:

Q: Did you hear about the dyslexic, agnostic, insomniac?
A: He lay awake at night wondering if there really was a dog

I lay awake in my twin size bed wondering where my brother was.