From: tony cooper on
On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:14:04 +0800, Robert Bannister
<robban1(a)bigpond.com> wrote:

>Ant�nio Marques wrote:
>
>> It's not what you think. Either the Church's message is universal and
>> Christ did found one Church, or it isn't.
>
>Now there's a new one: the first I've heard that Jesus founded or even
>wanted a church.

I thought he delegated the job to Peter.


--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
From: Brian M. Scott on
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:48:34 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels"
<grammatim(a)verizon.net> wrote in
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> On Feb 23, 12:27�pm, Hatunen <hatu...(a)cox.net> wrote:

[...]

>> I've hear it commented that daylight time was invented by
>> an Amrican Indian who, finding his blanket too short to
>> reach his chin, cut off the lower end of the blanket and
>> sewed it onto the upper end.

[...]

> Is there a reason for attaching that story to a particular
> ethnicity? [...]

Quite possibly accuracy in reporting.

Brian
From: António Marques on
On Feb 24, 12:19 am, "Brian M. Scott" <b.sc...(a)csuohio.edu> wrote:
> António Marques wrote:
> > Adam Funk wrote (23-02-2010 20:02):
> >> On 2010-02-23, António Marques wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >>> From the Church's point of view, there aren't
> >>> multiple churches. There's only one. To say that
> >>> there is more than one church is heresy. It's not a
> >>> matter of wishing to be the only one, it's a
> >>> religious matter. The multiplicity of churches is
> >>> anathema and downright sin.
> >> Well, they would say that, wouldn't they...
> > It's not what you think. Either the Church's message is
> > universal and Christ did found one Church, or it isn't.
>
> It's by no means clear that the historical figure actually
> founded *any* church, but even supposing that he did,
> there's no reason to think that its message is universal.

What, is it restricted to some specific culture(s)? Not applicable to
other(s)?

> > To endorse the idea of multiple churches is like
> > endorsing the idea of apartheid.
>
> Hardly; it's more a matter of 'whatever floats your boat'.

You're not listening.

To endorse the idea of multiple churches is precisely like endorsing
the idea of apartheid.
From: Brian M. Scott on
On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:33:06 +0800, Robert Bannister
<robban1(a)bigpond.com> wrote in
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> Brian M. Scott wrote:

>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:47:50 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels"
>> <grammatim(a)verizon.net> wrote in
>> <news:f7fabd1d-91cc-413d-96ca-38c1f6ba3d09(a)f8g2000vba.googlegroups.com>
>> in
>> sci.math,sci.physics,sci.astro,sci.lang,alt.usage.english:

>>> On Feb 23, 12:52 am, "Brian M. Scott" <b.sc...(a)csuohio.edu> wrote:

>>>> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:32:03 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels"
>>>> <gramma...(a)verizon.net> wrote in
>>>> <news:ad442cf6-ce22-4ffe-b05b-786b865fb3fc(a)g19g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>
>>>> in
>>>> sci.math,sci.physics,sci.astro,sci.lang,alt.usage.english:

[...]

>>>>> The point is that the kiddies shouldn't go off to school
>>>>> in the dark.

>>>> I hadn't noticed that DST would make much difference to
>>>> that in many of the places that I've lived.

>>> Who was it said "I couldn't care less how dark it is in
>>> the morning"?

>> I did. So? 'Morning' covers rather a lot, and the fact
>> remains that at the time of day that kids are going to
>> school, DST doesn't necessarily make a great deal of
>> difference in the amount of daylight.

> It depends where you live and what time school starts and
> finishes in your area. [...]

Obviously. And on the latitude and climate. Hence 'in many
of the places that I've lived' and 'necessarily'.

Brian
From: Brian M. Scott on
On 23 Feb 2010 17:41:22 -0800, R H Draney
<dadoctah(a)spamcop.net> wrote in
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> Robert Bannister filted:

>> The eternal rift between morning and evening people. I
>> get very ratty when politicians force me to get up in
>> the dark more often than need be, whereas I think
>> dinner is best eaten when it is dark outside.

> Quite right...I had breakfast yesterday at noon, and
> dinner at midnight....r

That sounds about right, though my dinner might well be
later than that.

Brian