Re: funny story
David Dalton <[email protected]>
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In article <[email protected]>, David Dalton <[email protected]> wrote: > As I have said on here before, I do not believe that I am > the return of Jesus. > > However in recent months I have been acting as an evening > and night home support worker for my brother. And he, > when he has a problem, will say "Jesus Christ!" or > "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!" which I respond to and ask > him what is wrong. Only rarely does he use my name, > and then generally not as loudly as when he takes > Jesus's name in vain. > > My latest (and ongoing tonight) progress is described on > the thread "Lughnasadh Eve to Lughnasadh" on alt.religion.druid . > > The Christian equivalent of Lughnasadh is Lammas (loaf-mass). > > The atheist equivalent is a bank holiday in Scotland and > a federal civic holiday in Canada (though in St. John's > non-federal employees get Regatta Day, the first Wednesday > in August, or first non-windy day after that, off instead). August 1 is also Emancipation Day in Canada and at least some other former British colonies. -- David Dalton [email protected] https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) ³Then you saw me from the cathedral; Well I'm an ancient heart; Yes, you saw me from the cathedral; And here we are just falling apart" (T. Tikaram)