Random Thoughts — Page 68

It's not very comforting when you read some Christian commentators saying that dogs don't go heaven because they don't have souls and can't choose to follow Christ.

I will ask Lord Ganesh for assistance as all creatures are part of the Hindu wheel of life.

Almost a year on and the Robin Hood Airport Twitter joke story continues to roll on.

A generous act from Stephen Fry to a complete stranger but the fact remains that the guy not only has a criminal record and lost his job because of this but when he found another job he was sacked again when they realised who he was so the guy was.

It's no comfort to a sad child that according to some (not all) the poor dog had no soul and is not going to have an afterlife.

If a select group of primates can go to heaven so can all creatures.

Further on the subject of stupid rulings.

thankyou to Frink, Sluggo, and doubleofive.    

as for Bingowings, I have no idea whether or not dogs have souls or if they can go to heaven or not.   I'm 100% sure that they don't and can't go to hell.    I will trust God to know what is best as far as that stuff goes.   

  I am also 110% certain the my brother and his family loved their dog and are very sad that he is gone and will miss him a lot.   He was part of their family.    That is all I have to say on the subject.  

It is natural to be deeply attached to all creatures that we welcome into our familiy (even humans) so I shall include everyone in my words to Lord Ganesh.

whatever.   I have to say that I am offended that you seem to be making a joke about this.    You don't really believe in this Lord Ganesh, do you?

Ripplin said:

Sorry to hear about their dog, Warb. I know everyone's situation in dealing with it is unque, but I also know first hand how hard it can be. :(

 

thankyou, Ripplin. 

Warbler said:

whatever.   I have to say that I am offended that you seem to be making a joke about this.    You don't really believe in this Lord Ganesh, do you?

My friendship with Lord Ganesh is not a joke, you asked people to pray so I picked a deity I have frequent conversations with and one that welcomes and assists all creatures.

If you are sincerely offended by that, while it's unfortunate that my choice causes you offense I can't and shouldn't apologise.

I also believe that Christ who welcomed children to him and used them as an example of the characteristics necessary for entry into the kingdom of God would welcome dogs as well.

Animals do things which we as humans we might not approve but they do those things guilelessly based on instincts to survive.

Adult humans are fully aware of the harm their actions cause and yet often do evil and wicked things despite this knowledge and sometimes deliberately because of awareness of the consequences.

I also conversed with St Francis who regarded all creatures as brothers.

You are all a bunch of silly willy nillies. 

The "All Dogs Go To Heaven" question has been answered TWICE:

I will trust God to know what is best as far as that stuff goes.

FYI: God has no juresdiction over these lands, I think you meant:

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

Bingowings said:

Warbler said:

whatever.   I have to say that I am offended that you seem to be making a joke about this.    You don't really believe in this Lord Ganesh, do you?

My friendship with Lord Ganesh is not a joke,

if you say so.

Bingowings said:

you asked people to pray so I picked a deity I have frequent conversations with and one that welcomes and assists all creatures.

If you are sincerely offended by that, while it's unfortunate that my choice causes you offense I can't and shouldn't apologise.   

I would not be offended if you actually believe in this Lord Ganesh.  But it just seems unlikely that someone from Scotland would be praying to a Hindu God.   You have every right to do so of course.   But I am just skeptical that you are actually serious about this and not just doing this as a joke.  

Warbler said:

Bingowings said:

Warbler said:

whatever.   I have to say that I am offended that you seem to be making a joke about this.    You don't really believe in this Lord Ganesh, do you?

My friendship with Lord Ganesh is not a joke,

if you say so.

Bingowings said:

you asked people to pray so I picked a deity I have frequent conversations with and one that welcomes and assists all creatures.

If you are sincerely offended by that, while it's unfortunate that my choice causes you offense I can't and shouldn't apologise.

I would not be offended if you actually believe in this Lord Ganesh.  But it just seems unlikely that someone from Scotland would be praying to a Hindu God.   You have every right to do so of course.   But I am just skeptical that you are actually serious about this and not just doing this as a joke.

 

Warb Scotland (like most countries) is home to many different ideas of faith.

Almost any religion or faith system you can imagine is represented here (most of them are represented in Chateau Bingowings alone).

Welcome to central Scotland :

I'm not a follower of any one religion but I have my own personal views of faith and take them at least as seriously as my Catholic friends next door, or my Muslim friends over the road.

Lord Ganesh is a very helpful and kind diety who assists people who encounter barriers and guards doorways and places of entry, I talk to him almost every day at least once (usually a lot more than once).

One of my closest friends is a devotee of Dawkins and regularly visits my house and doesn't insult my spiritual decisions.

Another of my close friends is a Protestant minister and when he pops over on his motorbike we talk about everything in a friendly way including Christ.

But I am just skeptical

Is how you get around

Show respect

Bingowings said:

Warbler said:

Bingowings said:

Warbler said:

whatever.   I have to say that I am offended that you seem to be making a joke about this.    You don't really believe in this Lord Ganesh, do you?

My friendship with Lord Ganesh is not a joke,

if you say so.

Bingowings said:

you asked people to pray so I picked a deity I have frequent conversations with and one that welcomes and assists all creatures.

If you are sincerely offended by that, while it's unfortunate that my choice causes you offense I can't and shouldn't apologise.

I would not be offended if you actually believe in this Lord Ganesh.  But it just seems unlikely that someone from Scotland would be praying to a Hindu God.   You have every right to do so of course.   But I am just skeptical that you are actually serious about this and not just doing this as a joke.

 

Warb Scotland (like most countries) is home to many different ideas of faith.

Almost any religion or faith system you can imagine is represented here (most of them are represented in Chateau Bingowings alone).

Welcome to central Scotland :

I'm not a follower of any one religion but I have my own personal views of faith and take them at least as seriously as my Catholic friends next door, or my Muslim friends over the road.

Lord Ganesh is a very helpful and kind diety who assists people who encounter barriers and guards doorways and places of entry, I talk to him almost every day at least once (usually a lot more than once).

One of my closest friends is a devotee of Dawkins and regularly visits my house and doesn't insult my spiritual decisions.

Another of my close friends is a Protestant minister and when he pops over on his motorbike we talk about everything in a friendly way including Christ.

I apologize, Bingowings.  I was prejudiced due to our past encounters.   I'm sorry.   I guess I also don't know Scotland as well as I ought. 

none said:

But I am just skeptical

Is how you get around

Show respect

 

I was not trying to get around showing respect at all. 

none said:

You are all a bunch of silly willy nillies. 

The "All Dogs Go To Heaven" question has been answered TWICE:

I will trust God to know what is best as far as that stuff goes.

FYI: God has no juresdiction over these lands, I think you meant:

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

was all that really necessary?  

If you wish to believe God has no jurisdiction here, that's fine, and you have the right to do so.     But please allow allow me the right to believe as I wish.   I meant exactly what I said when I said "I will trust God to know what is best as far as that stuff goes"  

I think, this is my last post on any of this.

btw, care to translate this? 

none said:

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

was all that really necessary?

For the sake of the 'Random Thoughts"ness of this thread, Yes.

I mean exactly what I said when I said "I will trust God to know what is best as far as that stuff goes" 

and that's how anyone can get out of the rest of the Mission Statement.

King Missile - Monks

 

I like to sing
I wish I could sing like those guys who can sing two notes at once, those Monks.
It takes them ten years to learn how to do it, but it's worth it, because God really sits up and notices when you sing chords.
And there are all those Monks that used to sit and copy the Bible in this very neat lettering, and let me tell you:
When you write all neat and pretty like those Monks did, you can bet that God sits up and takes notice
Those Monks recieve divine grace or my name isn't...whatever my name is.

I wonder if I can make a Monk laugh.
I wonder if I can make a Monk spit out his chocolate milk through his nose
I wonder if I can make a Monk accidentally break a vow of silence
I wonder if I even have the heart to attempt such a thing
It seems so cruel - those Monks are silent for a reason, a beautiful reason, and you can bet when one of those Monks doesn't speak for, say, a year or two, you can bet that God sits up and takes notice.
You've got to appreciate shit like that.

Of course you might figure that with al lthe records I've made that God would have noticed me too, but I would think that if there was a God, God would notice everything, Hell, God probably woudl be everything.

If, on the other hand, there is no God, if there's only space aliens for example, that would be a different story
I mean I'm sure the space aliens would notice the Monks that sing their two notes at once, and even the Monks that take vows of silence,
But would a space alien be abke to tell the difference between a beautiful hand written Bible and one made with state-of-the-art desktop publishing software?
See, that's where the real story is.
In the competition for the attention of the space aliens.
Everyoens equal in the eyes of God, but the space aliens, you've got to figure they would play favourites.

btw, care to translate this? 

none said:

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu

"In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."

none said:

was all that really necessary?

For the sake of the 'Random Thoughts"ness of this thread, Yes.

I mean exactly what I said when I said "I will trust God to know what is best as far as that stuff goes" 

and that's how anyone can get out of the rest of the Mission Statement.

 

 

King Missile - Monks

 

I like to sing
I wish I could sing like those guys who can sing two notes at once, those Monks.
It takes them ten years to learn how to do it, but it's worth it, because God really sits up and notices when you sing chords.
And there are all those Monks that used to sit and copy the Bible in this very neat lettering, and let me tell you:
When you write all neat and pretty like those Monks did, you can bet that God sits up and takes notice
Those Monks recieve divine grace or my name isn't...whatever my name is.

I wonder if I can make a Monk laugh.
I wonder if I can make a Monk spit out his chocolate milk through his nose
I wonder if I can make a Monk accidentally break a vow of silence
I wonder if I even have the heart to attempt such a thing
It seems so cruel - those Monks are silent for a reason, a beautiful reason, and you can bet when one of those Monks doesn't speak for, say, a year or two, you can bet that God sits up and takes notice.
You've got to appreciate shit like that.

Of course you might figure that with al lthe records I've made that God would have noticed me too, but I would think that if there was a God, God would notice everything, Hell, God probably woudl be everything.

If, on the other hand, there is no God, if there's only space aliens for example, that would be a different story
I mean I'm sure the space aliens would notice the Monks that sing their two notes at once, and even the Monks that take vows of silence,
But would a space alien be abke to tell the difference between a beautiful hand written Bible and one made with state-of-the-art desktop publishing software?
See, that's where the real story is.
In the competition for the attention of the space aliens.
Everyoens equal in the eyes of God, but the space aliens, you've got to figure they would play favourites.

whatever.

King Missile?  Isn't that the band that did "Detachable Penis?"