X marks the spot

If people were interested in God, prayer would still be in schools, society would still preach his messages instead of saying that Christians were stuck in the, "old ways", and people wouldn't take Christ's name out of Christmas. People wouldn't tell the story of some old man in a suit jumping down chimmneys and leaving gifts. Regardless of whether or not Jesus was actually born on december 25th, according to the calender being changed, the point is, that is when his birthday is celebrated. It all comes down to respect. When I celebrate my friend's birthday, I don't say x's birthday. I call them by their names. Jesus's title is Christ, his birthday is called Christmas.

 

The U.S. Supreme Court declared school sponsored prayer to be unconstitutional because it does violate the separation of church and state. Thomas Jefferson said that the establishment and free excercise clause of the 1st amendment was meant to "Establish a wall of sepatation between church and state. Jefferson and most of our Founding Fathers believed in the separation of church and state because the knew that God's kingdom is based upon freedom of conscience. The best way to insure freedom of conscience is to keep church and state separate. You can still pray in school ie before tests before eating lunch etc... You can also read your Bible during free time. I'm a Christian and I did these things when I went to public school and no one tried to tell me I couldn't do them.Jesus gave his followers instruction on prayer.(not sure of book chapter of verse this is of the top of my head) "When you pray do not be like the Pharisee's that stand on street corners and give long loud, publice prayers,for they have their reward. Instead go into your house and pray privately. The Father that you pray to privately will reward you publically."

That seems pretty clear.

 

X= a kiss

X= Christ

X= what i see when i close my eyes

X marks the spot.

X is the chi

X is the female

Y is the male

Z is the omega, the completion of the is

 

never thought to over think the 'x' that way but good point...

 

If.

So according to you, no one else is or was interested in God except YOU and your select little clique, your little popularity club. And I'm still sad because I couldn't be a cheerleader in high school. I guess I wouldn't look good in the little skirt. I have knobby knees, you know. You have no right to feel persecuted, for you ARE the majority. This isn't Rome. You won't be fed to the lions for Caesar's entertainment. Not only are you the majority, you are part of the minority within the majority that wants to eradicate all the OTHER minorities. You know, kind of like the Tutsi and the Hutu? If this were not the case you wouldn't try to scare us, you wouldn't constantly go on about how we're wrong and we're all going to burn in hell. But your statement proudly displays your own feelings of persecution, how you perceive the path of the righteous beset with tyranny etc etc etc...

If.

If worms had machine guns, birds wouldn't mess with them.

I'm not bitter, I'm not even angry. I'm laughing out loud as I watch the human condition slide down a slippery slope. Anyone else feel the bloodletting just over the horizon?

 

Every once in a while I feel bloodthirsty, like I would like to wade through a crowd of people rending (eviscerating, devastating, ripping and tearing) their flesh with spiritual force.

I taste the coppery scent of blood.

 

I always thought that the 'X' came from the cross...

 

Dude... Cooper's Lake, August 21st... I'm feelin' it.

 

lol...

 

No, it's actually the t that comes from the cross. The X is from when the t fell over.

 

No I'm serious. Come to Pennsic this year, we can armor up and kick some major crusader ass.

 

OK. Got it.

 

That brings a smile to my face. You need to keep me up to date on this and get me information about it so I can decide whether I would like to participate.

 

http://http://www.pennsicwar.org/penn34/index.html

 

I have little recreational income. If I am lucky, about $20 a month (all my clothes are literally rat eaten from my pet rats, I think I have 2 shirts that are half decent without holes in them, and no pants without holes). Who knows what will happen between now and then, however. Maybe I will be able to do what I wish...