Sep 18 2009 02:40 PM
Re: ??? ??????? ??????
Jews! , what Jews?
I deny the existence of Jews at the CPF....
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2009 02:13 PM |
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Keeping this simple. It doesn't matter if you're religious or not. Do you consider yourself to be "Jewish," whatever that might mean to you?
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| metirish Sep 18 2009 02:15 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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No very cool thread title btw I'm guessing we have five or six regular posters that are jewish. that's an educated guess
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| Frayed Knot Sep 18 2009 02:20 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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You had me at ?????
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| TransMonk Sep 18 2009 02:21 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Catholic schooled for most of grade school and high school...but I'm as non-religious as I can be now.
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| Frayed Knot Sep 18 2009 02:25 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Descendant from a long line of English Protestants (just don't tell that to our Irish friends)
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2009 02:26 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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5-0 goyim so far, but I think our Jewish friends won't be here to vote today. The balance will probably tilt somewhat when we hear from the Hebrew precincts.
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| themetfairy Sep 18 2009 02:37 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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It was 5-1 when I saw this. Now it's 5-2.
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| metirish Sep 18 2009 02:40 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Jews! , what Jews?
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| Kong76 Sep 18 2009 02:43 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Born and raised a Catholic. I won't go into how that's worked out for me. I'm not into religion, but if was to re-explore it I'd look to Judaism or Hinduism. Not big on Jesus these days, too many holes. They knew it back then and threw in the Doubting Thomas.
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| Kong76 Sep 18 2009 02:44 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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And kudos on the cool font.
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| Chad Ochoseis Sep 18 2009 02:45 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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??, ??? ??? ??????? Yeah, I'm Jewish. Don't do much for the holidays unless family is around or I'm dating someone who is also Jewish. Neither is the case this year, so I'm celebrating 5770 by pricing earthquake insurance. Try working with that Hebrew font. Not only does it read right to left (which I can deal with), but when you're editing, the right arrows go left and the left arrows go right (which I can't).
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2009 02:52 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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[quote="Kong76"]Born and raised a Catholic. |
| Kong76 Sep 18 2009 03:15 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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I have some stories too, but not for the ??? ??????? ????? thread. When you cut and paste that, you HAVE to carriage return on the left of it. That's pretty cool. (carriage return? I need some rest)
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 18 2009 03:27 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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[quote="Benjamin Grimm"][quote="Kong76"]Born and raised a Catholic. |
| MFS62 Sep 18 2009 04:19 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Yes. And now I'm off to Services. Later
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| DocTee Sep 18 2009 05:49 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Born and raised Catholic. Lapsed for a while, back now. Wife is Jewish. Kids are spoiled since we celebrate/observe everything.
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| metsguyinmichigan Sep 18 2009 08:39 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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I'm Lutheran, strong in faith and active in my church. I was a youth group leader and mentor for five years, but mostly took the last year off, The youth pastor today asked if I'd lead a middle school group again, but I'm kind of enjoying taking the break. I coach one of the two church softball teams, which is not quite as hazardous as working with middle school kids, but it has its moments. If you're doubting -- and are interested -- I recommend a book called "A Case For Christ" by Lee Strobel. He was a Chicago Tribune police reporter and avowed athiest. He went about trying to disprove Jesus existed or did the acts people claim, hoping to sway his wife, who was Christian. He grilled all kinds of historians and experts, trying to poke holes in all the stories. By the end of the book, he's convinced the other way. Again, I'm not telling anyone they're wrong or attempting to sway. But I thought it was an interesting book.
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| cooby Sep 18 2009 08:47 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Lutheran too :) Sounds like a good book. I think true faith is a gift from God, but I also think it can be developed.
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| smg58 Sep 18 2009 09:23 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Alas, I only look Jewish. I'm Italian/Irish Catholic, and I still go on Sundays. Even during football season.
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| smg58 Sep 18 2009 09:24 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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PS Happy New Year to those for whom it applies.
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| Edgy DC Sep 18 2009 10:00 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Absolutely. La Schelle Tarver, everybody.
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| Valadius Sep 19 2009 06:52 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Yes, I'm Jewish.
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| metsmarathon Sep 19 2009 11:03 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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i think i'm still catholic...
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| Fman99 Sep 19 2009 01:17 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Jew here. Non practicing and pork loving, but I still consider myself to be a member of the tribe.
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| Rockin' Doc Sep 20 2009 07:51 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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I'm an activer member of the Methodist Church. Personally, I can't imagine my life without my faith. I and my wife are actively involved in many of the various ministries of our church.
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| Nymr83 Sep 20 2009 09:36 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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[quote="smg58":2f58q2zu]Alas, I only look Jewish. I'm Italian/Irish Catholic, and I still go on Sundays. Even during football season.[/quote:2f58q2zu] we are truly the chosen people, as evidenced by G-d making Shabbos a different day than the NFL.
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| seawolf17 Sep 21 2009 11:09 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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I'm going to put a plug in for the UUs -- my wife and I joined the local Unitarian Universalist chapter recently. Never even heard about it until she stumbled across it, but we've really enjoyed it. All the perks of a spiritual community (from all the ethics & morality stuff to charity to barbecues and community garage sales) without all the religious dogma. We're big fans.
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 21 2009 11:11 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Here's what I know about Unitarians: Charles Darwin called them "a feather bed for falling Christians." EDIT: I'm Googling around a bit, and that may not be a Darwin quote. I'm seeing it attributed to a variety of people. I just remember reading it in a biography of Darwin.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 21 2009 11:13 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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I belong to the UUs as well. The Church of the Uncontrollable Urge. Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yeah
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| soupcan Sep 21 2009 11:13 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Jew. Don't spread it around though - I'm undercover.
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 21 2009 11:16 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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At the moment, the Gentiles lead 19 to 9. I expected it would, at least, be closer. Still, we do seem to be more Jewish than the overall population.
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| metirish Sep 21 2009 11:17 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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If Joe Biden posted here I am sure he would have a hilariously inappropriate response to the question "Are You Jewish?"
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| Fman99 Sep 21 2009 12:14 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":2y2331ok]I belong to the UUs as well. The Church of the Uncontrollable Urge. Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yeah[/quote:2y2331ok] Boyoyoyoyong
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 21 2009 12:19 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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During college, I had a job in a chichi coffeehouse on the outskirts of Philly's biggest gayborhood. (NICE tips, btw.) One of our regulars was a UU priest who used to come in and cruise the clientele (along with my 75-year-old widowed co-worker). For HOURS. I'm pretty sure he ad-libbed the sermons.
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 21 2009 12:21 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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You know, I've been living in the Philadelphia area for over twenty years now, but I still don't know where Philly's "gayborhood" is. But I'll take a guess: Is it... South Street?
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 21 2009 12:26 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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[quote="Benjamin Grimm":2biolvih]You know, I've been living in the Philadelphia area for over twenty years now, but I still don't know where Philly's "gayborhood" is. But I'll take a guess: Is it... South Street?[/quote:2biolvih] Not far off: Washington Square West in Center City, from 9th to Broad St, Antique Row to Market Street (roughly).
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 21 2009 12:40 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":3cpkoav1][ (roughly).[/quote:3cpkoav1] heh heh
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| Edgy DC Sep 21 2009 12:42 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr"][quote="Benjamin Grimm"]You know, I've been living in the Philadelphia area for over twenty years now, but I still don't know where Philly's "gayborhood" is. But I'll take a guess: Is it... South Street? |
| Benjamin Grimm Sep 21 2009 12:45 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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This thread has taken an odd turn. To get back to the original subject matter (sort of) it was revealed in Fantastic Four some time back that Ben Grimm (the "real" one) is Jewish. Me, I'm not Jewish. I just play a mutated Jewish orange super-hero/monster here in this forum.
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| Rockin' Doc Sep 21 2009 08:53 PM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":1tts0x8q][quote="Benjamin Grimm":1tts0x8q]You know, I've been living in the Philadelphia area for over twenty years now, but I still don't know where Philly's "gayborhood" is. But I'll take a guess: Is it... South Street?[/quote:1tts0x8q] Not far off: Washington Square West in Center City, from 9th to Broad St, Antique Row to Market Street (roughly).[/quote:1tts0x8q] I was going to guess that the so called "gayborhood" was in the vicinity of Pattison Avenue and Citizens Bank Drive.
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| MFS62 Sep 22 2009 07:56 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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[quote="Benjamin Grimm":2dn5elka] Me, I'm not Jewish. I just play a mutated Jewish orange super-hero/monster here in this forum.[/quote:2dn5elka] And you play the role very well, sir. Later
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| Centerfield Sep 22 2009 07:56 AM Re: ??? ??????? ?????? |
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Not Jewish (or gay).
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