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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:41 AM Original message |
Studying the Bible on the train |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. maybe they think the trains are so unsafe they have to |
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im10ashus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe it gives them comfort in these very troubled times. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. I haven't seen much Bible reading on public transportation |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. What's ostentatious? |
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Burning Water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. It is, isn't it. |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. I was off sick last week and an ex-missionary used my desk. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
4. Dare I suggest |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Best way to turn a person atheist. |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. oh please, get a grip |
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podnoi (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 01:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
37. You can't suggest reading a Bible here, Didn't you know? Not allowed here |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
44. I don't think the OP is criticizing the bible. |
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MikeH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-11-06 03:33 AM Response to Reply #44 |
56. I.e. some people like to imbibe of the Bible |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-10-06 07:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
55. Actually, |
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MikeH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-12-06 08:50 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I liked C. S. Lewis, and still do |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. They have been bombarded with the meme that if you just |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
6. The BIble belt now extends from Baltimore to Phoenix. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. So - only fundies read the Bible? |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. No. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. And dare I suggest you don't need to read a Bible to make |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. I brought a Bible on a plane to study recently |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. be careful. |
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Burning Water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. Koran, I can |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 02:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. Are you being sarcastic |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. I occasionally pick up |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-10-06 07:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
54. I've never managed to get anywhere with the Koran |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. Would you feel the same way about people studying on the train? |
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Zensea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. I see people studying the Torah and the Koran and the Bible all the time |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. I have seen a real rash of bible reading lately as well. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. It would be NICE if religion were truly the opiate of the masses |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Actually, in the 19th century, opium was the opiate of the masses. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 08:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
43. LOL |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. Plenty of Bible reading on the NYC subway. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Interesting. I think people who are doing well don't read Bibles |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 10:14 AM Response to Reply #13 |
47. What line do you ride? |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 11:23 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Regular hours - I work M-F 9 to 5. nt |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 11:33 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. 4, 5 or 6 |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
15. I live in the SF Bay Area |
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im10ashus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I think this was a post-and-run anyway. |
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bmbmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Why do you care? |
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im10ashus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Ummmm. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. I didn't post and run. I had to run some errands. I'm here. |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 10:06 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. A really good point. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-09-06 04:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
53. I don't know... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
21. If I want incomprehensible, I'll stick with James Joyce. |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
26. for some Fundamentalists, |
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Burning Water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. Why do you care? |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
32. I think some people find it challenging to fit |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
35. It's A Fashion Accessory. |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 07:46 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Bingo! |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 11:22 AM Response to Reply #42 |
48. Wow that's a really good point! |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
38. Bible addiction isn't just a Miami thing |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 12:18 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. It's like they're sucking on a pacifier |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:36 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I never thought of it that way before |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
40. Going so far? |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
46. Never on the NYC subways |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 11:27 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. ROFL! I've seen the ones with the sandwich signs reading, "Repent!" |
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slide to the left (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-09-06 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
52. This weird thing instilled in America Christian |
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