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Larmer · 05-21-2002, 12:51 PM

Just read the article...

And these people are actually going to fight this in court!

<a href="http://nationalpost.com/news/national/story.html?f=/stories/20020521/287522.html" target="_blank">Spreading the Word, Loudly</a>

IvanK · 05-21-2002, 12:59 PM

They'll lose if their lease mentions "quiet enjoyment." It's not discriminating if tuba practice at 2 in the morning comes under the same heading as expressions of religious devotion at the same level of volume.

hezekiah jones · 05-21-2002, 01:01 PM

What an excellent story. Here I was thinking the Good Lord had been reduced to designing the e coli flagellum, when in fact He's taken to visiting squirrels upon an illiterate Newfie that speaks in a weird, high-pitched voice. He just keeps getting mysteriouser and mysteriouser.

Dread Pirate Rasputin · 05-21-2002, 01:03 PM

So an illiterate, hallucinating, probably schizophrenic man and an unemployed, squirrel-adopting woman who met at karaoke night want to yell about God for several hours a day... Do we have some kind of Christians Of The Year award?

Dread Pirate Rasputin · 05-21-2002, 01:05 PM

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Originally posted by IvanK:
<strong>They'll lose if their lease mentions "quiet enjoyment." It's not discriminating if tuba practice at 2 in the morning comes under the same heading as expressions of religious devotion at the same level of volume.</strong>

Oh, but he doesn't yell "after hours." Of course who can tell when he'll get one of them ecstasies...

Krieger · 05-21-2002, 03:10 PM

Twisted ...

The Other Michael · 05-21-2002, 06:58 PM

I have this hazy mental image of the man, the woman, the squirrel, and ecstatic screaming . . .

Help me out here.

cheers,
Michael

The Naked Mage · 05-22-2002, 12:30 PM

<gives Michael a tube of model airplane glue>

Take a hit, pass it down.

trunks2k · 05-22-2002, 03:18 PM

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"I get visions from our Lord sometimes," says Mr. Mitchell, 38, a native Newfoundlander who says he can't read or write.

Why am I not surprised...?

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voice when he is experiencing visions, a state she referred to as "ecstasies."

Hmmm.. "ecstasies" is she sure those aren't what the pills her husband takes are called?

But seriously. Why would they need to pray so loud? Are they afraid god won't hear them? He IS supposed to be omnipotent and omniscient after all.

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ohwilleke · 05-23-2002, 11:12 AM

Moving this thread to Miscellaneous Religious Discussion as it is not really political and isn't quite church-state either.

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05-21-2002, 12:59 PM	#2
IvanK Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,016	They'll lose if their lease mentions "quiet enjoyment." It's not discriminating if tuba practice at 2 in the morning comes under the same heading as expressions of religious devotion at the same level of volume.

05-21-2002, 01:01 PM	#3
hezekiah jones Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: WI Posts: 4,357	What an excellent story. Here I was thinking the Good Lord had been reduced to designing the e coli flagellum, when in fact He's taken to visiting squirrels upon an illiterate Newfie that speaks in a weird, high-pitched voice. He just keeps getting mysteriouser and mysteriouser.

05-21-2002, 01:03 PM	#4
Dread Pirate Rasputin Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Look over there! Posts: 1,035	So an illiterate, hallucinating, probably schizophrenic man and an unemployed, squirrel-adopting woman who met at karaoke night want to yell about God for several hours a day... Do we have some kind of Christians Of The Year award?

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Krieger Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: ... Posts: 2,191	Twisted ...

05-21-2002, 06:58 PM	#7
The Other Michael Honorary Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In the fog of San Francisco Posts: 12,631	I have this hazy mental image of the man, the woman, the squirrel, and ecstatic screaming . . . Help me out here. cheers, Michael

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The Naked Mage Veteran Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: The Execution State, USA Posts: 5,031	<gives Michael a tube of model airplane glue> Take a hit, pass it down.

05-23-2002, 11:12 AM	#10
ohwilleke Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Posts: 4,834	Moving this thread to Miscellaneous Religious Discussion as it is not really political and isn't quite church-state either.

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