Judy, Good points about this issue, but still, I mean, come on, everyone gets ice formations on their downspouts, but, awhoa, the rich folks gotta have them worshipped or feel like they've snubbed Shiva-r-sumptin'? (I am all for lingam worship as legitimate spirituality for Hindus BTW....don't do it myself though -- not that there's anything wrong with it -- ;-) -- ....after all, compared to Shiva all men are yinnys, and could use a good yangy thrust up their Sushumnas, eh?)
Again, right on about the use of the Christian symbol for politics being an outrage -- I'd put it right up there with Hitler's use of the Swastika. And right on about allowing rich folks, too, to have religious freedom, and who is anyone to judge such, but something is grinding gears somewhere inside me -- just me probably. Hey, merry joy joy whatever to ya. Edg --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "boo_lives" <boo_lives@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Dec 24, 2007, at 2:53 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey Rick, I think there actually is a lingam in Fairfield in > > > > > Vedic City. I promised not to say who gave me the > > > > > information, but it is a totally reliable person. This > > > > > person saw the enclosed area from a short distance away. > > > > > Several pundits were entering and leaving the spot. It > > > > > looked as if it had been enclosed to keep the refrigeration > > > > > at a cold enough level to prevent melting during the summer > > > > > in FF. > > > > > > > > Are these guys obsessed, or what? > > > > > > > > Something tells me they need to get out more, a lot more. > > > > > > Seems to me some folks here are at least as obsessed > > > with it. At least the pundits are actually going to > > > see it in the flesh, as it were. > > > > > they're not going to see it, they're being paid to worship it. > > So then it isn't the pundits after all who > are obsessed with it. > > 2 ice > > "lingams" were found in vedic city, one by an average couple and > > one by a rich couple. the average guy couldn't afford to pay to > > have the pundits come chant so he was told by vlodrop to let it > > melt. like most things tmo this has to do with money. a few other > > rich people have been invited to go in and watch the worshipping, > > with seating based on how much you've donated to the tmo, no joke. > > Seems pretty harmless as such things go. > > Why is it OK here on FFL to be intolerant of > the religious impulses of others? > > I find far more offensive the Christmas campaign > commercial of Mike Huckabee, with its stealth > cross. I hope if I were a believing Christian I > would be outraged that he had turned the symbol > of my faith into something actively sinister. > > I'd far rather a few rich people spend their money > to see a bunch of young men chanting over a piece > of ice than contribute it to such a campaign. >
