Revelation: 'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out

2005-10-29 Thread Gary Nunn
My brain is mush today, so can someone come up with a witty Star Trek quote that fits this? Gary Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out Oct 28, 7:56 AM EST George Takei, who as helmsman Sulu steered the Starship Enterprise through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a

Re: Revelation: 'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out

2005-10-29 Thread Robert Seeberger
Gary Nunn wrote: My brain is mush today, so can someone come up with a witty Star Trek quote that fits this? Sulu: Stardate 9521.6. Captain's Log, U.S.S. Excelsior, Hikaru Sulu commanding. After three years, I have concluded my first assignment as master of this vessel, cataloging

Rick Smalley

2005-10-29 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
On the passing of a scientist who helped change chemistry and material sciences to the benefit of everyone. His contributions will be felt for many years to come. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/tech/news/3424406 Richard Errett Smalley, a gifted chemist who shared a Nobel Prize

Email return address spoofing

2005-10-29 Thread Horn, John
My wife and I have registered the domain name cleaver-horn.com. Some enterprising spammer out there has discovered that domain and started using it as the return address on their spam. So our inbox is filling up with return mail, mail failture and anti-spam messages all supposedly sent from email

Re: IS THIS THE DEATH OF AMERICA?

2005-10-29 Thread Nick Arnett
On 10/28/05, Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not quite as kneejerk as WTG WRT religion, but the fundamentalist streak in this nation is NOT helping us at all. Fundamentalism demands kowtowing unquestioningly to authority. *Imaginary* authority -- the imaginary authority of

Re: Site that may be of interest to some

2005-10-29 Thread Nick Arnett
It's interesting... though it strikes me that a label like Christian left is more divisive than Christian and left, or better, Christian and politically liberal. Somehow, the Network of Spiritual Progressives name doesn't bother me, even though it seems to be somewhat of the same ilk. Perhaps

Re: Email return address spoofing

2005-10-29 Thread Max Battcher
Horn, John wrote: My wife and I have registered the domain name cleaver-horn.com. Some enterprising spammer out there has discovered that domain and started using it as the return address on their spam. So our inbox is filling up with return mail, mail failture and anti-spam messages all

Re: Email return address spoofing

2005-10-29 Thread Robert Seeberger
Max Battcher wrote: Horn, John wrote: My wife and I have registered the domain name cleaver-horn.com. Some enterprising spammer out there has discovered that domain and started using it as the return address on their spam. So our inbox is filling up with return mail, mail failture and

Re: Brin: A good/smart Pax Americana

2005-10-29 Thread d.brin
(Sharing a recent item at http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/...) I have long bemoaned the trend for many liberals to simplistically call themselves ianti-war/i instead of ianti Stpidwar./i Why deliberately accept Karl Rove's wimpy label when you can point to recent examples of America

UK Catholic Bishops: Biblical Truth v. Biblical Literalism

2005-10-29 Thread Dave Land
Friends, From the BBC World Service Reporting Religion program today comes news of a document entitled The Gift of Scripture from the Bishops of England, Scotland and Wales that calls upon UK Catholics to cease taking various parts of the Bible literally:

Re: UK Catholic Bishops: Biblical Truth v. Biblical Literalism

2005-10-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Dave Land wrote: Dave 'Virgin' birth possibly just a mistranslation Land My understanding is that the Greek word used means young woman. Julia who hasn't actually studied New Testament Greek, but with a bit of prep work might be able to play someone on TV who *had* (if she could

Re: UK Catholic Bishops: Biblical Truth v. Biblical Literalism

2005-10-29 Thread Dave Land
On Oct 29, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Dave Land wrote: Dave 'Virgin' birth possibly just a mistranslation Land My understanding is that the Greek word used means young woman. That's pretty much the argument that John Shelby Spong makes. I have a good friend who is a Lutheran

Re: UK Catholic Bishops: Biblical Truth v. Biblical Literalism

2005-10-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Dave Land wrote: On Oct 29, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Dave Land wrote: Dave 'Virgin' birth possibly just a mistranslation Land My understanding is that the Greek word used means young woman. That's pretty much the argument that John Shelby Spong makes. I have a good

Re: UK Catholic Bishops: Biblical Truth v. Biblical Literalism

2005-10-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:45 PM Saturday 10/29/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Dave Land wrote: On Oct 29, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Dave Land wrote: Dave 'Virgin' birth possibly just a mistranslation Land My understanding is that the Greek word used means young woman. That's pretty much the