And I know someone who was like this Brigadier, but not actually a Brigadier. At Henley a few years back, I distinctly recall one crew rowing past with a negro in the two seat. The pseudo- brigadier in question then bellowed at the top of his voice: BY GOD SIR! THAT CHAP'S SO RICH HE'S GOT HIS MAN ROWING FOR HIM.

Oh yes. I once knew a real Brigadier who told me that he "really hated overseas [officer] candidates", and when an African candidate arrived late for an interview, whispered that "they have no idea about punctuality on that continent."

Truth.

No, I had not heard that.

Did you know that the fossilized remains of Jesu were recently unearthed at a dig in Jerusalem? Archeologists said they could tell it was Jesu by the shape of its beard, and by the petrified halo that loitered about its head.

I was thinking of history, archeology, the four Gospels, and science.

I’m back now prepared with a little something from the waiting room. Some aspects of the Resurrection, as reported in the four Gospels, make sense; some do not. I find Paul asking me to believe beyond a shadow of doubt, while I stare at reasonable doubts. Another vagueness of God? Maybe. Maybe belief doesn’t count if it’s based on reason. But that puts me in the unhappy position of deciding which unreasonable fancies I see floating around out there to believe. The Resurrection is a mystery that I do not feel compelled to believe. But I believe many things that way – like that a daffodil has become as brilliant yellow steel. Jesu used to talk this way in His stories, though more eloquently and with more to say, but beating around the bush in this way. Some things just feel right, and tear me to pieces for unlogic, but by God, I still feel this way. Thank you for bringing this up; I feel a poem coming on now, “Tale From My Buttocks,” perhaps, no, “Child From the Outhouse,” something about God’s creations, because I don’t separate religion from the rest of it. Add the theology of hypatia to all the others, for better or worse, til death do us part.

An all-lower-case poeme which portrays the author as the embodiment of all womankind and its historical struggles is at least as pretentious as anything else written on this site. The checkliste was concocted by an old army chum of mine, E Carawax, in his MEDIOCRE POEME CHECKLISTE LABORATORY: http://www.mycgiserver.com/~prawne/mediocre.jsp

I just had my butler burn twenty kittens in the belief that they were committing lewd acts upon their mother. Good Christ, what have I done?

Have you seen my 'AIDS in a Glass'? It tackles many of the issues I first dealt with in 'van'. I'm sure you will find it thought-provoking.

By evidence do you mean Mel Gibson's "The Passion" and Robert Powell in "Jesus of Nazareth".

I want to get back to you on that, but now I must get to the doctor about my aching foot. Really, it's been nicer than before.

Do you think Jesu rose from the dead?

I don't know why God is so vague. I will be clearer when I replace Him. For now, I think Jesu was a real person because so much evidence points to that conclusion, and I think it's okay to find a heap of truth in the Bible and at the same time interpret some of it loosely.

I will personally pray to the Master to grant forgiveness for the blasphemy that has passed your lips. No the treasure is not a promise to be hoped for...for it sits quietly in view well within your reach. But you are a hard man with a hard heart hiding behind a wall of venom and resentment, all the while crying for the Lord you’ve forsaken to rescue you from yourself. I see and feel your pain my brother. Peace. Joe-joe

Why on Earth would God want to be vague about it? There is no indication that Genesis should be interpreted loosely. If God actually meant six eons rather than six days then why the bow'ls didn' t He say so? Since it has become obvious that more and more of the Bible is complete cobblers, people are forced to adopt looser and looser interpretations of it. Do you think Jesu was a metaphor? Because that would explain his ability to turn Invisible and Walk through Walls.