The New Holy Bible is a giant washing sink. The Mortal Sins.

[Mark Dreher]

Why, yes, it does. Go to "User Control Panel" at the top of your page. Go to Manage Friends and Foes. List the username you want to ignore as a Foe. Can't imagine why you wouldn't want to see these delightful posts.

I hear ya.

Who wants to clear a mortal sin from their file?

What a nuisance.

I bet you Hell is just tropical.

[Burris]

The Messiah would definitely be good-looking, so this guy is out. God don't like ugly.

Not that I'm defending Dreher, but no:

"He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." -- Isaiah 53:3

One of the earliest post-NT texts, written by Clement, describes Jesus in this way:

"He is, as it were, a child, and like a root in thirsty ground; He has no form nor glory, yea, we saw Him, and He had no form nor comeliness; but His form was without eminence, yea, deficient in comparison with the [ordinary] form of men. He is a man exposed to stripes and suffering, anti acquainted with the endurance of grief: for His countenance was turned away; He was despised, and not esteemed" -- 1 Clement, Chapter 14

(On a related note, here's an discussion of Clement's thoughts.)

[Burris]

I am the second coming.

No, you're really not. You're mentally ill. I have this fantasy where your hanging around here will eventually convince you that a) there's nothing wrong with being merely human, and b) you should get professional help. You'd probably feel a lot better.

[Lainey]

I feel sanity returning. Thanks, oscar and demgirl! :auto-swerve: :character-oscar: :character-grover: :character-count: :character-cookiemonster: :character-smurfguy:

Here, have a :beer: (What? No martinis!?)

I am an anarchist in regards to this forum, but in this guy's case, I say: :text-banplz:

[booksnbeats]

Not that I'm defending Dreher, but no:

"He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." -- Isaiah 53:3

Sure, but I find it hard to believe the Messiah just jerks it to porn and trolls message boards.

Also, not all of us here are Christian and schooled in Biblical knowledge ;)

[Lainey]

On Fundies Say the Darndest Things, someone said he looks like a sentient Brussels sprout. I just thought I'd share.

[dastarddamsel]

So, taking bets like a good little bookie:

Cage match, who would win? Moses or Abraham? :ugeek:

*breaks out the carpet shampooer*

[tehfanglyfish]

I'm pretty sure the following imagine is safe for work, though not necessarily for sanity:

I believe in freedom of information and ideas. I'll read just about any slash story, warnings be damned. (This isn't to say I like them all, but I will read them.) That said, MPREG is just... no. :confusion-helpsos:

[tehfanglyfish]

So who else uses cloth pads?

I use cloth pads. My pills made my periods very light and tampons wouldn't work and I always felt like I was wearing a diaper when I used disposable pads. Now I only have periods once every 3-4 months, which is very nice and convenient.

ETA: I've graduated to tater tot!!

[Mark Dreher]

Not that I'm defending Dreher, but no:

"He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." -- Isaiah 53:3

One of the earliest post-NT texts, written by Clement, describes Jesus in this way:

"He is, as it were, a child, and like a root in thirsty ground; He has no form nor glory, yea, we saw Him, and He had no form nor comeliness; but His form was without eminence, yea, deficient in comparison with the [ordinary] form of men. He is a man exposed to stripes and suffering, anti acquainted with the endurance of grief: for His countenance was turned away; He was despised, and not esteemed" -- 1 Clement, Chapter 14

(On a related note, here's an discussion of Clement's thoughts.)

Very good Burris.

I will be hated, this is true.

And I do note that in The New Holy Bible:

Direct quote -

"This is now the beginning of the long waited for "Millennium". The rule by God directly.

And as for me, most of you will not like me this time around. But that is OK because most of you spend all of your free time spitting in God's face and trying to think up new and even more creative ways to make God cry, and for that reason I am not too keen on most of you all anyway. A bunch of Godless liberals who threw the bible out the window years ago. That is my legacy. My record with you humans is a record of failure.

Only about 5% of you say grace before each and every meal. Only about 5% of you make it to Heaven. (And you can glean a very important fact from those statistics - "all the people who do not say grace before each and every meal are automatically sentenced to Hell").

If we were using the rules of rounding numbers that would round out to about zero percent saved. Why did I even bother? You ignored virtually everything that I told you last time."

You all are going to hate me.

But this is not a popularity contest.

[Kishiria]

I'm pretty sure the following imagine is safe for work, though not necessarily for sanity:

See, Burris, for me that picture proves there is no God.

[AmandaP]

It's just that this tool isn't even a very good imitation of the Second Coming.

Petty? Check.

Narcissistic? Of course.

Focused on anything Jesus actually cared about? Not even a little bit.

[dastarddamsel]

So to whomever is looking at the Diva Cup... I'd recommend you surf around the intarwebs before making a purchase. Several different cups are on the market, each with their own characteristics and pros and cons. Each is contoured a bit differently, so you'll want to find the one that makes your lady bits the most comfortable. When in use, you want to barely be able to feel that it's in.

Other things to consider for your Peace Corps adventure: cups should be rinsed out after each emptying, and should be disinfected at the end of your period before you put it away for the month. Make sure you bring along provisions to do that (I know people that use rubbing alcohol, peroxide, or just plain soap). They DO only really need to be emptied twice per day.

As for pads... consider whether or not you'll be able to wash them, where you'll store them until they are washed, and what you will do if any wear out/become funky during your time away.

[Mark Dreher]

The Messiah would definitely be good-looking, so this guy is out. God don't like ugly.

Not too bad really.

Now lets see your picture.

[Mark Dreher]

So to whomever is looking at the Diva Cup... I'd recommend you surf around the intarwebs before making a purchase. Several different cups are on the market, each with their own characteristics and pros and cons. Each is contoured a bit differently, so you'll want to find the one that makes your lady bits the most comfortable. When in use, you want to barely be able to feel that it's in.

Other things to consider for your Peace Corps adventure: cups should be rinsed out after each emptying, and should be disinfected at the end of your period before you put it away for the month. Make sure you bring along provisions to do that (I know people that use rubbing alcohol, peroxide, or just plain soap). They DO only really need to be emptied twice per day.

As for pads... consider whether or not you'll be able to wash them, where you'll store them until they are washed, and what you will do if any wear out/become funky during your time away.

I wish they still had the sponge.

The birth control sponge.

Life has been very fumbly

Ever since.

[Mark Dreher]

It's just that this tool isn't even a very good imitation of the Second Coming.

Petty? Check.

Narcissistic? Of course.

Focused on anything Jesus actually cared about? Not even a little bit.

How did you know God calls me a tool?

Now I'm getting paranoid.

I am going to put a post it note over my computers camera.

You guys are peeking.

[treemom]

I'm pretty sure the following imagine is safe for work, though not necessarily for sanity:

Mpreg always brings insanity

[treemom]

I used to use the Diva cups grandmom, "The Keeper". It really worked well, though sometimes I'd get my hands bloody.

I used the keeper too and liked it. Unfortunately something in the rubber is a sensitized to me and seems to bring about an attack of my autoimmune disease, which was fine when it was just my fingers...but when it started in my mucous membranes I had to say no more!

[treemom]

I'm applying to the Peace Corps and apparently disposable feminine products aren't available in a lot of developing countries and I may have to use cloth pads, or the 'Diva Cup'.

I just don't know....

You can often get them but there isn't great plumbing so tampons are out....I lived in some pretty primitive circumstances so even a diva cup would have been problematic sometimes

[treemom]

I wish they still had the sponge.

The birth control sponge.

Life has been very fumbly

Ever since.

I can't believe I am encouraging you, but it is back on the market. I will send you. A box if you promise to never post here again. Or a case even

[Mark Dreher]

:shock: I...I...I'd rather see CrackedEggs picture. That's just all kinds of wrong.

And yet...I like the subversiveness...I need to go lie down.

I will crack your egg.

[Mark Dreher]

I can't believe I am encouraging you, but it is back on the market. I will send you. A box if you promise to never post here again. Or a case even

That is very nice of you.

But I decline your offer.

[treemom]

That is very nice of you.

But I decline your offer.

[Mark Dreher]

I'm applying to the Peace Corps and apparently disposable feminine products aren't available in a lot of developing countries and I may have to use cloth pads, or the 'Diva Cup'.

I just don't know....

If you are going to Africa.

I would worry about tigers.

[treemom]

If you are going to Africa.

I would worry about tigers.

I wouldn't. Because Africa is a big continent and lots of the countries on that continent have no tigers.

Now go away mark