tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post4412296558443764268..comments2023-10-26T08:22:28.827-05:00Comments on Minnesota Meanderings: New Religion Part IIThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14155649109887790410noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post-38402944923786871682007-06-20T11:03:00.000-05:002007-06-20T11:03:00.000-05:00Mags, leaving you on the edge, huh? Sorry about th...Mags, leaving you on the edge, huh? Sorry about that. <BR/><BR/>plt, wow! Sounds like you've got a keeper! Congrads and thanks for stopping by!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155649109887790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post-46977201630881821292007-06-19T17:08:00.000-05:002007-06-19T17:08:00.000-05:00Tom--you are right about patriotism coming from th...Tom--you are right about patriotism coming from the heart. Am I hot? Well, there's this one guy who thinks so. He tells me so quite often. Soul-to-soul connection--EXCELLENT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post-46718972644342345862007-06-19T14:09:00.000-05:002007-06-19T14:09:00.000-05:00UGH!That's really leaving me on the edge. I don't...UGH!<BR/><BR/>That's really leaving me on the edge. I don't know why but this is just really fascinating to me.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, Brian is my internet lover, but alas, he never follows thru.<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>And I love you too, you know.Maggie Moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924053807057800082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post-76573466849807706792007-06-19T13:41:00.000-05:002007-06-19T13:41:00.000-05:00Rocket, yeah, it is pretty wacky looking back on i...Rocket, yeah, it is pretty wacky looking back on it now. <BR/><BR/>Mags, you think I'm trying to cheat on you cuz I asked plt if he/she is hot? Come on. Perhaps me and plt have a soul-to-soul connection that will surpass anything I've ever felt before. Besides, everyone knows that your heart belongs to the B-man, anyway.<BR/><BR/>Keep in mind, though, that just because I was a JW in '76 doesn't mean I am now. I'll try to get part 3 together for you soon.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155649109887790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post-67381941763230131772007-06-19T13:08:00.000-05:002007-06-19T13:08:00.000-05:00Tommy-I fear that you are trying to cheat on Kyra ...Tommy-I fear that you are trying to cheat on Kyra and I...you should be ashamed.<BR/><BR/>It fascinates me that you are a JW. I don't know why either. I suppose it's because most people I know are Catholic or some other Christian religion normally found in New England. I've never actually "met" a JW other than when they've come to the door and people ask them to leave.<BR/><BR/>You should write more about this soon. I'm intrigued about what you've got to say.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the pledge-I think they still do it in schools. I know kids who wouldn't do it because they said it was their "right" not to. I think they were just trying to be cool. I'd say that the majority still do it, especially because I bet they teach patriotism in elementary schools.Maggie Moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924053807057800082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post-84878476499315201982007-06-19T12:07:00.000-05:002007-06-19T12:07:00.000-05:00it sure makes for good stories, those wacky JW's.it sure makes for good stories, those wacky JW's.Rocketstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048394765796741834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post-78957436818897615122007-06-19T09:44:00.000-05:002007-06-19T09:44:00.000-05:00Proxima, I'm not sure if the Pledge is still in pl...Proxima, I'm not sure if the Pledge is still in play these days. I like the strategy you employed, though, when you were a youngun. I'm also familiar with the fact that most holidays were set up to coincide with pagan celebrations (the winter solstice being just a few days before Christmas). <BR/><BR/>Welcome to the party, plt. I suppose pledging allegiance can be pretty innocuous if you know what you're doing. I'm just against mandatory patriotism. It should come from the heart. BTW, are you hot?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155649109887790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post-87219874043444508782007-06-18T17:17:00.000-05:002007-06-18T17:17:00.000-05:00Tom--Here's one of those "we're going to have to a...Tom--Here's one of those "we're going to have to agree to disagree" times. I don't think pledging to the flag is jingoistic and certainly not fascist. But I don't think anyone should be forced to pledge either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31831069.post-41386955706472264292007-06-18T16:13:00.000-05:002007-06-18T16:13:00.000-05:00I wonder, Do school children still have to do the ...I wonder, Do school children still have to do the pledge of Alligence these days?<BR/><BR/>At some point in third grade I decided the whole thing was whacked and mostly mouthed it silently until I got to the point where I'd say "under dog" quietly.<BR/>The teacher couldn't hear me from the front of the room, but she always looked at me suspiciously, maybe 'cause she couldn't har my voice.<BR/><BR/>I got lost at the Stae fair once. How annoying to be dragged to L&F, I would not have tolerated that at any age! I'm a heathen, and yes, most religious holidays were meant to coincide with pagan festivals in order to convert the masses (namely, country dwellers).<BR/><BR/>-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com