[Histonet] Re: Redneck Lent

[Kim Donadio]

Good to see some of us still have a sense of humor. We are the sultans of swing
:D

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On Mar 27, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Bob Richmond <rsrichmond <@t> gmail.com> wrote:

> I think this thread is the longest I've seen in fifteen years on
> Histonet! I find the joke a little lame, but the thread gets funnier
> and funnier.
> 
> If the joke gives offense, it's because its writer clearly has only a
> very dim idea of Catholic practice (either Roman or Anglican - I'm an
> Episcopalian). It would be lot funnier if these details were
> rewritten.
> 
> Lesley Weston then tried to tell a comparable story from Jewish
> history, only to have it intercepted by his corporate netnanny,
> apparently because it contained the word J-w. I think of playwright
> Herman Wouk's book about his Orthodox faith he published about 50
> years ago - "This Is My God" is I think the most profound work of
> religious apologetic written in the 20th century - well, maybe C.S.
> Lewis's "Mere Christianity" - Wouk the playwright wryly observed that
> the word J-w uttered on the stage is always a shocker.
> 
> As an aside, when you forward anything on the Web, make sure always to
> delete all the accumulated e-mail addresses in it - they're an
> invitation to spammers.
> 
> Bob Richmond
> Samurai Pathologist
> Knoxville TN
> 
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