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Abdul Alhazred
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 07/27/2007 : 15:42:36
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Jesuits say take word of God to Second Life [ Reuters ]
ROME (Reuters) - Catholic missionaries have always trekked to dangerous parts of the Earth to spread the word of God -- now they are being encouraged to go into the virtual realm of Second Life to save virtual souls.
In an article in Rome-based Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica, academic Antonio Spadaro urged fellow Catholics not to be scared of entering the virtual world which may be fertile ground for new converts wishing to better themselves.
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Emphasis added. Despite what the article says, it's real souls that they are after.
Can Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses be far behind?
Or Scientologists?
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 07/27/2007 : 15:46:30 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Abdul Alhazred
Jesuits say take word of God to Second Life [ Reuters ]
ROME (Reuters) - Catholic missionaries have always trekked to dangerous parts of the Earth to spread the word of God -- now they are being encouraged to go into the virtual realm of Second Life to save virtual souls.
In an article in Rome-based Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica, academic Antonio Spadaro urged fellow Catholics not to be scared of entering the virtual world which may be fertile ground for new converts wishing to better themselves.
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Emphasis added. Despite what the article says, it's real souls that they are after.
Can Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses be far behind?
Or Scientologists?
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Vic Daring
New Member
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Posted - 07/30/2007 : 08:58:23 [Permalink]
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Excuse me.
Mr. Alhazred?
Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior? |
The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. |
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
2998 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 09:17:58 [Permalink]
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It's a Trap! |
by Filthy The neo-con methane machine will soon be running at full fart. |
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 07/30/2007 : 09:58:33 [Permalink]
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The Mormons are always way ahead of most in this type of thing, those folks are prepared.
I hear Lord Jesus is worth a ton of exp. |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
3192 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 11:31:22 [Permalink]
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That was what he planned for you to do. |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
2998 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 12:44:19 [Permalink]
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That just shows how sneaky He really is. |
by Filthy The neo-con methane machine will soon be running at full fart. |
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
4955 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 12:49:50 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Vic Daring
Excuse me.
Mr. Alhazred?
Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior?
| So did the Jesuits assign you to save SFN, Vic? If so, I'm sorry! |
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Vic Daring
New Member
49 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 14:48:52 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Cuneiformist
Originally posted by Vic Daring
Excuse me.
Mr. Alhazred?
Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior?
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Save SFN from what? From Abdul?
I'm afraid it's already too late.
I will pray for you.
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The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. |
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
4955 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 14:52:43 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Vic Daring Save SFN from what? From Abdul?
I'm afraid it's already too late.
I will pray for you. | No no! Save our souls! You know, from the OP: "Catholic missionaries have always trekked to dangerous parts of the Earth to spread the word of God -- now they are being encouraged to go into the virtual realm of Second Life to save virtual souls." |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 20:35:25 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Vic Daring
Originally posted by Cuneiformist
Originally posted by Vic Daring
Excuse me.
Mr. Alhazred?
Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior?
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Save SFN from what? From Abdul?
I'm afraid it's already too late.
I will pray for you.
| It's so nice to know that someone is sanctimoniously self-righteous enough to pray for us "sinners." I hope writing that made you feel nice and superior. But it just makes you look like an ass, from my viewpoint.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 22:26:55 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Okay, Half, you need to take a serious chill, now.
And I do mean, now.
Vic is kidding around.
| I had not thought Vic was kidding. Consider my sorry ass to be chilling. (Damned parodists!)
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 07/31/2007 : 05:01:32 [Permalink]
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Thats the problem with this type of parody, the real thing is just as goofy as any parody and therefor indistinguishable, usually. |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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