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Step 3: Make a decision to turn your will and your life over to the care of the Power greater than oatmeal. Walt Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of how you've completely and totally fucked up your life with oatmeal. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Step 2: Come to believe there is a Power greater than oatmeal -and yourself- that can restore you to sanity. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

sorry... If I have to explain, well... I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

LOL!!! best post yet!!! I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Actually, if I've managed to understand the New Testament correctly, there's a whole lot of "jews as the chosen people" in that, as well. Therefore, it might not be correct to state that Christianity doesn't acknowledge the Jews. However, I believe you also might be mixing up "chosen" with "saved." That indeed is a different aspect altogether. (Micro, I'm missing you two times...how good it is to see you posting again...and yes, I knew that was the job when you and I first spoke of the interview. I am not surprised...and well done!) Ciels- Michele thanks babe! i do hope we can hook up sometime soon. it would be nice to catch up. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

well, from your superficial responses, it's plainly obvious that you are not at all interested in a meaningful discussion. too bad. and, oh, the link the to the bonfire is located directly above SC. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

and it has been my experience, far and away, that people who hold the views that you are expressing generally have issues w/ authority. but hey, we're both just speaking in sweeping, predjudicial generalizations, aren't we. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

well, you've said that already. but to think it's awfully convenient for the jews? really? have you any idea of their history? read the old testament, this "book of fables" that you seem to rather blow your nose with... from the beginning others were jealous of their blessings. they've been killed, en masse, exiled by their OWN GOD on several occasions for being a wayward and disobedient people, they've been enslaved, and it seems in every age a new despot rises who is hell bent on destroying them. as I said before, this story is centuries old. scratch that. it's millenia old. yet every single time, EVERY time, the jews as a people, have survived. you may think it merely a coincidence. i think not. but if it were me, if i were a jew, i'd be fighting pretty damn hard to drop the whole "chose people" title after my name. with blessings like those listed above, who needs curses? I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

you're welcome... and me too... i just hope i don't come across as cocky... i think i tend to, and i don't mean to... if i do, feel free to knock me down a couple notches, k? I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

But as the God of Beer, I choose Guiness. Does that mean other beers are inferior? Damn right it does. And they just better get the fuck over it. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT! milkshake on the new company laptop!!! I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

sorry if my post came on too strong... i'm not actually pissed... i'm just an animated person i guess. explaining what "chosen people" means would take me a while and, as I said in a previous post, there are books out there that could explain it w/ more erudition that me. but let me say this... being "chosen" may imply to some a status os being better than, but that really is a misconception. We are all created in the image and likeness of God, so sayeth the hebraic god. therefore, we ALL have an equal status in His eyes. However, in the process of drawing His people back to Himself from exile due to sin through a serious of covenants, God, for reasons I don't completely understand, used the Jews. Briefly put, the covenants listed in the Bible are with: 1. Adam & Eve (God covenanting w/ a couple) 2. Noah & his kin (God covenanting w/ a family) 3. Abraham (God covenanting w/ a tribe) 4. Moses (God covenanting w/ a nation) 5. David (God covenanting w/ a kingdom) 6. Jesus (God covenanting w/ the entire world) See the progression? It goes from the smallest functional unit of persons to the largest. And in that process, the Jews obviously played a pivotal role. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

well, as i said previously, it matters not to me what your beliefs are. we're just here having a discussion. why do you have to resort to such ways of responding? am i not allowed to have my views as well? i was simply trying to explain further what that statement "god's chosen people" meant... it's a very common statement in judeo-christian circles, so much so that i didn't even give it a second thought about it needing to be defined here. perhaps that was my mistake. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

probably not, but give it a shot. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

then you simply do not understand what that statement means. as I said previously, it's only arrogant to you b/c of the lenses through which you are looking. I refer you to books on the history of Old Testament covenant theology, which explain far better than I could, God's plan for uniting Himself w/ His people -- all of them. Within that covanental plan the Jews play an integral role. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

first of all, i'm not jewish and i'm not telling anyone i am, or jews are, better than anyone. what is truly a shame is that in today's cultural milieu is that if one makes a statement such as I have done (which is FAR from novel, believe me!), the immediate knee-jerk reaction is that I'm arrogant. As if that's the only conclusion to be drawn from the statement in question. Let's first try to unpack the statement that was made and attempt an understanding of what "chosen people" actually means and why it doesn't mean jews are superior. In fact, it has nothing to do w/ anything the Jews DID themselves anyway. Rather, it has to do with, as their "book" says, a divine choice that they didn't even deserve! Then perhaps we can get over this myopic view that anyone who echos the views of the bible are arrogant people. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Your not serious??? did i sound like i was joking? if you don't share my views, it matters not to me. i was speaking from a biblical perspective, one which many so-called "modernists" chose to ignore. again, it matters not to me. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

I bet that belief brings great confort to the Jews. Snort! actually, to many it does. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

stream of consciousness and all that... ah well... I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

please elaborate. there is no option for never anyone who knows me knows what i'm talking about - the older i get - the worse it becomes - whether in a relationship or not. i luv it - it feels good - shit ... i'd do it all day long if i could oh thank you. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

please elaborate. there is no option for never this raises an interesting question... does anyone here actually, truly believe that people exist in our society who have NEVER masturbated, women or men, who are not repressed, psychologically maladjusted, or otherwise warped sexually? I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

oh... i forgot... it didn't happen... the founders of company i now work for, Teva (you were right, that's the gig I got), the only Israeli pharmaceutical company in the world, certainly beg to differ. i know many here will disagree w/ this, but what comforts me is that it doesn't matter what iran or anyone else does, the jews are still god's chosen people. they simply can't be anhililated. history certainly bears that out. it'll be so once again as well. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

please elaborate. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Nah, that's fine just so you're wearing something really sexy! Walt oh yeah. granny panties, momo, the works. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...

Pleeeaaasssseee say it aint so. You really voted for me right? dude, quiet! if i tell you it was really you, walt won't teach me CRW this weekend. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And...