[Tanya Fairywings]

Re: A cautious introduction

I'm British.

Do you guys actually want me here?

[Dennis Lukes]

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Do you guys actually want me here?

Yes, welcome Tanya! You are being tested by Jesus to determine your faith. You have no idea how many people have come here pretending to be Christians.

[MitzaLizalor]

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I'm British.

I visit Britain occasionally and was surprised to see some Churches still exist. That archbishop seems rather wet even though he was in oil before transferring to the clergy. As a general rule I never enter buildings containing idols, partly because the locals want you to say how beautiful the idols are or what a rich contribution to their culture some hideous gargoyle in the town square festooned with flowers and incense costing a fortune provides.

I don't think that. All I see are parades glorifying idols occupying so much time nor much else gets done – certainly not refuse collection! Britain is not like that but before I stopped entering cathedrals I'd noticed idols creeping in. If a building is left over from the reformation, perhaps it was build by idolators and has statues all over the walls and perhaps the Church of England does not consider them idols. Going a bit off topic here, anyway you get the idea. Are cathedrals used for anything except tourism (a congregation could be included for verisimilitude) or ceremonial deism, such as accompanies coronations, jubilees, royal weddings and so on?

Thank you for contributing to the forum.

[Didymus Much]

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I voted. A write in candidate for every office. "None of these Idiots".

Change your name to that, and run in the next election.

[Joanna Lytton-Vasey]

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My dear Sister Joanna, judging by the nature of her misspellings, I'd wager she's a Brit, Canadian, Australian, or some other horrible thing.

I admit that I sometimes write quaint things like "honourable" and "favour", but if those spellings were good enough for the King James Version, they are good enough for me.

Sister Mitza, the last time I was in Canterbury I noticed that the entrance fee just to go through the gates leading to the Temple of Mammon has risen to £14, which is about $17 in real money. However

You may be eligible for free entry to the Precincts if you fall under any of the following categories:

• Work in the old city of Canterbury
• Live within 4 miles of Bell Harry tower
• Member of the Cathedral Congregation
• Cathedral Volunteer
• Member of any church in the diocese (on the parish electoral roll or equivalent)
• Resident within the Precincts

So if you live there, you may not have to pay every time you go home, but that's at the discretion of the Archbishop.

Nobody, not even the Archbish himself, is clear about what the "parish electoral roll" is, who can be on it, whether people can be added or removed on a vicar's whim, what level of attendance constitutes being a member of a church or even what they mean by "church". It's all very odd.

[handmaiden]

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I'm British.

Do you guys actually want me here?

Being British isn't absolutely the worst thing. You do speak a form of American, even if you have altered it in some strange ways.

The key point is to stay away from the Church of England heresy. It's bad enough that it is a perverse falsification of the True Faith, but having a woman as its head is beyond the pale.


As the Apostle Paul has pointed out, men are the heads of things (with the male Lord and Savior being the biggest head) and women are squishy, oft-times yucky bodies to be ordered about.


So, if you steer clear of all the monarchy nonsense, learn to talk right and maybe fix up your teeth a little, you could find a place here in the Landover Baptist Church community.


Also, remember that it's "soccer", not "football" (unless it is football) and baseball is a real game whereas cricket is a simplified version made up to amuse very young and uncoordinated children.

[Mary Etheldreda]

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I'm British.

I'm sorry.

Do you guys actually want me here?

Our wills are aligned with Jesus'.

[Unfalsifiable]

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I'm British.

Do you guys actually want me here?

A better question is do you want to be there?


Unelected theocrat head of state, communistic government departments taxing you for red tape, bad teeth, bland food, windy cold weather?


The Brits are hellbound and you can't fault them for their preparation. They're living in it.

[Joanna Lytton-Vasey]

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Of course, there are a lot of what the British call "colonials" who still claim to be British. If you're wondering why, let me enlighten you. They mostly live in long-forgotten ex-British colonies and former offshore jails like Austria. Here is A Helpful Map.

Some of them have retained their shackles, becoming members of what is known as The Commonwealth. Those places are so hellish that their inhabitants hark back to what they think must have been the Good Old Days and worship the Queen, soon to be the King (no, the Queen is not planning to become a Trans-King, at least not as far as I know, but she's about 103 years old and Satan is taking his time over preparing a special cell for her in the Pit of Monarchs).

I suppose claiming to be British is better than admitting to being a Newfie or New Zil'nder?

[Roland]

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It's a rat.

Well, it seemed I had at least two mice, one a bit smaller and one a bit bigger. The bigger one was causing a lot of trouble lately and I decided to take it out. Ten minutes after setting the trap I heard the ´snap´, not to find the one I thought got bigger but it´s smaller friend. I murdered the wrong mouse.

[Didymus Much]

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...I murdered the wrong mouse.

Don't feel too bad. It was quick, and they'll make more.

[MitzaLizalor]

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It was quick

Not if hit in the middle of the back it wasn't.


Shackled nutters look at the alternatives and decide on that basis.

former offshore jails

But obviously are still nutters . .

quod erat demonstrandum

[Roland]

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Not if hit in the middle of the back it wasn't.

It was hit on the head by the trap. I was there less than five seconds later and only one leg twitched a bit. To make sure it did not suffer I booped it on the head with a small hammer.

It seems the other mouse moved out, I have not seen it all day. Maybe it understood that I do not take kindly to mice dropping turds in my kitchen, next to my cutting board.