A new Word of Wisdom

[Northwestcoug]

WHO finds that 1 in 20 death worldwide is caused by alcohol.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/alcohol-r...130154640.html

I think the major finding in this study is that alcohol helps 19 in 20 enjoy life

[HBCoug]

I think the major finding in this study is that alcohol helps 19 in 20 enjoy life

+1. In the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses!

[MartyFunkhouser]

+1. In the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses!

I'll be the third witness.

ITNOJCA

[Moliere]

https://www.atlasobscura.com/article...-brigham-young

This was a great read. I worked in the HFAC for a year and wished I’d have known about this.

[Bo Diddley]

https://www.atlasobscura.com/article...-brigham-young

This was a great read. I worked in the HFAC for a year and wished I’d have known about this.

Says it was there in the 70's. I worked for Vending Services in '89, and don't remember hearing anything about it.

[Babs]

In the internment service at the National Cathedral this morning, the officiant just asked the congregation to join her in the Lord's Prayer "using the beliefs and words with which you are most comfortable." How does that constitute the Lord's Prayer?

[Lost Student]

In the internment service at the National Cathedral this morning, the officiant just asked the congregation to join her in the Lord's Prayer "using the beliefs and words with which you are most comfortable." How does that constitute the Lord's Prayer?

Probably just trying to avoid vain repetition.

Not sure what that has to do with the WoW, though.

[swampfrog]

In the internment service at the National Cathedral this morning, the officiant just asked the congregation to join her in the Lord's Prayer "using the beliefs and words with which you are most comfortable." How does that constitute the Lord's Prayer?

Inclusion is a new sacred tenet of many religious faiths (including the political parties). In some cases it has been raised to one of the highest ideals. This is likely a mistake.

[Northwestcoug]

Inclusion is a new sacred tenet of many religious faiths (including the political parties). In some cases it has been raised to one of the highest ideals. This is likely a mistake.

In the words of one of my favorite songs now:

Oh, this train's for the ones who gamble
This train's for the midnight ramble
I hope I'm on the train you're on
There is space for everyone

[swampfrog]

In the words of one of my favorite songs now:

Oh, this train's for the ones who gamble
This train's for the midnight ramble
I hope I'm on the train you're on
There is space for everyone

"Extremism in defense of any virtue becomes a vice, it becomes sick, it becomes something that leads to horrible inhumanity and brutality. Many people try to say well all that really matters is care and compassion. But if you take that to its absurd extreme you get kind of close to what we have on campus, which is we will destroy anybody’s rights in order to protect these seven victim classes."

https://medium.com/conversations-wit...t-35f76604464a

Inclusion can be taken too far, as can all virtues. I think in some cases we're at the tipping point.

[creekster]

In the internment service at the National Cathedral this morning, the officiant just asked the congregation to join her in the Lord's Prayer "using the beliefs and words with which you are most comfortable." How does that constitute the Lord's Prayer?

That sounds like something from Monty Python: A bunch of people purportedly reciting the Lord's Prayer but all saying bizarrely different things at the same time.

Speaking of Monty Python, I watched the Life of Brian the other night for the first time in a long time; it is still laugh out loud funny.

[falafel]

That sounds like something from Monty Python: A bunch of people purportedly reciting the Lord's Prayer but all saying bizarrely different things at the same time.

Speaking of Monty Python, I watched the Life of Brian the other night for the first time in a long time; it is still laugh out loud funny.

I didn't know you viewed pornography.

[Babs]

That sounds like something from Monty Python: A bunch of people purportedly reciting the Lord's Prayer but all saying bizarrely different things at the same time.

Yes. That or a pentecostal church, where incoherent babbling is proof of the Lord's inspiration. I don't think snakes were involved in this service, though.

[creekster]

I didn't know you viewed pornography.

Only when my wife is out of town.,

[Northwestcoug]

"Extremism in defense of any virtue becomes a vice, it becomes sick, it becomes something that leads to horrible inhumanity and brutality. Many people try to say well all that really matters is care and compassion. But if you take that to its absurd extreme you get kind of close to what we have on campus, which is we will destroy anybody’s rights in order to protect these seven victim classes."

https://medium.com/conversations-wit...t-35f76604464a

Inclusion can be taken too far, as can all virtues. I think in some cases we're at the tipping point.

Sure, anything can be taken to it's extreme. But in most cases and when in doubt, it's better to strive for inclusion. We are all on this train together. Like this guy once said:

“We can all be a little kinder, a little more generous, a little more thoughtful of one another. We can be a little more tolerant and friendly to those not of our faith, going out of our way to show our respect for them. We cannot afford to be arrogant or self-righteous. It is our obligation to reach out in helpfulness not only to our own but to all others as well.”