I don't know wheter the food is still edible but the current time where it is is 11.30hrs GMT.

Thank you.

Will

Many interesting thoughts, Paz.

I too, as you know, am a lover and Practitioner of R & R.
It's not in conflict with my faith, which incidentally is a private deal between me and God. I don't think he intended me personally to 'spread the word' from door to door. Not my cuppa tea. (Actually not the Catholic cuppa tea)........lol
But for the sake of a good discussion, and to clear up what I see as 'misconceptions' about one thing or another, I don't mind revealing that I am Catholic and have an active and current membership in the "Hey God's OK" club.............

What's not OK, as you point out, is the misguided, some times egotistical and downright evil, sometimes of those that would claim to guide us. Unfortunately, until recently, the churches have been at a loss as to what to do with these sicko's.
I can only speak for the Catholic Church, which has it sorted out. You cannot be a Poofter and a Priest at the same time (you can have the feelings - we can't help them - but you can't actively 'poof'). You can't actively 'poof' and recieve the 'sacraments' because you are in not doing the right thing.

But then you can't do the horizontal limbo with a lady either, unless she's your wife, because that's the wrong thing. (A rule I have occasionally forgotten [unmarried], whilst R&Ring. But then, unlike some, I don't mind admitting that God hasn't finished mith me yet, I'm a kind of 'work in progress'......  )

Priests can't be married. I think this may change in the next 50 or so. After all how can an unmarried man who has never had to worry about supporting anyone or housing anyone, or worrying where his next meal is coming from, tell a struggling couple how to run their life (in the fanily planning dept). The Church is aware of this........imbalance, and is working on the solution (In fact, again, in the Catholic Church, the Birth control question (prior to conceptoion only) is 'often' left to the couple as a 'conscientious decision' based on circumstance, which of course would discount 'selfish reasoning' like "we can't have kids until we travel round the world".

As for those ones that do nasty things to little boys, they are expelled (from the Catholic Church) if found guilty or confess, no questions. Out you go. Regrettably it was not always so.
These things tend to make headlines and everyone is aware of every single incident and detail. That's human nature (and the nature of the press - they have to sell papers). 

But fortunately, I know for sure, that there are infinitely more kind, giving and committed people (male and female, clergy and lay) doing wonderful things, and helping the sick, the poor, the war-torn, the lost and the needy.
These people and events, obviously don't get the coverage and recognition that they should, hence the reason for some people having the understandable 'misgivings' that can sometimes accompany the discovery or reading of the 'negative reports' they come across.

Fortunately, there's me to put them right..........................lol  (I kill me!  )

yes a good club indeed.

Way back when in this thread, Prof. Brensec wrote:
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This is really not technically accurate. As you might suspect in this very imperfect universe, the earth doesn't truly rotate on an axis, but actually has a 'wobble' in it's rotation (think I learned this from the Discovery channel some time ago).

For those of you on the religion topic, sorry for the diversion......you may carry on now.

Say, speaking of grits, that reminds me...........................

Nooooooooooo, never mind........................................

Hey Paz,

To everything you said........................LOL