Have a great fuzzy day..
I''l go of and work a bit for the man.. I will.
WIth Love
Eelco
Have a great fuzzy day..
I''l go of and work a bit for the man.. I will.
WIth Love
Eelco
Would it be safe to assume that Venerable shares a ground in the word veneration?
meaning that all those venerable buddhist monks out there are really f. ...able?
no wonder they took refuge in celibatism.
with love
eelco
Thinking about this a bit more. Synchronistimystisising about the distortion of words by voldemortists.
Veneration in which divinity was found in the communinion with a priest or priestes. Could have been a very powerful, almost sacred act of worship in days where sexuality had none of the " bad" connotations it has now.
How better to shatter this divinity than by replacing it for celibacy..
With Love
Eelco
Last edited by Eelco, 9th February 2014 at 07:33.
Oh definitely. It certainly wasn't a judgement on my part. I just find it amusing that the term is still used by the successors of the Roman cults, i.e., the Catholic church. The pope addresses fellow bishops as "venerable brethren", which roughly means "f**kable brothers". This would be hilarious, considering priestly celibacy, were it not for the way bishops have systematically covered up the rape and sexual abuse of children. It is a recurring theme in rape and abuse perpetrated by priests that the vulnerable party (often disabled adults, too) are convinced that their sexual submission to the priest is required of them by God and that by doing as they're told and keeping quiet about it, they're moving closer to God.
This is far too close to the ancient practice of veneration by sexual intercourse, except of course it is *******ised in the Christian version and is not a willing act on the part of the devotee who, in ancient times, would have sought out a priestess, rather than have been coerced by one. In the ancient practice, the devotee initiated the sexual intercourse, not the priest or priestess. Both parties could decline, particularly the priests/priestesses who, not being the initiators, were the ones left with the choice. Finally, the act was undertaken freely to express devotion, and not enforced by coercion and the threat of heavenly wrath.
In many ways, I guess, it is Satanic. It is the *******isation of a purely-intended ritual act. Is it any difference than the supposed Black Sacrament? The perversion of an ancient rite.
(Yes, veneration is from the same root)
On the plays with words.
Many years ago I was hitchhiking and got a ride from a major in the salvation army.
When talking about god he said he was reading an old armenina bible.
He said the word sin was not used.
Instead all through the text an armenian word was used that meant as much as "you wil have to try again"
Anyone know something about that?
It has intrigued me ever since, but not as much as to actively investigate until now.
With Love
Eelco
Oh man!!!
Now what???
Another 20 pages to catch up with on my "family time weekend"???
No sleep allowed even when I have the chance???
Energizer bunny I am not ... please help yourselves to a "thank you" each for all your posts ... no doubt they are worth it.
Seikou-Kishi, mucho respecto. Mod wasn't kidding when he said you were a wizard with words. Good, sweet christmas, there are some exceptional people all in one place here.
SK has a dictionary out there somewhere ... but don't hold me to that!!!
Thank you, Curtis; that's very kind of you.