Dear Mormon Jesus,
All my life I have been blessed by the veneration of my Orixa Exu. He gives me power over my enemies. Now I am being told by a pair of estrangeiro young men in white shirts that my Orixa is animistic, pagan and demonic, and instead of making offering to Exu, I should pray to you to know the truth.
So here I am. I see you actively participate on this board and give "revelation".What can you offer me that my Exu can not? I am already blessed with strength and a corpo fechado. What more can you do?
Axe!
Dear Mormon Jesus.
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_SteelHead
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Dear Mormon Jesus.
It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener at war.
Some of us, on the other hand, actually prefer a religion that includes some type of correlation with reality.
~Bill Hamblin
Some of us, on the other hand, actually prefer a religion that includes some type of correlation with reality.
~Bill Hamblin
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_KevinSim
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Re: Dear Mormon Jesus.
SteelHead wrote:Dear Mormon Jesus,
All my life I have been blessed by the veneration of my Orixa Exu. He gives me power over my enemies. Now I am being told by a pair of estrangeiro young men in white shirts that my Orixa
is animistic, pagan and demonic, and instead of making offering to Exu, I should pray to you to know the truth.
So here I am. I see you actively participate on this board and give "revelation".What can you offer me that my Exu can not? I am already blessed with strength and a corpo fechado. What more can you do?
Axe!
I'm not Jesus, for the record, but I'm pretty sure that Jesus wants me to tell you that what He can offer is sticking around.
Actually, I'm tempted to ask you, do you believe that Orixa Exu is going to stick around? For the rest of eternity? And do you have reason to believe Orixa Exu is a good being? If so, then I would suggest you ask Orixa Exu if He (She?) wants you to follow the Mormon Jesus. There are a lot of things about God that are unclear, but it has been clear to me for a long time that God simply cannot care what name S/He is called.
KevinSim
Reverence the eternal.
Reverence the eternal.
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_SteelHead
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Re: Dear Mormon Jesus.
Orixa Exu is neither good nor bad. He is a trickster. An eternal manifestation of chaos and the messenger of Olódùmarè. Exu does not want me to follow Jesus. He is a jealous Orixa.
Axe!
Axe!
It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener at war.
Some of us, on the other hand, actually prefer a religion that includes some type of correlation with reality.
~Bill Hamblin
Some of us, on the other hand, actually prefer a religion that includes some type of correlation with reality.
~Bill Hamblin
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_honorentheos
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Re: Dear Mormon Jesus.
Steelhead,
I may be wrong but if Mormon Jesus really is "Mormon" Jesus, then He won't receive your prayer directly. Remember, you're supposed to petition the Father in the name of the Son?
Come to think of it, He probably won't be able to answer you directly either. We'll have to hope for the appearance of the Mormon Holy Ghost for that to be possible.
What a telephone game. No wonder people can't get straight what's God's will and what is made of their own fancy.
On the plus side, if Mormon Jesus really is "Mormon" Jesus, He probably has a PayPal account set up for supporting His important ventures/revelations and you may be able to slip Him notes that way. In fact, if He doesn't provide a link to one soon, I may begin to doubt He IS the "Mormon" Jesus. Or atleast yellow slips with a mailing address to Church Headquarters or some suitable substitute.
I may be wrong but if Mormon Jesus really is "Mormon" Jesus, then He won't receive your prayer directly. Remember, you're supposed to petition the Father in the name of the Son?
Come to think of it, He probably won't be able to answer you directly either. We'll have to hope for the appearance of the Mormon Holy Ghost for that to be possible.
What a telephone game. No wonder people can't get straight what's God's will and what is made of their own fancy.
On the plus side, if Mormon Jesus really is "Mormon" Jesus, He probably has a PayPal account set up for supporting His important ventures/revelations and you may be able to slip Him notes that way. In fact, if He doesn't provide a link to one soon, I may begin to doubt He IS the "Mormon" Jesus. Or atleast yellow slips with a mailing address to Church Headquarters or some suitable substitute.
The world is always full of the sound of waves..but who knows the heart of the sea, a hundred feet down? Who knows it's depth?
~ Eiji Yoshikawa
~ Eiji Yoshikawa
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Re: Dear Mormon Jesus.
Mormon Jesus is a big fan of cultural imperialism. Not only do you have to give up your gods, but you have to wear western clothes and sing western songs.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
B.R. McConkie, © Intellectual Reserve wrote:There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.
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Re: Dear Mormon Jesus.
Western dress and song? No go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tE-H_Ojung
Axe capoeira! Salve meu mestre!
Quando o meu mestre se foi Toda a Bahia chorou Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Oi menino com quem tu aprendeu? (2x) Aprendeu a jogar capoeira aprendeu Quem me ensinou ja morreu (2x) O seu nome esta gravado Na terra onde ele nasceu Salve o mestre Bimba A Bahia de Mare Salve o mestre que me ensinou A mandinga de bater com o pe Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Mandingueiro Venho de Male Bolencia Era ligeiro o meu mestre Que jogava conforme a cadencia No bater do berimbau Salve o mestre Bimba Criador da regional Salve o mestre Bimba Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Aprendeu meia-lua aprendeu Oi martelo, rabo-de-arraia Jogava no pe da ladeira Muitas vezes na beira da praia Salve Sao Salvador A Bahia de Mare Salve o mestre que me ensinou A mandinga de bater com o pe Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Quando meu mestre se foi Toda a Bahia chorou Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tE-H_Ojung
Axe capoeira! Salve meu mestre!
It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener at war.
Some of us, on the other hand, actually prefer a religion that includes some type of correlation with reality.
~Bill Hamblin
Some of us, on the other hand, actually prefer a religion that includes some type of correlation with reality.
~Bill Hamblin
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_Buffalo
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Re: Dear Mormon Jesus.
SteelHead wrote:Western dress and song? No go!Quando o meu mestre se foi Toda a Bahia chorou Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Oi menino com quem tu aprendeu? (2x) Aprendeu a jogar capoeira aprendeu Quem me ensinou ja morreu (2x) O seu nome esta gravado Na terra onde ele nasceu Salve o mestre Bimba A Bahia de Mare Salve o mestre que me ensinou A mandinga de bater com o pe Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Mandingueiro Venho de Male Bolencia Era ligeiro o meu mestre Que jogava conforme a cadencia No bater do berimbau Salve o mestre Bimba Criador da regional Salve o mestre Bimba Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Aprendeu meia-lua aprendeu Oi martelo, rabo-de-arraia Jogava no pe da ladeira Muitas vezes na beira da praia Salve Sao Salvador A Bahia de Mare Salve o mestre que me ensinou A mandinga de bater com o pe Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Quando meu mestre se foi Toda a Bahia chorou Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tE-H_Ojung
Axe capoeira! Salve meu mestre!
Hmm, more like this kind of western dress:
And this kind of western music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2M4comWWA4
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
B.R. McConkie, © Intellectual Reserve wrote:There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.
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Re: Dear Mormon Jesus.
Give up my rich cultural heritage for Mormon homogeneity, and Utah culture?
Nah....
It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener at war.
Some of us, on the other hand, actually prefer a religion that includes some type of correlation with reality.
~Bill Hamblin
Some of us, on the other hand, actually prefer a religion that includes some type of correlation with reality.
~Bill Hamblin
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_Buffalo
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Re: Dear Mormon Jesus.
SteelHead wrote::sad:
Give up my rich cultural heritage for Mormon homogeneity, and Utah culture?
Nah....
Mormon Jesus is a cultural terrorist. He demands homogeneity!!!
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
B.R. McConkie, © Intellectual Reserve wrote:There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.
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_ludwigm
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Re: Dear Mormon Jesus.
SteelHead wrote:Western dress and song? No go!Quando o meu mestre se foi Toda a Bahia chorou Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Oi menino com quem tu aprendeu? (2x) Aprendeu a jogar capoeira aprendeu Quem me ensinou ja morreu (2x) O seu nome esta gravado Na terra onde ele nasceu Salve o mestre Bimba A Bahia de Mare Salve o mestre que me ensinou A mandinga de bater com o pe Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Mandingueiro Venho de Male Bolencia Era ligeiro o meu mestre Que jogava conforme a cadencia No bater do berimbau Salve o mestre Bimba Criador da regional Salve o mestre Bimba Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Aprendeu meia-lua aprendeu Oi martelo, rabo-de-arraia Jogava no pe da ladeira Muitas vezes na beira da praia Salve Sao Salvador A Bahia de Mare Salve o mestre que me ensinou A mandinga de bater com o pe Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro) Quando meu mestre se foi Toda a Bahia chorou Iaia ioio Iaia ioio iaia ioio (coro)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tE-H_Ojung
Axe capoeira! Salve meu mestre!
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei