Re: [Bulk] Re: The Name of the Lord.

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On Jan 21, 2008 9:50 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-01-21 at 13:22 -0800, Ed Kasky wrote:
> > At 11:53 AM Monday, 1/21/2008, you wrote -=>
> > >William Case wrote:
> > >>Hi Ric;
> > >>
> > >>Just sitting here Sunday morning killing time before I actually do
> > >>something useful.  Thought I would add my 2¢.
> > >I am religious and I'll add my 2 cents.
> > >In the cultural context that the verse was
> > >written, the name of a god was used to call upon
> > >the power of the god. That's why it was such a
> > >big deal when God revealed his covenant name to Jacob.
> > >
> > >When you don't take the cultural context of the
> > >time/region of what it meant to use the name of
> > >a god into your understanding of the passage, you end up mis-interpreting it.
> > >
> > >Unfortunately most Bible translations do a poor
> > >job at noting these cultural things in their
> > >footnotes, so all kinds of funny interpretations result.
> >
> > And all this has exactly what to do with the Fedora OS?
>
> I guess it means that we are humans and not machines dedicated directly
> to the Fedora OS via USB rectal probes, who ponder and debate many OT
> things. It's happened before, it'll happen again.
>
> I personally think most OT subjects as a result of our collective need
> to remain human and converse, even if it's in disagreement. No one is
> getting paid here, so a little bit of payment in OT, by the list, is not
> out of the question. This list would get bare, REAL quick, if it weren't
> for some bit of OT discussion. Even a trained seal will not bark when
> there are no fish. :) My 2 cents, Ric


I just wish their was a separate list, or people would diligently
preffix the subject 'OT'


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