Comments on: Smile! It’s Independence Day! http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/ Raising a Healthy Family Without Religion. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:05:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bishop Rick http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1908 Bishop Rick Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:50:43 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1908 Cody, Let me take a stab at this. Since you answered all of your own questions except the last one, I will address that one, but before I attempt an answer, I have a few questions for you first. What makes you so sure that when I die, I will stand before the lord? I don't think any of us know the answer to that one for sure since none of us have died and lived to tell about it. :) Do you really believe there is a Hell...a place with fire and brimstone and eternal agony? If there is such a place, would you send one of your children there? Do you really believe there is a devil...a being that can influence your thoughts and lead you to do evil? Would you send your children to a totally foriegn place/family after robbing their memory, and leave it solely to chance as to whether they join the right religion, and learn the right principles, and depending on whether they get the test questions right, they get to come home (heaven) or go to Hell? Please answer these questions first, then I will attempt to reply to your question. thanks, Bishop Rick Cody,

Let me take a stab at this. Since you answered all of your own questions except the last one, I will address that one, but before I attempt an answer, I have a few questions for you first.

What makes you so sure that when I die, I will stand before the lord? I don’t think any of us know the answer to that one for sure since none of us have died and lived to tell about it. :)

Do you really believe there is a Hell…a place with fire and brimstone and eternal agony? If there is such a place, would you send one of your children there?

Do you really believe there is a devil…a being that can influence your thoughts and lead you to do evil?

Would you send your children to a totally foriegn place/family after robbing their memory, and leave it solely to chance as to whether they join the right religion, and learn the right principles, and depending on whether they get the test questions right, they get to come home (heaven) or go to Hell?

Please answer these questions first, then I will attempt to reply to your question.

thanks,

Bishop Rick

]]> By: Lily http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1905 Lily Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:17:47 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1905 Thanks Noell! I did the google search. It's 3 tracks from the Beatle's Abbey Road album. (Just in case you were curious.) I read that Chris Bliss article while I was at it. Good stuff. Thanks Noell! I did the google search. It’s 3 tracks from the Beatle’s Abbey Road album. (Just in case you were curious.) I read that Chris Bliss article while I was at it. Good stuff.

]]> By: Cody http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1903 Cody Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:03:57 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1903 I have been checking out your site. I have a question for you, do you know how old you will be when you die? Will you be 70 or 45? Did you know 155,000 people die every day. That is right ten out of ten people die. The truth is you don't know when your day will come. One second you are here, the next, you step into eternity. Your life is like a vapor here today and gone tomorrow. Do you know what the Bible says? The Bible says it is appointed once for a man to die and then comes judgement. To be asbsent from your body is to be present before the Lord. When you die and stand before the Lord do you know if he will send you to Heaven or to Hell? I have been checking out your site. I have a question for you, do you know how old you will be when you die? Will you be 70 or 45?

Did you know 155,000 people die every day. That is right ten out of ten people die. The truth is you don’t know when your day will come. One second you are here, the next, you step into eternity. Your life is like a vapor here today and gone tomorrow.

Do you know what the Bible says? The Bible says it is appointed once for a man to die and then comes judgement. To be asbsent from your body is to be present before the Lord. When you die and stand before the Lord do you know if he will send you to Heaven or to Hell?

]]> By: Noell http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1899 Noell Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:12:33 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1899 Lily, I only just remembered yesterday that I hadn't finished that yet! Part four should be the end. I'll start working on that soon, I promise! Sorry, I don't know who sings that song. You could probably google it and find out. Chris Bliss is the name of the juggler. He's also a comedian. In fact, he also has a number of essays he wrote, the only one I've read being about evolution! So I'm going to learn more about this guy. Lily, I only just remembered yesterday that I hadn’t finished that yet! Part four should be the end. I’ll start working on that soon, I promise!

Sorry, I don’t know who sings that song. You could probably google it and find out. Chris Bliss is the name of the juggler. He’s also a comedian. In fact, he also has a number of essays he wrote, the only one I’ve read being about evolution! So I’m going to learn more about this guy.

]]> By: Lily http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1898 Lily Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:00:37 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1898 I love the juggling! I also love the song. Can anyone tell me the name and who sings it? Noell - I'm still anxiously awaiting Leaving the Church - part 4! I love the juggling! I also love the song. Can anyone tell me the name and who sings it? Noell - I’m still anxiously awaiting Leaving the Church - part 4!

]]> By: Noell http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1878 Noell Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:54:20 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1878 Mathyoo--that is so cool! It's just juggling, but this kind of stuff (especially when movement is involved) inspires the heck out of me. It's the masery of difficult tasks, along with physical grace and control. And it's the accompanying music. Love it. Bishop Rick--Ahhh, I'm getting it now. Sorry you had to spell it out for me. I cannot wait for that show to come back on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mathyoo–that is so cool! It’s just juggling, but this kind of stuff (especially when movement is involved) inspires the heck out of me. It’s the masery of difficult tasks, along with physical grace and control. And it’s the accompanying music. Love it.

Bishop Rick–Ahhh, I’m getting it now. Sorry you had to spell it out for me. I cannot wait for that show to come back on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Bishop Rick http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1874 Bishop Rick Wed, 05 Jul 2006 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1874 Noell, The guy in Big Love juggling 3 wives, 3 households, a job, threats from the FLDS leaders, etc. It was the first thing that popped into my mind so it made sense to me, but on paper it is definitely a stretch. I enjoy the show though :) Noell,

The guy in Big Love juggling 3 wives, 3 households, a job, threats from the FLDS leaders, etc.

It was the first thing that popped into my mind so it made sense to me, but on paper it is definitely a stretch.

I enjoy the show though :)

]]> By: mathyoo http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1863 mathyoo Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:37:57 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1863 The juggling video is nice, but here's a guy doing the same routine with 5 balls instead of 3: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6283096511750618839&q=chris+bliss or: http://tinyurl.com/ljykr The juggling video is nice, but here’s a guy doing the same routine with 5 balls instead of 3:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6283096511750618839&q=chris+bliss

or:

http://tinyurl.com/ljykr

]]> By: Noell http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1828 Noell Tue, 04 Jul 2006 20:56:29 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1828 Bishop Rick-- Wha. . .? Bishop Rick– Wha. . .?

]]> By: Bishop Rick http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1827 Bishop Rick Tue, 04 Jul 2006 20:03:48 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1827 Noell, I have no idea where this came from, but the HBO show Big Love came to mind watching that juggling video...Ok, maybe I do know where it came from :\ Noell,

I have no idea where this came from, but the HBO show Big Love came to mind watching that juggling video…Ok, maybe I do know where it came from :\

]]> By: C. L. Hanson http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/07/04/smile-its-independence-day/#comment-1825 C. L. Hanson Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:17:08 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=167#comment-1825 More scrapbooking!!! It's just like I was saying -- now that I've learned of its existence, I see it everywhere... ;-) More scrapbooking!!!

It’s just like I was saying — now that I’ve learned of its existence, I see it everywhere… ;-)

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