Re: Re: Wow.

From: Joy McCann <joy.mccann_at_gmail.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:45:58 -0800

There is a connection between hostility and humor; sometimes it is the
most twisted people who are the funniest.

A lot of fundamentalists end up being an awfully bad witnesses, and
their doctrine of separatism is, to my mind, unscriptural.

--J

On 10/27/06, mikal9000_at_comcast.net <mikal9000_at_comcast.net> wrote:
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> The preacher's name was Jed Smock, and I believe his crass, bigoted and
> hateful ranting turned me (and countless other students) OFF to the *Good
> News* for years. It took me a long time to discover Christians like Thomas
> Merton and G.K. Chesterton, who are to that guy what Beethoven and Mozart
> are to GG Allin.
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> At the time, I thought Paul was funny as hell. Now, I believe he just
> represents an even nastier and more vapid form of self-loathing and
> barely-concealed misanthropy.
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> From: David Coons <yahoo_at_artscans.com>
> > In fact, I believe John has in his film archives some footage
> > of a very short interview we did with the Reverend ___ that Paul
> > Ross was heckling once at UCLA. It's possible that Paul's heckling
> > forever diverted us from religious observance by wrapping a
> > kind of verbal condom around the great pontificator..
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> > But then again, we may never know.
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> > > Yes, of course.
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> > > A long time ago I discovered Paul Ross had a wikipedia entry of his
> > > own. But should we be so surprised?
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> > > John
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Received on 2006-10-29 22:10:15