[kj] Bullshit Religion Discussion

[The Exorcist]

Agreed!

At 01:41 PM 4/7/2009, Karen Weil wrote:

>The understatement of the year, mate! ; )

>

>k.w.

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>From: <mailto:dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk>Darren A. Peace

>To: <mailto:joker at Z6.com>joker at Z6.com ; 

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>Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:55 AM

>Subject: Re: [kj] Bullshit Religion Discussion

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>Slightly nuts?

>

>Understatement of the week.

>

>Darren

>Hungerford, UK

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>On 7 Apr 2009, at 11:37, "Rob's Arse" 

><<mailto:joker at Z6.com>joker at Z6.com> wrote:

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>>Nicely put!

>>

>>Driving it underground will do no good. Fundamentalism would take hold.

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>>Open debate is always good, especially on religion.

>>

>>KJ are a very spiritual band. Look at Jaz, he's a great preacher. 

>>Charismatic, charming, intelligent and just slightly nuts. Highly 

>>entertaining too.

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>>And Geordie's guitar does sound like angels singing (well, it used 

>>to...................................)

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>>--- <mailto:bettedillinger at live.com>bettedillinger at live.com wrote:

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>>From: Bette Dillinger 

>><<mailto:bettedillinger at live.com>bettedillinger at live.com>

>>To: <<mailto:gathering at misera.net>gathering at misera.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] Bullshit Religion Discussion

>>Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:25:16 -0400

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>>A key element of Killing Joke is their spiritual side...  We are 

>>all adults here, and yes, if the element of respect is agreed upon, 

>>which I assume it is, then why could we not discuss spiritual 

>>elements?  Certainly, I am not proposing this become the primary 

>>focus, but KJ would not have garnered the interest they enjoy now 

>>(curb your giggles ;) if they did not flirt with esoteric imagery 

>>their entire career.  It would be insulting to everyone to deny 

>>it.  I am not talking about "my religion/spiritual practice/belief 

>>system is superior to yours, nah nah nah".....but we are not

>>on the Britney Spears list.  You can say I am a dreamer, but I 

>>believe we can meet on common ground and those who don't want to 

>>participate obviously don't have to.....

>>

>>But killing any discussion of any topic just makes it more 

>>intriguing, wouldn't you say?

>>

>>Bette

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>>Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 12:49:05 +1300

>>From: <mailto:humanhybrid666 at gmail.com>humanhybrid666 at gmail.com

>>To: <mailto:gathering at misera.net>gathering at misera.net

>>Subject: Re: [kj] Bullshit Religion Discussion

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>>i don't think that there's enough spiritual speculation on this 

>>list, and i for one would like to see a whole lot more.  it ties in 

>>more with KJ than where punk started thats for sure!

>>that said, i dont think that most here can handle a lofty 

>>discussion without it turning into complete shit - maybe thats just 

>>a web thing, i'm sure that we'd all be our better selves in 

>>person... i'd hope so anyway.

>>

>>are the subject headers not easy enough to spot and ignore? can us 

>>few who enjoy both the music of Killing Joke and open discussion on 

>>Nature of All Things have our moment in the sun once in a while?

>>i mostly lurk these days anyways, but i love the chance to talk 

>>religion, in 'real' life i do it any chance i can get!

>>

>>Big Jah Luv to all of you fckn cnuts!

>>

>>=)

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>>On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 2:32 AM, Alexander Smith 

>><<mailto:vassifer at earthlink.net>vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

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>>Just a thought: Is anyone else as bored and/or strenuously put off 

>>by this discussion as I am? I'm not trying to be the OT police, but 

>>really -- this is boring, divisive and seemingly endless.

>>

>>Maybe I'm wrong. Whatever. Religion is a fucking indefensible 

>>scourge. Let's please move on.

>>

>>Alex in NYC

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