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On 07/24/2014 04:48 AM, Warp wrote:
> I hear there are still some places in the US where there are basically
> closet atheists who pretend to be Christians because else they would be
> shunned and discriminated against. They would basically become outcasts.
>
> Love and tolerance indeed...
>
and obviously telling lies isn't that big of a deal either ...
Me: Curious as to when I might expect some sort of decision.
Him: I've been buried with quoting a bunch of stuff with a new customer.
Hope to get back with you later this week.
Silence for 10 days ...
Me: I'm hoping you've found a moment or two to think about taking me on,
so I'm going to stick my neck out a bit and ask .... When do I start!
Nothing after 5 more days ...
Without getting into gory details I /was/ actually willing to choke down
the bile and take one for my team (family) and accept the position if it
was offered. Thanks goodness my ex-ex wife can still read me like a book
and has let me off the hook
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On 24/07/2014 09:48 AM, Warp wrote:
> I hear there are still some places in the US where there are basically
> closet atheists who pretend to be Christians because else they would be
> shunned and discriminated against. They would basically become outcasts.
>
> Love and tolerance indeed...
Never mind that - I'm told there are places where if you say, out loud,
that you don't believe in God, next day you'll find your house has been
burned to the ground. And don't bother reporting it to the police
either; they probably helped burn it.
Glad I don't live there...
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On 24/07/2014 11:36, James Holsenback wrote:
> On 07/24/2014 04:48 AM, Warp wrote:
>> I hear there are still some places in the US where there are basically
>> closet atheists who pretend to be Christians because else they would be
>> shunned and discriminated against. They would basically become outcasts.
>>
>> Love and tolerance indeed...
>>
>
> and obviously telling lies isn't that big of a deal either ...
>
> Me: Curious as to when I might expect some sort of decision.
> Him: I've been buried with quoting a bunch of stuff with a new customer.
> Hope to get back with you later this week.
>
> Silence for 10 days ...
> Me: I'm hoping you've found a moment or two to think about taking me on,
> so I'm going to stick my neck out a bit and ask .... When do I start!
>
> Nothing after 5 more days ...
>
> Without getting into gory details I /was/ actually willing to choke down
> the bile and take one for my team (family) and accept the position if it
> was offered. Thanks goodness my ex-ex wife can still read me like a book
> and has let me off the hook
From my top-boss, speaking about the owner: when owner say "I will call
you on that", it means there will be no call and the subject is not to
be raised again.
It's better once you got the sub-titles.
--
IQ of crossposters with FU: 100 / (number of groups)
IQ of crossposters without FU: 100 / (1 + number of groups)
IQ of multiposters: 100 / ( (number of groups) * (number of groups))
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On 07/24/2014 06:02 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> On 24/07/2014 09:48 AM, Warp wrote:
>> I hear there are still some places in the US where there are basically
>> closet atheists who pretend to be Christians because else they would be
>> shunned and discriminated against. They would basically become outcasts.
>>
>> Love and tolerance indeed...
>
> Never mind that - I'm told there are places where if you say, out loud,
> that you don't believe in God, next day you'll find your house has been
> burned to the ground. And don't bother reporting it to the police
> either; they probably helped burn it.
>
> Glad I don't live there...
LOL ... maybe that's where I'm living! My next door neighbor has a large
"God Delivers" sign in his front yard. Now he's a pleasant enough
fellow, who has been going through a rather rough patch lately. He's
never tired to sermonize but I often felt the urge to ask him ... how's
that working out for ya!
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On 07/24/2014 06:07 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> On 24/07/2014 11:36, James Holsenback wrote:
>> On 07/24/2014 04:48 AM, Warp wrote:
>>> I hear there are still some places in the US where there are basically
>>> closet atheists who pretend to be Christians because else they would be
>>> shunned and discriminated against. They would basically become outcasts.
>>>
>>> Love and tolerance indeed...
>>>
>>
>> and obviously telling lies isn't that big of a deal either ...
>>
>> Me: Curious as to when I might expect some sort of decision.
>> Him: I've been buried with quoting a bunch of stuff with a new customer.
>> Hope to get back with you later this week.
>>
>> Silence for 10 days ...
>> Me: I'm hoping you've found a moment or two to think about taking me on,
>> so I'm going to stick my neck out a bit and ask .... When do I start!
>>
>> Nothing after 5 more days ...
>>
>> Without getting into gory details I /was/ actually willing to choke down
>> the bile and take one for my team (family) and accept the position if it
>> was offered. Thanks goodness my ex-ex wife can still read me like a book
>> and has let me off the hook
>
> From my top-boss, speaking about the owner: when owner say "I will call
> you on that", it means there will be no call and the subject is not to
> be raised again.
>
> It's better once you got the sub-titles.
>
yep normally that would be my take as well ... i guess i was expecting
more from one of my fellow "brothers in arms"
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Am 24.07.2014 10:48, schrieb Warp:
> I hear there are still some places in the US where there are basically
> closet atheists who pretend to be Christians because else they would be
> shunned and discriminated against. They would basically become outcasts.
As a matter of fact the US have a long-standing history of this, dating
back even to British colonial times.
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Am 24.07.2014 12:09, schrieb James Holsenback:
> LOL ... maybe that's where I'm living! My next door neighbor has a large
> "God Delivers" sign in his front yard.
I thought it was Virgin Mary who had done the delivering job... did I
miss something? :-P
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 04:48:34 -0400, Warp wrote:
> I hear there are still some places in the US where there are basically
> closet atheists who pretend to be Christians because else they would be
> shunned and discriminated against.
Actually, a more accurate way to say that at the moment would be that
there are some places where it's OK to be an out Atheist.
It's gotten better in the past few years, but, particularly in small
towns in the south, it can be extremely difficult to be an out Atheist.
Distrust of atheists is high enough that most people won't vote for a
politician who says they're an atheist. Hell, Barney Frank - the first
openly gay US senator - came out as an atheist only *after* he retired.
It was safer (for his career) for him to be out as gay than out as an
atheist.
And he was one of the two senators from Massachusetts.
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On 07/24/2014 10:36 AM, clipka wrote:
> Am 24.07.2014 12:09, schrieb James Holsenback:
>
>> LOL ... maybe that's where I'm living! My next door neighbor has a large
>> "God Delivers" sign in his front yard.
>
> I thought it was Virgin Mary who had done the delivering job... did I
> miss something? :-P
>
LOL ... blasphemer ;-)
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 05:36:00 -0400, James Holsenback wrote:
>> Love and tolerance indeed...
>>
>>
> and obviously telling lies isn't that big of a deal either ...
Well, that depends. If you're a Republican and do all the "Jesus is
Lord" stuff, then you can practically get away with murder and not have
to leave office.
If you're a Democrat and you send a sext to someone, you are forced to
resign in disgrace.
While both sides have examples that contradict, overwhelmingly, if you're
a Republican elected official and you get mired in a sex scandal or
something, you aren't forced to leave office.
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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