Merry christmas, ya filthy animals

the context was clearly talking about living people, and mainly people who try to judge others by bringing up their faults and punishing them for their faults. these words clearly dont refer to any dead people.

that is pretty much impossible to be true. For instance, even though he was God it's very obvious Jesus was playing the role of solely being human, while here. He referred to God as a superior and not himself at times. This also means when he harshly judged people calling them vipers etc, that's what he was fine with Christians doing to be Christlike. When he furthermore supported the death penalty and never once faulted the Romans for being ruthless with criminals (and btw the 'don't throw the first stone' passage was added in long after he died) he merely suggested Christians hesitate more before being harsh, not that they never be it. If you believe he genuinely wanted nobody to judge evil happening around the and those doing it at all, then good poeple could never be judge either. Very ridiculous suggestion, he didn't mean it that literally. By this logic, you couldn't say 'good boy' to a son of yours even as that's judging him.

Ok, so if my eye takes me to hell, should I cut it out or not?

Almost always not.

If you believe he genuinely wanted nobody to judge evil happening around the and those doing it at all, then good poeple could never be judge either.

What Bible says, and what you want it to say are two different things. Now, if you dont interpret Bible literally, then nothing in Bible is true.

If you interpret it literally, then:

1. Dont judge or 2. You will be judged by measure you use to judge.

So unless you deny the most basic logical laws, this message clearly says not to judge, and the clear advantage in not judging: that you wont be judged either.

And this isnt me making stuff up, Bible literally says this later:

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." Luke 6:37

It means more 2 than 1.

Many twist it to mean 1. It means 2.

We Americans do not think of alcohol when we hear “merry.” At least not any more than we would for “happy.”

Ok some of us probably do- but that’s because we like to drink, not because of anything special about “merry” or “happy” that we see. The drunkards think both words mean alcohol, and everyone else sees nothing harmful about either word.

”Merry” would be a problem in your culture, not ours.

Americans do struggle to grasp English.

So as daylight time in the northern hemisphere increases, we can bask in the glory of the SUN, stand and smile and say thank you.

But do not bask for too long, because the SUN is all powerful.

And do not forget our MOON... Also stand and smile and say thanks.

But if you should ignore them and invest your thoughts in tales of magic men...Fear not, for the SUN and MOON will not care.

Beware of getting skin cancer.

Indeed.

Though I'm not a SUN worshipper in that sense.

In fact not a worshipper at all.

Worship is one of the more bizarre aspects of acquired human behaviour.

Worship is one of the more bizarre aspects of acquired human behaviour.

And Mrs Lynch's oppinion's about that. (:--)) X ((--:)

I showed Mrs Lynch and she was more concerned about your spelling.

I showed Mrs Lynch and she was more concerned about your spelling

Ha, my wife would agree with that totally. Issue that has dogged me since mid 90's. Thank Zed;ynch