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RE: Advocacy


> Gary,
>
> At 22:36 2003-03-04, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:
> >...
> >
> > > >Jesus Juvenile Christ.
> > >  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > >        ????????
> >
> >...
> >
> >Jesus's name is "profanity" nowadays?  Come on.
>
>
>  From the Bookshelf 2000 dictionary:
>
> -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> pro·fane  adjective
>
> 1.  Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred: profane words.
>      ...
> 4.  Vulgar; coarse.
>
> ...
>
> Synonyms: profane, blasphemous, sacrilegious. These adjectives mean
> showing or marked by irreverence or contempt for what is sacred.
> Profane implies abusive disrespect: ?Keep that which is committed to
> thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings? (I Timothy 6:20).

Well, I'll give you the "vain babblings" part. ;-)

Ok, ok, I meant no contempt and only a little irreverence, and apologize if
anybody took offense.

--
Gary R. Van Sickle
Brewer.  Patriot.



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