Christianity - a huge, extensively referenced website - and a mention of the Second Coming.
A useful website for the history of Christianity - with thousands of references.
Of particular note in these ecological times:
My responsibility is to follow the Scriptures which call upon us to occupy the land until Jesus returns. We don't have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand.
(James Watt, Secretary of the Interior for US President Ronald Reagan, quoted in the Washington Post, May 24, 1981). Cited on this page.
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Most major world religions have been disastrous for the environment. One of my dance partners is religious. I sent her these jokes - and she is still on speaking terms.
| Four Catholic
men and a Catholic woman were having coffee in St. Peter's Square. The first Catholic man tells his friends, "My son is a priest, when he walks into a room, everyone calls him 'Father'." The second Catholic man chirps, "My son is a Bishop. When he walks into a room, people call him 'Your Grace'." The third Catholic gent says, "My son is a Cardinal. When he enters a room, everyone bows their head and says 'Your Eminence'." The fourth Catholic man says very proudly, "My son is the Pope. When he walks into a room, people call him 'Your Holiness'." Since the lone Catholic woman was sipping her coffee in silence, the four men give her a subtle, "Well ...?" She proudly replies, "I have a daughter, slim, tall, 38" DD bust, 24" waist and 34" hips. When she walks into a room, everybody says, "Oh My God."
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| Brother John
entered the 'Monastery of Silence' and the Chief Priest said, "Brother, this
is a silent monastery, you are welcome here as long as you like, but you may
not speak until I direct you to do so." Brother John lived in the monastery for a full year before the Chief Priest said to him: "Brother John, you have been here a year now, you may speak two words." Brother John said, "Hard Bed." "I'm sorry to hear that" the Chief Priest said. "We will get you a better bed." The next year, Brother John was called by the Chief Priest. "You may say another two words Brother John." "Cold Food." said Brother John, and the Chief Priest assured him that the food would be better in the future. On his third anniversary at the monastery, the Chief Priest again called Brother John into his office. "Two words you may say today." "I Quit." said Brother John. "It is probably best." said the Chief Priest. "All you have done since you got here is complain."
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| A girl goes
to the priest for confession and tells him, "Rabbi, I think that I am
pregnant." The priest sadly asks, "How did it happen, my child?" The girl replies, "Sir, it must be the second coming." Shocked, the priest asks, "What makes you think that?" She replied, "Because I swallowed the first." |
| Do nuns wear bras? No. God supports everything. |
Woke 2 - folk dancing in the age of political correctness
Christmas - commercialisation and waste.