For surely man can see every thing he needs to know about God in the incessant never ending stacks of photographed naked women. But why stop at trees? or women. Thomas Paine said that contemplation of all Creation is all the word of God any man needs.

Here is some more of Paine's wisdom

All the other parts of the New Testament, except the book of

enigmas called the Revelations, are a collection of letters under

the name of epistles; and the forgery of letters has been such a

common practice in the world, that the probability is at least

equal, whether they are genuine or forged. One thing, however,
is much less equivocal, which is, that out of the matters contained
in those books, together with the assistance of some old stories,
the Church has set up a system of religion very contradictory to
the character of the person whose name it bears. It has set up a
religion of pomp and revenue, in pretended imitation of a person
whose life was humility and poverty.

cliffrocks@arkansas.net;343401]said:


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Well put, Cliff. That's exactly why the good folk who once used to sit in the pews and listen to diatribes about how awful (sinful) they were, now get their digital camera, and go out to worship the way their great ancestors once did - with reverence and humility - God (Photoshop) works in myriad wondrous and mysterious ways - take heed, ye Philistines in the pulpit, the time of revelation and autocontrast is at hand. Cheers!

By the way, how come you folks say 'Kansas' and then 'Arkensaw' but not 'Arkansas'? Have I missed somethin'?

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