Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 i don't think we've beat this subject into the dust enough yet.. come on guys...how about we all go play tiddily winks er something,,,, make some tea? pagan is latin... heathen is old germanic...(and therefore also old english...).. i think it first appeared in a written form(forgot the exact work..like hapen er something like that..but..like better, i don't have the right keyboard to write wot it was anyways...) in like..umm..the 300's i think..some gothic(the tribe, not the spooky i wear black..)bishop translated the bible into goth, and used that word as a replacement fer greek er something like that it meant at the time a combination of someone from an uncivilized place, a dweller on untilled land, a savage..etc and so forth it has to predate christianity as its common to all the germanic languages... there is also an armenian word, sorry, don't remember it, which is very similar, which means nation or people... dmn indo european languages... anyways..they are all words....meanings change... how many fairies can we get to dance on the head of a pin now? Lynda Aug 7, 2005 3:32 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Nope, heathen is the word the xtians came up with. Lynda - Jo Cwazy Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:59 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup My understanding is that pagan with a small p is the word used to describe anyone non-Christian by Christians. Jo - Lynda Sunday, August 07, 2005 8:39 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Jo, the word heathen came from the Christian folks. They came up with it. Until they started grouping folks under that umbrella, "heathens" called themselves what they were (Druid, Pagen, or had no name for their beliefs at all). Lynda, hereditary "heathen" for over 10,000 years. - Jo Cwazy Sunday, August 07, 2005 12:01 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup A further comment. There are lots of Heathen gods. You have noted that the way Heathen is used in your description is one given to the word by Christians, not by the Heathens themselves. Jo Ah, Peter, it doesn't mean "a" religion, it means a lack of a specific religion -- "a person who does not acknowledge your God, one who is not Xtian." Lynda - Peter Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:20 AM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup > Hey, he meant it in a bad way <g> Not quite sure why that gets a grin... if he'd used the term "nigger" or "paki" in a derogatory way (as they were frequently in the 1950s), we'd all be outraged, so why is it alright to use a term denoting a religion rather than a race in such a way? Peter To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Lynda You are still confusing the word "heathen" with the word "heretic". As I have said about 4 times now, Heathen is the word that was used to label those who practiced their religion on the Heath Land - it is from an Anglo-Saxon word. Pagan, as Fraggle has pointed out, is from the Latin word meaning "country dweller", and was originally a term used by Christians to insult those "idiots" who lived in the country and maintained rural religious practices. Neither word was applied by the church to all those who disagreed with their teachings until recently. Incidentally, I do find it rather amusing that you insist on arguing with people who have spent several years researching the religious history of England (where these words all originated). It seems a bit like meeting Neil Armstrong and trying to tell him that the moon is made of cheese. Peter - Lynda Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:32 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Nope, heathen is the word the xtians came up with. Lynda - Jo Cwazy Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:59 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup My understanding is that pagan with a small p is the word used to describe anyone non-Christian by Christians. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Peter, I am not indulging you any further. Would you like me to leave the list? I realise that having a child who is working to be a vegan and rescuing animals and giving them a good life instead of just talking about it isn't good enough to be your kind of vegan, so just say the word! Lynda - Peter Sunday, August 07, 2005 5:08 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Lynda > Well, you use it your way on your side of the pond and we'll use it our way on our side of the pond. Ya know, like anarchist <g> I'm not quite sure why you keep thinking it appropriate to "grin" over this issue. To people who follow the religion you are commenting on, your comments are highly offensive. This is not a "grinning" issue - it is a disgusting display of an individual (you) acting in a highly offensive way, and then insisting that you have every right to insult others because you don't understand the meanings of the words you are using. It is even worse, because when it is explained to you, rather than saying "OK, I didn't understand, but do now", you maintain that you have the right to redefine the English language regardless of who it offends. It is a sickening display of arrogance and insensitivity. Peter Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release 8/4/05 Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release 8/4/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Reread what Fraggle wrote. All, not just the part that you decided fits your argument. The word is GERMAN! Lynda - Peter Sunday, August 07, 2005 5:28 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Lynda You are still confusing the word "heathen" with the word "heretic". As I have said about 4 times now, Heathen is the word that was used to label those who practiced their religion on the Heath Land - it is from an Anglo-Saxon word. Pagan, as Fraggle has pointed out, is from the Latin word meaning "country dweller", and was originally a term used by Christians to insult those "idiots" who lived in the country and maintained rural religious practices. Neither word was applied by the church to all those who disagreed with their teachings until recently. Incidentally, I do find it rather amusing that you insist on arguing with people who have spent several years researching the religious history of England (where these words all originated). It seems a bit like meeting Neil Armstrong and trying to tell him that the moon is made of cheese. Peter - Lynda Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:32 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Nope, heathen is the word the xtians came up with. Lynda - Jo Cwazy Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:59 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup My understanding is that pagan with a small p is the word used to describe anyone non-Christian by Christians. Jo Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release 8/4/05 Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release 8/4/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Now I've gone dizzy - must have taken too many deep breaths :-) Jo , lv2breathe@a... wrote: > > Hey everyone! > > Maybe it's time for a time out here! > > Count to ten 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 > > Take some deeeeeeeep breaths. > > Kristina > > In a message dated 8/7/05 5:28:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > writes: > > Message: 24 > Mon, 8 Aug 2005 01:08:37 +0100 > " Peter " <metalscarab@c...> > Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup > > Lynda > > > Well, you use it your way on your side of the pond and we'll use it our > way on our side of the pond. Ya know, like anarchist <g> > > I'm not quite sure why you keep thinking it appropriate to " grin " over this > issue. To people who follow the religion you are commenting on, your comments > are highly offensive. This is not a " grinning " issue - it is a disgusting > display of an individual (you) acting in a highly offensive way, and then > insisting that you have every right to insult others because you don't understand > the meanings of the words you are using. It is even worse, because when it is > explained to you, rather than saying " OK, I didn't understand, but do now " , > you maintain that you have the right to redefine the English language > regardless of who it offends. It is a sickening display of arrogance and > insensitivity. > > Peter > > > [This message contained attachments] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Lynda English people are Germanic - Anglo-Saxon. Jo , " Lynda " <lurine@s...> wrote: > Reread what Fraggle wrote. All, not just the part that you decided fits your argument. > > The word is GERMAN! > > Lynda > - > Peter > > Sunday, August 07, 2005 5:28 PM > Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup > > > Lynda > > You are still confusing the word " heathen " with the word " heretic " . As I have said about 4 times now, Heathen is the word that was used to label those who practiced their religion on the Heath Land - it is from an Anglo-Saxon word. Pagan, as Fraggle has pointed out, is from the Latin word meaning " country dweller " , and was originally a term used by Christians to insult those " idiots " who lived in the country and maintained rural religious practices. Neither word was applied by the church to all those who disagreed with their teachings until recently. > > Incidentally, I do find it rather amusing that you insist on arguing with people who have spent several years researching the religious history of England (where these words all originated). It seems a bit like meeting Neil Armstrong and trying to tell him that the moon is made of cheese. > > Peter > > - > Lynda > > Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:32 PM > Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup > > > Nope, heathen is the word the xtians came up with. > > Lynda > - > Jo Cwazy > > Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:59 PM > Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup > > > My understanding is that pagan with a small p is the word used to describe anyone non-Christian by Christians. > > Jo > > > To send an email to - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 That just proves they didn't know as much as they thought then. Jo - Lynda Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:32 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Nope, heathen is the word the xtians came up with. Lynda - Jo Cwazy Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:59 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup My understanding is that pagan with a small p is the word used to describe anyone non-Christian by Christians. Jo - Lynda Sunday, August 07, 2005 8:39 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Jo, the word heathen came from the Christian folks. They came up with it. Until they started grouping folks under that umbrella, "heathens" called themselves what they were (Druid, Pagen, or had no name for their beliefs at all). Lynda, hereditary "heathen" for over 10,000 years. - Jo Cwazy Sunday, August 07, 2005 12:01 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup A further comment. There are lots of Heathen gods. You have noted that the way Heathen is used in your description is one given to the word by Christians, not by the Heathens themselves. Jo Ah, Peter, it doesn't mean "a" religion, it means a lack of a specific religion -- "a person who does not acknowledge your God, one who is not Xtian." Lynda - Peter Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:20 AM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup > Hey, he meant it in a bad way <g> Not quite sure why that gets a grin... if he'd used the term "nigger" or "paki" in a derogatory way (as they were frequently in the 1950s), we'd all be outraged, so why is it alright to use a term denoting a religion rather than a race in such a way? Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Lynda You don't have to be vegan to be on the list. What you do need to do (and this is a generic "you") is maintain polite conversation. Insulting people's religions is a big no-no, as it is highly offensive to those who follow the religion in question. If you'd talked of Jews, the way you talked of heathens, and then insisted that Jew meant something different to what it actually does, so it's OK for you to insult them, then I'm sure you would agree it would have been unacceptable behaviour. Whether you leave or stay is entirely your choice - the rules are very simple, don't post things which are offensive, or blatantly anti-vegan. As long as you can stick to that, then no problem. Peter - Lynda Monday, August 08, 2005 6:08 AM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Peter, I am not indulging you any further. Would you like me to leave the list? I realise that having a child who is working to be a vegan and rescuing animals and giving them a good life instead of just talking about it isn't good enough to be your kind of vegan, so just say the word! Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Lynda > The word is GERMAN! Ummm... and where do you think the Anglo-Saxons came from? Outer Mongolia???? Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 take the bag off yer head first silly heartwerk <heartwork Aug 7, 2005 11:59 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Now I've gone dizzy - must have taken too many deep breaths :-) Jo , lv2breathe@a... wrote: > > Hey everyone! > > Maybe it's time for a time out here! > > Count to ten 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 > > Take some deeeeeeeep breaths. > > Kristina > > In a message dated 8/7/05 5:28:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > writes: > > Message: 24 > Mon, 8 Aug 2005 01:08:37 +0100 > " Peter " <metalscarab@c...> > Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup > > Lynda > > > Well, you use it your way on your side of the pond and we'll use it our > way on our side of the pond. Ya know, like anarchist <g> > > I'm not quite sure why you keep thinking it appropriate to " grin " over this > issue. To people who follow the religion you are commenting on, your comments > are highly offensive. This is not a " grinning " issue - it is a disgusting > display of an individual (you) acting in a highly offensive way, and then > insisting that you have every right to insult others because you don't understand > the meanings of the words you are using. It is even worse, because when it is > explained to you, rather than saying " OK, I didn't understand, but do now " , > you maintain that you have the right to redefine the English language > regardless of who it offends. It is a sickening display of arrogance and > insensitivity. > > Peter > > > [This message contained attachments] To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Ah! That's what I did wrong. Jo - " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx Monday, August 08, 2005 7:01 PM Re: Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup take the bag off yer head first silly heartwerk <heartwork Aug 7, 2005 11:59 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Now I've gone dizzy - must have taken too many deep breaths :-) Jo , lv2breathe@a... wrote: > > Hey everyone! > > Maybe it's time for a time out here! > > Count to ten 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 > > Take some deeeeeeeep breaths. > > Kristina > > In a message dated 8/7/05 5:28:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > writes: > > Message: 24 > Mon, 8 Aug 2005 01:08:37 +0100 > " Peter " <metalscarab@c...> > Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup > > Lynda > > > Well, you use it your way on your side of the pond and we'll use it our > way on our side of the pond. Ya know, like anarchist <g> > > I'm not quite sure why you keep thinking it appropriate to " grin " over this > issue. To people who follow the religion you are commenting on, your comments > are highly offensive. This is not a " grinning " issue - it is a disgusting > display of an individual (you) acting in a highly offensive way, and then > insisting that you have every right to insult others because you don't understand > the meanings of the words you are using. It is even worse, because when it is > explained to you, rather than saying " OK, I didn't understand, but do now " , > you maintain that you have the right to redefine the English language > regardless of who it offends. It is a sickening display of arrogance and > insensitivity. > > Peter > > > [This message contained attachments] To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Kudos to Peter! And I mean it! I am extremely impressed! I have always had a problem with these and other racial/derogatory words. Not because of their " meaning " , but because people allow them to have those meanings. Do we not all realize the power we have and the power we give up! Nikki - Who is getting quite loud this morning! , " Peter " <metalscarab@c...> wrote: > > Hey, he meant it in a bad way <g> > > Not quite sure why that gets a grin... if he'd used the term " nigger " or " paki " in a derogatory way (as they were frequently in the 1950s), we'd all be outraged, so why is it alright to use a term denoting a religion rather than a race in such a way? > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Sorry Jo, Number lock not on! Just got back from hols, over 1100 e-mails!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel a big delete coming on. Sorry Guys! P.S. Now have a computer at home, and it will be mine in 3 years time, woo hoo! The Valley Vegan.................Jo Cwazy <heartwork wrote: Manners Peter (VV) ! Jo - peter hurd Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:26 PM Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup Too obvious, / fo effort. Try again. The Valley Vegan...... Hi Peter >Anyone know what I can use up maple syrup for before it goes off? Make some buckwheat pancakes, and then add maple syrup and Swedish Glace!!! :-) BB Peter Peter H To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. Peter H Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Hi Peter (VV) I hope you had a good holiday. Enjoy your computer. Jo , peter hurd <swpgh01@t...> wrote: > Sorry Jo, > Number lock not on! > Just got back from hols, over 1100 e-mails!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel a big delete coming on. Sorry Guys! > P.S. Now have a computer at home, and it will be mine in 3 years time, woo hoo! > The Valley Vegan................. > > Jo Cwazy <heartwork@c...> wrote: > Manners Peter (VV) ! > > Jo > - > peter hurd > > Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:26 PM > Re: Blackstrap Molasses/Maple Syrup > > > Too obvious, / fo effort. Try again. > > The Valley Vegan...... > > > Hi Peter > > >Anyone know what I can use up maple syrup for before it goes off? > > Make some buckwheat pancakes, and then add maple syrup and Swedish Glace!!! :-) > > BB > Peter > > > Peter H > > > > > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. > > To send an email to - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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