LSM's Etymological Errors - Nigel Tomes

[awareness]

Originally Posted by zeek

What does this mean?

Ask the experts. Etymology of immolation:
http://www.myetymology.com/french/immolation.html

Originally Posted by z

Yes, well, I'm not claiming that I know that there are no Christians, and I'm certainly not claiming that I am one. But, I think, one can find a lot of evidence to support the idea that there are very few if any if we use the New Testament as a standard. The usual pattern is for someone to come out and make Christian claims which seem shiny and new until you peel of the superficial layer of Christian paint and find out a little more of their life and see that they are pretty close to the gutter where the rest of us live. Then they confess that they are sinners. But any mob boss or terrorist or prostitute could say the same thing. So, where are the New Testament Christians?

So are you saying that true Christianity was lost all the way back in the New Testament days? Where have I heard that before?

Originally Posted by z

Looks like we'll have to riff on the idea ourselves until Tomes, or his experts or Godot shows up.

Where's the rope?

[zeek]

Originally Posted by awareness

Ask the experts. Etymology of immolation:
http://www.myetymology.com/french/immolation.html

I know what immolation is. What's your point?

So are you saying that true Christianity was lost all the way back in the New Testament days? Where have I heard that before?

I'm not at liberty to discuss it here. Let's take it up in Alternative Views.

[awareness]

Originally Posted by zeek

I know what immolation is. What's your point?

It's not my point. It's your point. And I quote:

at the end of the day, you don't have what was contemplated in the New Testament..."a sacrifice of sweet smelling savour" it is called in one of the more succulent metaphors.

You're the one pointing out that the Bible says God has a nose ... for barbecue ... and likes His followers: "Well done my good and faithful servant."

Originally Posted by Me

So are you saying that true Christianity was lost all the way back in the New Testament days? Where have I heard that before?

Alternative Views would be a great place to discuss it. But we're all exLCers here, and heard it from Lee that the early church was corrupted. So it can be discussed here on the open forum. Just maybe not on this thread.

Methinks that unless bro Cassidy has more to say, or Nigel comes out of the woodwork, this thread has petered out.

And we're