To: Nikas777
13 posted on
10/06/2009 7:35:14 AM PDT by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
Something like the events descried in the “Canticle” did happen - in Red China during the Cultural Revolution but even more so during the “Year Zero” of the Khmer Rouge which killed people for wearing glasses because it was a sign they were readers of books.
24 posted on
10/06/2009 8:01:50 AM PDT by
Nikas777
(En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
To: Joe 6-pack
That author committed suicide and put the church in the position of continuing caretaker of human technology. It is a dismal way to view the church and not very realistic.
81 posted on
10/06/2009 4:00:28 PM PDT by
x_plus_one
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell)
To: Joe 6-pack
one of the great sci fi books of all time
To: Joe 6-pack
I had the same thought.
“Sic transit mundi”
100 posted on
10/06/2009 8:32:13 PM PDT by
kalee
(01/20/13 The end of an error.... Obama even worse than Carter.)
To: Joe 6-pack
Wow! Hadn’t thought of that book in years.
104 posted on
10/07/2009 4:37:55 AM PDT by
Lee'sGhost
(Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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