How long he lives is now a measure of how far Islam Militant has advanced in Italy. A Prince Orhan for the New Constantinople?
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Behold the Canary
How long he lives is now a measure of how far Islam Militant has advanced in Italy. A Prince Orhan for the New Constantinople?
Nice Easter story -- pourvu que ca dure, as Nappy's mamma once said. By the way, you guys celebrate Easter tonight? I save it for the real date when it's supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteBunnies laying chocolate eggs is my favorite part of the New Testament, AI.
ReplyDeleteThis guy is metaphysically fucked: he's going to hell twice, both according to Allah and God: 1.) for converting from Islam to Christianity; and 2.) he took communion before being baptized.
ReplyDeleteDunno, MFT. I've been to a lot of Catholic churches where the folks were encouraged to participate in communion even if not yet baptized [thinking of adults, here]. Conversion out of Islam is clearly spelled out as a major no no. But "communion before being baptized"??
ReplyDeleteI'll be celebrating Easter tomorrow, Sunday, at my brother's house. A grand Portuguese feast is to be set out, and a horde of the ravenous is set to tear succulent roasted flesh from crispy bone.
ReplyDeleteAlas, MFT, the Chocolate Laying Easter Bunny never made it to Portugal. But, equally as zoologically interesting, the Egg Laying Bunny did. :)
I've been to a lot of Catholic churches where the folks were encouraged to participate in communion even if not yet baptized [thinking of adults, here]. Conversion out of Islam is clearly spelled out as a major no no. But "communion before being baptized"??
ReplyDeletePardon me? Are we speaking of the same Catholic order? Protestants — to varying degrees — have less problem with ante-baptismal communion. Additionally, during my Lutheran upbringing, my Catholic friends were quietly but strictly told that they were not to attend non-Catholic service.
Just call me a Thomas Paine of sorts, AA (but without all the crazy Quaking).
AA, are you in your homeland for Easter then?
ReplyDeleteI wish. No, I am in Massachusetts. But my sister-in-law was born in Portugal, and still knows how to cook a mean mean mean feast.
ReplyDelete...my sister-in-law was born in Portugal, and still knows how to cook a mean mean mean feast.
ReplyDeleteBastard! No such treatment on this end. So just make sure to heap a second and third plateful for young MFT.
But your sister is quite a cook, yes?
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of meat are we talking about, AA? I think Easter calls for lamb.
ReplyDeleteWell, Portuguese, when they feast, sup from fowl, fish, and flesh.
ReplyDeleteThere will be codfish, shrimp, lobster, pork, beef, chicken [more than one style], goat, and a variety of savory pies,pastries, sides, salads, and soups. Plus much wine.
Plus cheeses, olives, breads, fruits, marmalades, and guava jam.
Fortunately, there will be 30 or so people there.
But, yeah, AI, Lamb or Goat was one of the traditional Portuguese Easter meals. The other popular one, as ever, was Bacalhau [salted cod].
Wowsers! So, where do you fit all that food? I guess you need to fast for a weeks beforehand...
ReplyDeleteThanks to a near two week bout of flu, AI, I've definitely been fasting.
ReplyDeleteAnd, tomorrow, I break that damn fast.
AA, my sis and niece are on the upper Plains for Easter. It's just my brother and I, manning the desert southwest. I resist referring to our outpost as any kind of shining light in the desert. More like a last refuge, certainly no where to be wandering for a day or forty years.
ReplyDeleteIt's just some simple bow-tie pasta, basic tomato sauce, some blues thanks to UNLV radio, and a bit of beer later. You gotta give us better warning a little further out next time your sis-in-law is gonna put such a spread out. We need time to make flight plans, AA!