tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213870876354806494.post8849340200531249404..comments2020-07-02T09:27:25.031-07:00Comments on Cycle Ninja: Int'l Blasphemy Day: Open Letter To Bill DonohueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213870876354806494.post-92102456010270206532009-10-01T20:07:22.396-07:002009-10-01T20:07:22.396-07:00I looked them both up on Merriam-Webster. To para...I looked them both up on Merriam-Webster. To paraphrase, you can use the terms interchangeably, although sacrilege can also be used to mean using a sacred or consecrated item for something contrary to its intended purpose (aka, using a communion wafer in a Black Mass). Blasphemy, OTOH, is essentially verbal in nature.Cycle Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576266084977956666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213870876354806494.post-10436153109608700482009-10-01T19:04:40.047-07:002009-10-01T19:04:40.047-07:00Hell - Come for the music. Stay for the banned boo...Hell - Come for the music. Stay for the banned books, conversation, and company. :)<br /><br /><br />I thought the verb "to blaspheme" meant specifically denying god (which I do daily), as opposed to "sacrilegious" which is being profane against a "sacred" item or idea. Are these different from standard usage definitions?Angie Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739748828902693432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213870876354806494.post-77941005276163029762009-10-01T17:45:06.634-07:002009-10-01T17:45:06.634-07:00Well, technically that's the Blasphemy Challen...Well, technically that's the Blasphemy Challenge rather than Blasphemy Day International, but OK: I deny the existence of the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />(Fade in, 80 years from now, in Hell)<br /><br />"So, tell me, Ms. Jackson, do you come here often?"<br /><br />(Fade out)Cycle Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576266084977956666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213870876354806494.post-31188124741906815972009-10-01T16:37:45.000-07:002009-10-01T16:37:45.000-07:00And now I'm gonna tease ya and give you a hard...And now I'm gonna tease ya and give you a hard time. You get major kudos for not having a single swear word in there, BUT technically you were just griping about the Catholic Church and not actually denying the Holy Spirit. :p <br /><br />(Hey, I just wanna make sure hell is populated with all the coolest people on the Internet)Angie Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739748828902693432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213870876354806494.post-44504894978066404842009-10-01T07:47:32.464-07:002009-10-01T07:47:32.464-07:00Thanks for the love, guys. Stop back often.Thanks for the love, guys. Stop back often.Cycle Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576266084977956666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213870876354806494.post-56122693157043239602009-09-30T21:11:23.807-07:002009-09-30T21:11:23.807-07:00Ugh, I didn't know that some of the cases orig...Ugh, I didn't know that some of the cases originated in FM. <br />That was some good blaspheming.angeriehttp://angerie.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213870876354806494.post-15623098297253057032009-09-30T19:32:52.215-07:002009-09-30T19:32:52.215-07:00You sir, if you'll pardon the expression, are ...You sir, if you'll pardon the expression, are a Saint. I would have used WAY more expletives towards that windbag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com