Comments on: Boycotting god: How to raise a well-behaved deity http://www.makingchutney.com/2005/01/14/boycotting-god-raising-a-well-trained-deity/ One part facial hair. Two parts moxy. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:13:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: chutney http://www.makingchutney.com/2005/01/14/boycotting-god-raising-a-well-trained-deity/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 chutney Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:20:35 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/posts/2005/01/14//#comment-1899 I suppose confrontation is only an early step on the way toward reconciliation? I love the group therapy idea. Me and god haven't been on speaking terms so much for a while now. Might help. Now I'm toying around with other models too---intervention, encounter group. Maybe what we really need is something like the "<a href="http://www.breaking-the-ice.de/about.php">Breaking the Ice</a>" model. They recently used it for a group of Israelis and Palestinians. If it worked for those antagonists, maybe it could even work for god and humanity! I suppose confrontation is only an early step on the way toward reconciliation?

I love the group therapy idea. Me and god haven’t been on speaking terms so much for a while now. Might help.

Now I’m toying around with other models too—intervention, encounter group. Maybe what we really need is something like the “Breaking the Ice” model. They recently used it for a group of Israelis and Palestinians. If it worked for those antagonists, maybe it could even work for god and humanity!

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]]> By: chutney http://www.makingchutney.com/2005/01/14/boycotting-god-raising-a-well-trained-deity/comment-page-1/#comment-1895 chutney Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:37:43 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/posts/2005/01/14//#comment-1895 Nope. Married to Emily. Oh, and email is hidden on the "About" page for spam protection reasons. Nope. Married to Emily.

Oh, and email is hidden on the “About” page for spam protection reasons.

]]> By: Troy http://www.makingchutney.com/2005/01/14/boycotting-god-raising-a-well-trained-deity/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 Troy Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:30:57 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/posts/2005/01/14//#comment-1894 I was just wondering if you are married to Michelle? I couldn't find an email so I had to ask you here. Sorry. Email me and let me know. I was just wondering if you are married to Michelle? I couldn’t find an email so I had to ask you here. Sorry. Email me and let me know.

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