RE: [TruthTalk] Christmas Trees/'baptIZed'

[ShieldsFamily]

g, have you ever been baptized? If you don’t want to reveal the answer to this question, please just say so. Izzy   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christmas Trees/'baptIZed'   what's a sacrament? how does 'baptized' fall into that category?   On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:48:21 -0600 "ShieldsFamily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Yes—I assume you have heard of the word? Have you been? Yes ____ or No______   Izzy baptized Baptize \Bap*tize"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baptized; p. pr. & vb. n. Baptizing.] [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr.Gr. ?. See Baptism.] 1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to. 2. To christen ( because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name. 3. To sanctify; to consecrate.     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 6:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christmas Trees   'baptized'?   On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:59:56 -0600 "ShieldsFamily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: g, I am still waiting to hear—were you ever baptized? Izzy   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 3:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christmas Trees   Does anybody here (on TT) believe that the Trees lit by a Bush are 'pagan'?   If no/t, would you prefer to conclude that the Bush is 'pagan'? gary ottoson :: http://aa1ltd.blogspot.com  (<--fyi, new poetry posted:)   On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:08:22 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:   so,people aren't 'pagan' (or 'wrong'), it's the tree/s..no wonder some people'd rather climb a flag pole..would you consider the Trees 'pagan' that the Bushs lit?   On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 00:34:10 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 12/9/2003 6:29:57 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 'pagan' = 'wrong'?   no   but if they think a tree is pagan and it bothers them then don't fool with it!  Laura       gary ottoson :: http://poet235.com   gary ottoson :: http://poet235.com   gary ottoson :: http://poet235.com