Can we legally form a church?
POSTED BY: Hixie129
UPDATED: Tuesday, March 7, 2006 01:29
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That was a very good verse you wrote: Do you have title, should it be a psalm or is it part of the Song of Songs.
Thanks for the compliment and the welcome!
Hm, if we're following a model of the Christian bible, I'd say it probably belongs in the book of Exodus -- to the Rim, that is.
As to incorporating more Eastern/Asian influence into this fun little kluge, I suppose it depends which belief systems we'd be drawing from. I've studied some Shintoism, Zen Buddhism and Taoism, but with the exception of Christianity popping up here and there in the series, it's hard to tell what the dominant belief system of the 'verse is, or indeed whether it even has one. Did Herr Whedon ever elaborate on that at all?
As it is, the Asian influence in the 'verse seems a mixture of Chinese, Japanese and Indian. As an example, I offer Inara herself. The way she acts and works is very similar to a traditional Japanese geisha, but the major difference is that geisha are highly-skilled, high-class entertainers who do not provide sexual services to their clients; in truth, not being prostitutes was what defined them as geisha in the first place. During WWII, prostitutes dressed in semi-fancy clothing and called themselves geisha when they really weren't, but the Westerners who came to Japan were quite ignorant of the difference and so took away with them the mistaken impression that 'geisha' is synonymous with 'whore', a notion which still lingers today. Many of the clothing and architectural designs in the 'verse are Chinese-influenced, yet at the end of 'Our Mrs. Reynolds', Inara's wearing an outfit which looks to be of Indian cut.
So yeah, I suppose it depends on what we could think of that would fit, heh.
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Hi BrownCoatGhost,
I liked "to the Rim and back" referring to Exodus. I think it would be great to have the entire "Complete Testament" which is Buffy/Angel as Old Testament, and New Testament, which is what we are working on with Serenity and Firefly. I know it is not possible to do both Old and New at the same time.. It would have to be broken up into different groups and threads.
As I said in my previous post that an Asian theme would have been possible if we started it from the beginning, but not now, at least for this thread.
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Hi pinballwizard,
The only support we want is from browncoats, I really don't know anything about Scientologists and I had never liked Cruise, well except for Top Gun.
I loved Pirates of the Caribbean.
Next Joss took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to us saying, "Drink of it, all of you; for this is Mudders Milk and its 15% alcohol. So we now do this in remembrance of Firefly
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This whole discussion is high-larious.
Well, except the parts by people who took it seriously, and that guy who refuses to hope for a sequel.
In any case, I would like to propose a hymnal that includes Amazing Joss, Mal's Song, The Hero of Canton, The Ballad of Joss, Fruity Oaty Bars, Big Damn Trilogy, On the Drift, Self-Esteem is For Everybody (from Angel's Smile Time), and of course, Sail the Sky, which the author actually characterizes as a hymn.
Praise Joss and Pass the Strawberries!
"Some things stay with you, 'til the day you die."
On the Drift: Music Inspired by Firefly and Serenity, now on sale at
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bedlambards/from/celtic
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Cedric, that is an excellent idea!!!!
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I think it would be great to have the entire "Complete Testament" which is Buffy/Angel as Old Testament, and New Testament, which is what we are working on with Serenity and Firefly.
Fantastic idea. Someone should write these!!!! I've already made my own hymnbook from:
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Amazing Joss, Mal's Song, The Hero of Canton, The Ballad of Joss, Fruity Oaty Bars, Big Damn Trilogy, On the Drift, Self-Esteem is For Everybody (from Angel's Smile Time), and of course, Sail the Sky
Except the Angel song - cos I can't find the lyrics. Anyone have them??
Keep up the good work, guys!!! We need to get this bible written.
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20 conversions and counting!!!
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Ayatollah Khomeini says:
"How can you start a church based off of a TV show that was cancelled in its first season?"
Churches/religions have been started on much less!
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Hi SLAngel,
Thats great, give me a little while and I will look for Angel song.
Joss took a strawberry, and blessed it, and gave it to Kaylee and said, Take, and eat. This is part of my script. And she did. So we now do this in remembrance of Firefly.
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I love this thread - very amusing!! Except for some who take it way too seriously and are negative...
If characters =apostles=saints then we have Saint Jayne, the hero of Canton. How funny is that!! ANd whoever had those items as holy relics - definitely. I think we should add Jaynes shirt from "he's looks better in red". And maybe the bullet Mal took in OUtta Gas.
And if we take it that each of these saints has characteristics, as per one of the posts above (can't remember whose it is)here's what could follow:
Saint Mal - steadfastness (Hold until i get back. Worhsipped around his, er, a maypole and/or plow (gotta keep followmal happy)
Saint Zoe - friendship (Can I have your share if you die, sir?)
Saint Wash - Flexibity (i'm a leaf on the wind...)
Saint Kaylee - wholesomeness (is that even a word?)Worshipped in the engine room, 'cause she's esp. pretty when her face is covered in grease.
Saint Jayne - focused (lets see now, 10% of nothing is, carry the. Worshipped in his bunk, where he can start gettin' sexed already. (I'm on my way Jayne - hold, hold till I get there)
Saint Inara - Sensuality (Would you like to know what exactly I do Jayne - well i ain't tellin')(he'll be in his bunk)Worshipped in a bewroom full of comfy soft things, like her.
Saint River or Saint river's feet - ??
SAint Simon - respect ???
As for Saffron, she is obviously temptation, the devil or the like. 
And we the disciples shall make our pilgrammage to the site of Flanvention and worship at the altars and feet of our saints. We shall congregate in masses and wear the browncoats of the pilgrim, thus declaring ourselves to the verse so that all shall know of our power and devotion. We shall cast out the spawn of satan and be not tempted when temptation is thrust upon us.We shall kneel in prayer and take communion of the milk of the mudders, berries of the saint, and protein tasting like chocolate. And thus we shall hold, HOLD[\b] until the almighty resurrection[\b] and our saints are reborn unto us.
teehee
I'll be in Jaynes bunk
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I love this thread - very amusing!!
Saint Mal - steadfastness (Hold until i get back. Worhsipped around his, er, a maypole and/or plow (gotta keep followmal happy)
Damn straight! Er.. sorry for cussin'.
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And we the disciples shall make our pilgrammage to the site of Flanvention and worship at the altars and feet of our saints. We shall congregate in masses and wear the browncoats of the pilgrim, thus declaring ourselves to the verse so that all shall know of our power and devotion. We shall cast out the spawn of satan and be not tempted when temptation is thrust upon us.We shall kneel in prayer and take communion of the milk of the mudders, berries of the saint, and protein tasting like chocolate. And thus we shall hold, HOLD[\b] until the almighty resurrection[\b] and our saints are reborn unto us.
teehee
JBW, you crack me up.
" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal
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