http://www.ocellated.com/2006/03/31/if-they-mated/ A blog on nature, science, religion, and just about anything else I want to post on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.ocellated.com/2006/03/31/if-they-mated/#comment-369 Kyle Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:36:51 +0000 http://www.ocellated.com/2006/03/31/if-they-mated/#comment-369 This is not to vindicate Nancy Grace in any way, b/c even her dreadfully ugly haircut demands the retribution of all sane people in the world, but you should be aware that there is a denomination that calls itself "Church of Christ" which is borderline cultish. I think they may be historically related to the CoC denomination you are in, which has distanced themselves from this bastard denominational child; their name does lend itself to confusion since the two denominations aren't currently related, either in formal relationships or in doctrinal beliefs. The cultish CoC is an outgrowth of the "Boston CoC," also known as "International Church of Christ;" Google it for some interesting reading. I actually had some friends who had run-ins with the Boston CoC denom in central Illinois, so I know from experience that they can be very authoritarian, controlling, manipulative, strictly hierarchal, and they attempt to cut people off from their networks of friends, especially those who disagree with their ultra-rigid interpretations (the most caustic of which is their idea that one must be "discipled" by a "disciple" in order to be a Christian, and low and behold, the only legitimate disciples to be found are within the confines of their own church). So yes, borderline cultish. If Nancy Grace had done her homework, she'd have known the difference between denominations quite easily. This is not to vindicate Nancy Grace in any way, b/c even her dreadfully ugly haircut demands the retribution of all sane people in the world, but you should be aware that there is a denomination that calls itself “Church of Christ” which is borderline cultish. I think they may be historically related to the CoC denomination you are in, which has distanced themselves from this bastard denominational child; their name does lend itself to confusion since the two denominations aren’t currently related, either in formal relationships or in doctrinal beliefs. The cultish CoC is an outgrowth of the “Boston CoC,” also known as “International Church of Christ;” Google it for some interesting reading. I actually had some friends who had run-ins with the Boston CoC denom in central Illinois, so I know from experience that they can be very authoritarian, controlling, manipulative, strictly hierarchal, and they attempt to cut people off from their networks of friends, especially those who disagree with their ultra-rigid interpretations (the most caustic of which is their idea that one must be “discipled” by a “disciple” in order to be a Christian, and low and behold, the only legitimate disciples to be found are within the confines of their own church). So yes, borderline cultish. If Nancy Grace had done her homework, she’d have known the difference between denominations quite easily.

]]> http://www.ocellated.com/2006/03/31/if-they-mated/#comment-365 TOJP Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:53:37 +0000 http://www.ocellated.com/2006/03/31/if-they-mated/#comment-365 Oh, now you've done it; you've insulted the entire Naked Mole Rat community. I certainly hope that none of your graduate research projects involves immunology.... Oh, now you’ve done it; you’ve insulted the entire Naked Mole Rat community. I certainly hope that none of your graduate research projects involves immunology….

]]> http://www.ocellated.com/2006/03/31/if-they-mated/#comment-364 Amy Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:19:02 +0000 http://www.ocellated.com/2006/03/31/if-they-mated/#comment-364 I laughed out loud when I saw that, though, don't you think you're being a little harsh? You could have at least chosen a fully clothed mole rat! I laughed out loud when I saw that, though, don’t you think you’re being a little harsh? You could have at least chosen a fully clothed mole rat!

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