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Man of the Atom's avatar

Adam's curse was "work" -- hard toil and eating his bread by the sweat of his own brow until he again returned to dust. Meaningful and productive work gives a measure of fulfillment to men's lives. If the men pay attention, lessons of life -- both material and spiritual can be learned. It's not sufficient to a full life, but is necessary.

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Mandalorian Of Christ's avatar

No. If you want to refer to Mandalorian culture, Dave Filoni and Disney stuff is NOT Mandalorian. True Mandalorian is the Old, original Expanded Universe. The Dark Horse comics or the way they were in Republic Commando books by Karen Traviss

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Man of the Atom's avatar

Dave Baloney will only accelerate Kennedy's destruction of Disney Wars.

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Mandalorian Of Christ's avatar

And this is why he is a di'kut and his Mandalorian are not True Mando'ad

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Vince Mancuso's avatar

Kristin, this by far is my favorite piece you’ve written. Being raised in a pentecostal church, worked at one for the better part of a decade, and still attend one, you hit that description with such accuracy. The older I get, the more reverence I have for Catholic traditions or Orthodox services.

I think this essay is more for us as individuals, but that section does such a great job showing how my particular branch of the Church family tree has gotten so incredibly soft.

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