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Quote from: Rev. Shagbeard on January 04, 2014, 11:35:03 PM
DUDES, TAKE IT EASY MAN!!
Take it easy!

I'm perfectly calm, cckeiser.  I'm calmer than you are.

Not in our lifetimes "dude". You were already causing a dust up....that is why I stepped in.
Leave it alone "dude" and abide by our deal.

Quote from: Rev. Iconocclesiastes on January 04, 2014, 11:39:04 PM

Quote from: Rev. Shagbeard on January 04, 2014, 11:35:03 PM
DUDES, TAKE IT EASY MAN!!
Take it easy!

I'm calmer that you are, cckeiser.  I'm calmer than you are.

That wasn't me "dude".

Quote from: cckeiser on January 04, 2014, 11:40:54 PM
Not in our lifetimes "dude". You were already causing a dust up....that is why I stepped in.
Leave it alone "dude" and abide by our deal.

Man, you are full of it.  How was a causing a dust-up?  By bringing up things that you do not like to hear/read about?

Quote from: Rev. Iconocclesiastes on January 04, 2014, 11:39:04 PM

Quote from: Rev. Shagbeard on January 04, 2014, 11:35:03 PM
DUDES, TAKE IT EASY MAN!!
Take it easy!

I'm perfectly calm, cckeiser.  I'm calmer than you are.

Your out of your element... I Shagbeard said that... Y'all need take it easy. Your feathers are ruffled and not seeing straight. step back and just take it easy... please.

Who's got a jay?

I'm locking this thread. Please just take it easy, mangs. Let gonebys be gonebys.

Dudes, just a thought here.

Religious beliefs run deep in most people who have them. Because of that, when a belief is challenged or when a dude seeks to promote their beliefs, it can ignite passions that can get out of control. As dudes, IMHO, we need to cultivate the highest order of respect and courtesy that we can for each other in these, and all matters. The old adage of "live and let live," and "agree to disagree agreeably" come to my mind.

I respect all religious opinions and beliefs (some more than others to be honest) even if I disagree, or at least I try to do my best to do so, and have posted before that if you are a Hindu, or Muslim, or Christian or Pagan or what have you, and want to be a dude also, that's cool, do so, but understand that others may not share all of your beliefs. We as dudes should be relaxed when it comes to our inner beliefs, and as dude like as possible, and try to learn from each other. We would be best served by sharing our thoughts and beliefs rather than using said beliefs as a weapon to conquer the other dude.

Religion is a two edged sword; it can be a way to explore deeper things around you, AND, it can be the cause of things as terrible as wars also. So I guess I am saying let's treat our freedom to practice what ever religion we choose to follow with care and wisdom, including Dudeism. And, share our points of view in a relaxed helpful dude like manner, not in a way that tries to force a dude into your beliefs or "win the debate." Something we all are tempted to do at times.

Well, dudes, that's just like my opinion, man. Hope it helps. Abide.

PS, in this case, better that this thread is locked. Let's move on to new things.

If I can just throw in a final word as well:

We are still working on defining Dudeism. And as such there may be disagreements. But if people disagree then they have to remain cool about it. Personally I'm not fond of any theist or superstitious elements working their way into Dudeism. I recoil just as much from literalist interpretations of the Bible as I do from the "Law of Attraction" that the new ageists are fond of. And as such, like many of us, I have little patience for discussions on the topic because I already know they're going to lead to pointless and unresolvable discussions that ultimately have nothing to do with what Dudeism is all about.

Perhaps there needs to be a general rule against people delving too much into the supernatural. People are free to believe what they want when it comes to the unknowable, but I personally don't want to see any "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin" arguments here. That includes things like Jesus as the son of God and reincarnation and praying for world peace. Only I'm not sure how that would be implemented. Something we might visit in another thread at some point. Just a thought.

Okay, I'm unlocking the thread again. If anyone wants to discuss ways to help spread the Dude word (or arguments why doing so would be unDude), they may continue with the requisite Dudely blessings.

Well, if Dudeism is entirely non-evangelistic in its approach to "spreading the word", then how are we to let others know about The Church of the LDD?  I have a few ideas rolling around upstairs; may I bounce them off of all of you now?

For instance: right now I am broke, dead broke.  However, if somebody can pay for the production of a bunch of stickers that read "The Dude Abides!" with the Dudeism URL for interested readers, and then ship those stickers to me here, then I'll volunteer to plaster them all over the place in my town.   Or pamphlets; if somebody makes up a bunch of Dudeist tracts, and then ships them to me, then I'll volunteer to leave them all over town too.  I could leave Dudeist tracts in public toilets, in laundromats, in libraries, in Unitarian Universalist churches, just all over the place.

Look, I live in Boston; there are lots of colleges and universities in this town.  Like I said: I am broke, and so cannot pay for the production of the stickers/tracts myself, but I will volunteer to help design and distribute them.

Or we (seeing as this is the Church of the Latter-Day Dude) could start organizing Church revivals of sorts; we can call them "Dudevivals" and hold them in public parks, like on the Boston Common or in Harvard Yard.  This would keep costs low, and all that would have to be paid for would be the necessary permits.

I spread the good word of Dudeism at my local In N Out Burger. Not during league play though.

Quote from: Rev. Iconocclesiastes on January 06, 2014, 10:57:36 PM
For instance: right now I am broke, dead broke.  However, if somebody can pay for the production of a bunch of stickers that read "The Dude Abides!" with the Dudeism URL for interested readers, and then ship those stickers to me here, then I'll volunteer to plaster them all over the place in my town.   Or pamphlets; if somebody makes up a bunch of Dudeist tracts, and then ships them to me, then I'll volunteer to leave them all over town too.  I could leave Dudeist tracts in public toilets, in laundromats, in libraries, in Unitarian Universalist churches, just all over the place.

Look, I live in Boston; there are lots of colleges and universities in this town.  Like I said: I am broke, and so cannot pay for the production of the stickers/tracts myself, but I will volunteer to help design and distribute them.

Or we (seeing as this is the Church of the Latter-Day Dude) could start organizing Church revivals of sorts; we can call them "Dudevivals" and hold them in public parks, like on the Boston Common or in Harvard Yard.  This would keep costs low, and all that would have to be paid for would be the necessary permits.

Promotion? urls on stickers? Spreading the word? That sounds very unDude to me.

Then how else to gather the flock (so to speak)?  What do you propose?  Got any better ideas, man?