Though, I wouldn't chose hands as a second spec. Maybe daggers or whip/flail. Or spear/staff. Spear/staff with STSF might be cool.by Isildur - Main Board
Were you playing a class that can't join a sect?by Isildur - Main Board
I think that output contains the column headings: Level Clas Echelon (i.e. rank within the Empire) Name Donations (current amount donated) Donation Requirement (i.e. whether you've donated enough to be promoted) Level Requirement (i.e. whether you're high enough level to be promoted) Not sure about bloodoaths whose class doesn't place them in a sect. My guess is that tby Isildur - Main Board
Started 1/1/2008. Cutting out sodas, bringing my lunch to work instead of going out, and trying to eat smaller portions. Also hoping to run at least 3 times a week. Height: 5'11" (180cm) Initial Weight: 195lb (88.5kg)by Isildur - OT Board
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Which one works best for which? Do whip/flail spec skills seem to be purely skill% based, or is there a dex component to some of them?by Isildur - Main Board
Its to the point where I need to look up scripture to support my views, and I don't know where the relevant passages are off hand. So...when I have time I'll write something up.by Isildur - OT Board
Supposedly the quotes are from Ron Paul's own newsletter. As for policy I mostly agree with you there, though I suppose one could interpret the dismantling of federal social programs as racist if he were pushing it because such programs are disproportionately utilized by minorities.by Isildur - OT Board
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QuoteRadeJava isn't speaking about most middle-eastern muslims. He's talking about Muslims which live in the United States. That pretty much makes the rest of your post pointless. Java's point was that in the U.S. the govt. doesn't interfere with Muslims' practice of Islam, so they're free to practice it as they see fit just as Christians are free to practice Chrisby Isildur - OT Board
QuoteRadeI specifically was discussing Jews, which appear to be doing just fine in the U.S. It could be argued that strict Torah-observant Jews really aren't "doing that well" as far as integration goes, living in their own insular communities. To the extent that "Jews as a whole" are "doing well" at assimilating into the greater U.S. society it's because,by Isildur - OT Board
QuoteRadeAll you're saying is that being a Christian doesn't make you a bigot and I agree with that. What I'm saying is that Muslims were only a potential target for the 'screwing over' because they are viewed as less valuable humans, not necessarily a particular hatred for them in particular. Feeding off public racism and bigotry for personal gain is equally immoral anby Isildur - OT Board
QuoteillademnWithout sounding like I'm throwing down the gauntlet, I'd like to hear a few of your opinions as to where Catholicism has broken early (orthodox) Christianity. I can't speak for auburn, but the things I'd point out would mostly be the issues where Catholicism differs from Protestantism (generally speaking). 1. Mary was sinless, and enjoys a special elevated staby Isildur - OT Board
QuoteRadeSo far we've gone from: By Christian, I meant Orthodox Christian, and by Orthodox I meant to exclude the single largest and one of the oldest sects of Christians in the world. Maybe it would help if you would avoid using the word Christian and Orthodox, because apparently your definitions don't really match up with what is commonly accepted in the English language. When I sayby Isildur - OT Board
QuoteRadeYou can't possibly have meant that it's not religious/racial bigotry because it was executed for political gain. I must not be understanding you properly. No, that's pretty much what I meant. Whatever Muslims Bush may have screwed over, I don't think he did it specifically because they were Muslims. And even if he did, I don't think that's a reflection ofby Isildur - OT Board
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/5/15/124912/740by Isildur - OT Board
QuoteillademnNot to hijack the thread, but could you enlighten a Catholic as to which dictionary definition of "Christian" doesn't apply to him? I didn't mean to suggest that Catholics (as a group) aren't Christians, though many undoubtedly aren't. That's not something unique to Catholicism, btw. I meant that "Catholicism" as a set of doctrines doeby Isildur - OT Board
Not especially. Or, rather, not specifically because they were Muslim, and not specifically because of his "supposed" religious beliefs. I think he crapped on a few people of Middle-Eastern heritage for political reasons, not because they were Muslim. I'm talking about something on the scale of what happened in France, where the govt. forbade Muslim students to wear head scarvby Isildur - OT Board
I just don't read that to be a denouncement of Islam as "official policy". He's explaining why he thinks radical elements in Islam are bent on wreaking havoc with the West. I agree with you that he almost certainly considers Islam (the religion) to be "not true", but I'm okay with that. If I thought that meant he was going to crap all over Muslim Americans onby Isildur - OT Board
I should have been more specific. Orthodox Christianity. And by "orthodox" I mean the dictionary definition, not any specific denomination. Catholicism doesn't really qualify.by Isildur - OT Board
The "impersonal" comment may have been intended to highlight the (supposed) difference in this area between Islam and Christianity, with Christianity having a "personal" god and Islam one that's relatively less accessible.by Isildur - OT Board
I guess I don't have as a requirement that a candidate be a relativist in order to get my vote.by Isildur - OT Board
I think you'd be hard pressed to back that up. Compared to, say, immigrants from India (who are not Muslim). I've run into a fair number of Muslims in college and in the workplace, and by and large they're as assimilated as anyone else.by Isildur - OT Board
QuoteCenatarwould you say the same if you lived in a christian country a couple of hundred of years ago? How free would you be then? You weren't comparing "the U.S. of 100 years ago" to modern-day sharia law, you were comparing *modern day* U.S. to sharia law. I don't think there's much of a comparison to make. Even comparing the U.S. or U.K. of 100 years ago to modernby Isildur - OT Board
QuoteIstirithFirstly, what outlets are there to follow the US elections? I saw snippets of the CNN (i think?) televised republican debate on youtube posted about a while ago. I've had a look at Ron Paul, various websites and so on. I'm not sure how you could get footage of the debates. Pollingreport.com is useful for tracking poll results (for many things, not just the 2008 election)by Isildur - OT Board