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First Name: Well now, that would be telling ninja
Age: 20
Religion: Which one? ninja
Denomination: ...hahaha xd

What drew you to this guild? Someone invited me ninja

Influential quote: "This just in, some people are stupid." -I don't know...some guy. Aaaaand: "Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius." - Abbot Arnaud Amalric. And how could I ever forget the best of the best. "Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare." - Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philippica XII, ii, 5.

First Name: Rhiannon but call me Rai
Age: 18
Religion: Agnostic Eclectic Pagan/Seeker
Denomination: yeah it's called me. xD j/k. I has none. But I was raised Catholic.

What drew you to this guild? Militant Christian invited me. I accepted it cause I'm bored.

Influential quote: "Dream as if you live forever. Live as if you die today"-James Dean


(I have more, I'll post them later)

First Name: DB
Age: 21
Religion: Christianity mixed with a sprinkle of spirit work.
Denomination: Metropolitan Community Church, er, goer. Eh heh.

What drew you to this guild?
Invited, plus, OMG I KNOW SO MANY OF YOU HAR HAR HAR!
Influential quote:
hurrrrrrrrrr not sure. I like a lot of quotes.

First Name: joanna
Age: 27 (ancient, for gaia)
Religion: mennonite
Denomination: same (we are Christian but do not align with either Catholics- too little individualism and too little stress on personal Bible work, and Protestants- too little emphasis on good works.)

What drew you to this guild? i goota da invites! biggrin







Influential quote:
LOOK TO THIS DAY
Look to this day!
For it is Life, the very Breath of Life.
In its brief course lie all the varieties
And realities of your existence :
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendor of beauty.
For yesterday is already a dream,
And tomorrow is only a vision;
But today well-lived, makes every
Yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day!
Such is the salutation of the dawn.
- Sanskrit Verse

attributed to Kalidasa in Ushavandanam

well, bkm, we claim ancient heritage back to the Albigensians, but can only prove lineage back to the time of Luther and the Schleitheim Confession.

the movement started in Switzerland, and in the border between france and germany (germany was not yet unified at that time); it was strong in independent cities like saltsburg and Cologne.

they believed in believer's (or "adult") baptism, corporate (communal) bible study as a guide for living, simple living, humility, social equality (husbands and wives usually got equal billing in their records and publications), good works, and tended to value the life and ascension of Jesus more highly than his death.

the Amish sprang from these roots, followers of Jacob Amman of Alsace-Lorraine.

due to persecution, the Mennonites spread to the Netherlands (where these Anabtist picked up the name "mennonite" after a leader there, Menno Simons) and the Ukraine; some found their way to Mexico and the Caribbean, and there are quite a few today in Paraguay.

the people in Canada and the US who call themselves Mennonite are actually twice removed, since we actually broke off from Amish who came to north America. We just felt they made too much of a big deal about rejecting electricity and cars, as if there was some virtue in that. but we are really not all that different.

our two biggest international agencies are MCC (the Mennonite Central Committee), which works for peace and justice and is active in dangerous places like Palestine and Chechnya....and MDS, disaster relief services which partners with similar agencies all over the world.

there is more stuff about us at our website, ThirdWayCafe.

it includes some things about our basic beliefs http://www.thirdway.com/menno/?Topic=23|Basic+Beliefs
teachings, especially historical http://www.thirdway.com/menno/?Topic=23|Basic+Beliefs
and FAQ http://www.thirdway.com/menno/faq.asp

First Name: Vasilius
Age: 36
Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christian
Denomination: No such thing as a denomination

What drew you to this guild? Searching the Gaia pages. People actually respond like humans here. Usually.

Influential quote: Save Us O Son of God Who Rose from the Dead We Sing To You Alleluia!

Any other information you would like to share, feel welcome I believe we are all called to one faith, in union with God, and not the concept of one body many parts being the divisions of the Church itself, but a functioning One body with many aspects/parts/limbs of the One Church founded by Jesus Christ.

First Name: I can't say and honor the parentals. Resa's the pen name.
Age: 16, I'm like the youngest one, at least that posted here...
Religion: Christian
Denomination: nada

What drew you to this guild? Lookin for a place to find answers to unanswered questions. So I turn to the wisdom of the crowd. Didn't want one of the guilds that are too crowded though.

Influential quote: When life gives you lemons, make grape juice. Then sit back relax and watch the world wonder how you did it.

Or at least that's my favorite quote this week.

Sorry everyone if I have a tendency to have trouble explaining what I'm trying to say. I read a lot on religion but often forget names and other things like that. I pertain more the idea of a subject than it's name or anything else and can rarely give a reference unless it comes straight from the bible. Even then a lot of the times I won't remember the exact verse or chapter...

First Name: Act?

Age: 17

Religion: Sucks. I'll just live for christ thank you very much.

Denomination: Non-denonminational I think

What drew you to this guild? I saw a banner in someone's siggie and clicked on it, lol.

Influential quote: Too many. I'll post a couple of my faves.
"If your life's dreams can be accomplished in your lifetime, you're not thinking big enough"

"Sticks and stones may break some bones but words are everlasting"


In unrelated news, after checking a few topics, I feel I'm too stupid to be in this guild.... O.O;;