And the other amusing thing is that one of the Sumerian epics describes a Sumerian god making a banquet for another god, and the steps are all mapped out for how the beer is made, which means that the oldest written recipe in the world is for beer.
Despite the title, her latest book is not so much a case for God as a case against atheism.
We used to laugh over aposiopesis in Latin class because it seemed disarmingly colloquial for a sea god to talk like that.
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I'm mean, I'm not a fan of the comments because I think they move us away from the fact that people have a right to return to New Orleans, not because they're black and that it's a God-ordained space for a black city.
Sometimes it makes American religious belief look unsophisticated and jejune - in fact it merely represents, it seems to me, a truth about the nation: the search for God is not just a search in the lazy passive European way: it is a search with an end in sight.
Every faith community can take action as well, by educating their congregations, by joining in coalitions that are bound by a love of God and a concern for the oppressed.
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But while I petition God for a whole range of things, there are a few common themes that do recur.
It sounds like the setup for a joke, as God only knows what freakish mollusks lurk in that fetid post-industrial waterway.
"I believe we are created in the image of God for a particular purpose, and I believe that with all my heart, " said Brownback, a Roman Catholic.
Remember, you may be a supply clerk, the kind who couldn't remember whether you ordered pens with blue ink or black ink -- but you can be a god for ten minutes when you make your own soda.
There remains also a camp of countries pressing for the inclusion of a mention of God or Christianity in the preamble to the constitution, but they are likely to fail in the face of stiff French and Belgian opposition.
"He was a Christian and I thank God for that because I know he's in a better place, " his mom said, trembling as she sobbed.
I'd like to take my wife and go watch a movie, for God's sake.
And I pray to offer my thanks for a kind and generous Almighty God.
My God, for a minute there it looked like a...like a real town meeting!
In this view, science has become a false replacement for God.
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"If you've got something hot, and the customer's willing to pay a premium for it, God bless you, " says analyst Joseph S. Phillippi of AutoTrends Consulting.
At the center of the shed, which is littered with building materials, is a red shrine where apples, tea and incense have been made as offerings to a folk god for construction workers.
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There were thousands of people from all over the world circumambulating this sacred structure at the center of the Earth, all there for a common purpose of praising God, yet each engaged in private reflection oblivious of any other.
So if, for instance, as a benign god, you think your people are working too hard in the fields, and decide to provide them with a loaves-and-fishes miracle, they will stop working, assuming that they can now depend on miracles for food.
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Thank God for Geektown999 at a random online user forum I found who solved my problem.
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He's just a Christian asking God for help and trying in turn to do what is helpful.
Not only will the service help you spend smarter, but could be a god-send for anyone who loses their physical wallet or purse as the App will aggregate all of your credit card and payment services in one place.
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The lads let me off at a piste that descended at about 25 degrees for 50 yards or so, followed by a critical, God-help-you-if-you-miss-it right-hander bounded by sturdy hardwoods.
The program became a showcase for his particular take on Pentecostalism, a tradition whose followers believe that God speaks directly to people and influences events.
God has a plan for all of us and I know he does for Tony.
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To protect the Koran's integrity, usulis impose a stiff test for the derivation of God's laws.
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"So I guess God needed a host for 'Heaven's Gold, '" wrote another Facebook commenter.
John Howard, the Australian prime minister, simply thanked God for him and ordered a state memorial service.
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