Letter to President Bush from Dr. Bob Jones III

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by garnet

It's so funny how people get freaked out by religions they don't understand. At my old job I had a little Buddha statue on my desk, not because I'm Buddhist, but just because it made me happy to look at it. One of my co-workers was a fanatical born-again Christian (of the Bob Jones variety), and that little statue pissed her off to no end. It might as well been a statue of Satan. I subsequently aquired several more relics of Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism and put those on my desk, too. Ha.

At last, Garnet and I have something in common! I have a little bronze Buddha sitting on top of my monitor at work looking at me right now! One of our salesmen went on vacation and brought something back for everyone. Since I'm the resident oddball religion guy, I got Buddha (everyone else got tropical t-shirts and the like). He knew that I was not Buddhist, but since I told him Pagans were really into graven images, it was the first thing he thought of for me.

[garnet]

Originally Posted by Elspode

At last, Garnet and I have something in common! I have a little bronze Buddha sitting on top of my monitor at work looking at me right now!

Ha ha! Yeah, I'm a fan of the "oddball" religions myself. I'm particularly interested in the Eastern religions. I'm woefully under-educated about them, but something about that smiling Buddha has always cheered me up

[God]

Originally Posted by Elspode

........... I have a little bronze Buddha sitting on top of my monitor at work looking at me right now!

My boy isnt good enough to stare at you while you are working? Sounds like descrimination to me.

And as for the *really* annoying Christian types hassling people; I sincerly apologize.

The real hard core people cannot be distracted by cable tv and just leave people where they are, much as I have tried to get them wired.

[Buddha]

Originally Posted by God

My boy isnt good enough to stare at you while you are working? Sounds like descrimination to me.

And as for the *really* annoying Christian types hassling people; I sincerly apologize.

There, there Big Guy. Aren't all those folks wearing crucifixes enough for you? BTW, notice how no one ever complains about Buddhists hassling Christians for their crosses? I think you may be getting an image problem. I'll have my PR guys call yours and they all can do lunch sometime.

[God]

Originally Posted by Buddha

I'll have my PR guys call yours and they all can do lunch sometime.

Ok, I'm sure your people could learn something. Notice the growing trend of red states. I'm getting my mojo back.


What color states might be representing your philosophy? Blue? Emerald? Oh, that's right....you really arent represented in large numbers here in America.