All Things Religion Thread
It is almost inconceivable to imagine that many people in one place. What a spectacle it would be.
Holy Kumbh!!
yeh, I can't really fathom that amount of people hanging out in a temporary tent city with a third of the population of India for 6 weeks.
...a third of the population of Adelaide turned up to gawp at a Ringo-less Beatles in '64.. is that similar?
Why wasn’t Ringo in Adelaide?
just a lurgy, I reckon..
Ringo replacement for most of the tour was Jimmy Nicol, double-edged thing for him..
(from wikipedia):
Nicol played a total of eight shows until Starr rejoined the group in Melbourne, Australia, on 14 June. He was unable to say goodbye to the Beatles as they were still asleep when he left, and he did not want to disturb them. At Melbourne Airport, Epstein presented him with a cheque for £500 (equivalent to $12,798 in 2023) and a gold Eterna-matic wrist watch inscribed: "From the Beatles and Brian Epstein to Jimmy – with appreciation and gratitude."[6] George Martin later paid tribute to Nicol whilst recognising the problems he experienced in trying to readjust to a normal life again: "Jimmie Nicol was a very good drummer who came along and learnt Ringo's parts very well. He did the job excellently, and faded into obscurity immediately afterwards."[9] Paul McCartney acknowledged: "It wasn't an easy thing for Jimmy to stand in for Ringo, and have all that fame thrust upon him. And the minute his tenure was over, he wasn't famous any more." Nicol himself expressed his disillusionment several years later: "Standing in for Ringo was the worst thing that ever happened to me. Until then I was quite happy earning £30 or £40 a week.[19] After the headlines died, I began dying too."[16] He resisted the temptation to sell his story, stating in a rare 1987 interview: "After the money ran low, I thought of cashing-in in some way or other. But the timing wasn't right. And I didn't want to step on the Beatles' toes. They had been damn good for me and to me."
Ah that sucks.
Be surprised by Secret Beatles Goldie Surf Safari
This is a surf site...so...
Tuesday 30th June 1964 Paul & George detoured to Eagle Heights Mt Tamborine
https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSGoldCoast/videos/7news-takes-you-inside-th...
Then hooked up with John and Ringo at Goldie Lennons...
Could be they all went to Tamborine coz read somewhere John had a link...
All bodybashin' Broadie > Stones gave the same broadie beach bar a bash!
https://www.goldcoaststories.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Lennons-H...
Got their drinks served on the beach after their broadie bash.
http://www.meetthebeatlesforreal.com/2024/06/the-day-two-beatles-visited...
Toured the Goldie in 2 Open Top Sports MGs
https://www.wattpad.com/510666824-beatles-fiendish-thingy%27s-and-other-...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/06/30/live-festival-hall-brisbane-aust...
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php/?story_fbid=2120533371353520&id=2...
Pretty sure there is a photo of 2 Beatles in one of these Cars...on the Goldie.
Other Beach Safaris...Miami Beach Florida
Feb 1964> Check the Surfboard Rider/s around them
Guessing they might have had a crack at that..
https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/the-beatles-enjoy-the-s...
https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/ringo-starr-george-harr...
https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/the-beatles-enjoy-the-s...
Beatles Body bashin'
https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/the-beatles-news-photo/...
Water Skiing
https://www.facebook.com/BuskinWithTheBeatles/posts/february-17-1964-a-d...
Beatles are beach bums
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/9e/58/96/9e589695d7356d0e3a17b5c50b757390.jpg
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTMx2mEyEtHAPBLD7kF...
No good deed goes unpunished, hey?
YEAR OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2025
Happy new year…have a thoughtful and blessed one.
your lord, optimist.
He has shown you O mortal what is good,
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly
And to love mercy
And to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 NIV.
It’s all about scale and authority …
I’ve recently had an issue with the ants…..
I love the little ants but have a rules based order that needs to be followed.
I have developed a well treed property with a reserve at rear and lots of structure, beautiful gardens etc etc…..
I have encouraged the ants to enjoy their environment and live well.
But some…aren’t happy with the rules….they persist in destruction and against a force so big they can’t fully perceive it…..
They have a feeling there is something bigger,…
… they know not to go where they shouldn’t but do it anyway.
The rebels seem to be the same ones over and over and in the end ….destruction.
A power and authority much greater than them has had enough….
I wish I could become an ant so I could go down and reason with them….
But….even if I did ….would they listen?….or just continue to rebel.
Fear controls the ants. God forbids you to rebel. Can you claim your church is any different?
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/escaping-utopia
Here you go optimist
Not sure my motivation...my instinctive need to stick up for the underdog...my secret desire to be one day honoured rightfully with the role of Forum moderator (expecting a call any day)...
But anyway I couldn't help but read your troubles on another thread...unfortunately I found myself siding with everyone's posts...other than your own...except for the part where you were told you can't post here!
So I put my low IQ mind to coming up with a solution that suits all...and here it is...a safe place if you like
You can post anything you like about your beliefs...and no one has to read it unless they want! Easy peasy...
maybe you could even get Jesus, fat Buddha, Mohammed, and friends to converse in adult conversation here
Solving the world problems, one at a time...call it taking a shovel as a way of moving that mountain
All the best...brother
PS...I actually was born again once, but I grew up, and grew a brain of my own...and realised it was all a load of shit!