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Native Americans did a lot of blood covenanting. What does that mean to you if you are a Christian?

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There are over 500 tribes of Native Americans, so this is a ridiculous comment. My grandmother is Tewa. It really irritates me when people who nothing about Native Americans make sh-- up.

And what is blood covenanting? Sounds spooky!

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Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
~Bertrand Russell

is 'covenanting' even a word?

what kind of spam is this? is it spam or just some random comment? i'm confused...

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Well, I found this:
http://www.tangle.com/ppattyq

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Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
~Bertrand Russell

The Sacrament of the Eucharist might apply, I'm not sure.

While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples and said: Take this, all of you, and eat it. This is my body, which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and drink from it. This is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.

(Let us proclaim the mystery of faith! )

How creepy

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Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
~Bertrand Russell

So did they drink each others blood or something?

If it's a ritual shared by both Christians and Native Americans then it probably shows that many religions developed along similar lines. It's certainly an interesting one for any theologians to study.

No! This has nothing whatsoever to do with Native Americans! As I said up above and I guess that i have to say it again damnit! There are more than 500 different Native American tribes, one different from the other. It is not like all Native Americans are carbon copies, just as all Australians are not the same, just as all Blacks aren't the same, just as all women aren't the same etc etc etc

I don't know what the hell this blood covenant crap is all about, but don't attribute it to some general category of people. I grew up in Tewa culture here in New Mexico, and believe me you, I know nothing whatsoever about this blood convenant bloody bullshit!

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Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
~Bertrand Russell

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I saw 4 funny looking blokes on horses the other day, and a really weird looking cove with a big choppy looking gizmo over his shoulder getting shoved in the back of a divvy van.

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"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

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Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
~Bertrand Russell

Where do the bad folks go when they die?
They don't go to heaven where the angels fly!

Anajo, I love the Jabberwocky.

I'm not sure anyone goes anywhere good or bad when they peg out, after all no one ever came back to complain.

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