The Rhenish Missionary Society ( is Re: GRGR (15): Good & Evil (was Enzian...)
Paul Mackin
pmackin at clark.net
Thu Dec 16 08:48:09 CST 1999
Thanks, Terrance, my feelings also. These people work because they
actually believe the rest of us have souls worth saving. (strange but
true)
P.
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Terrance F. Flaherty wrote:
>
>
> Michael Perez wrote:
> >
> > rj wrote:
> > "I'd agree with you that some, or many, do more harm than good, but
> > 'all?' What about Mother Theresa's Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta.
> > 'Cultural carpetbaggers' is a pretty harsh call for mine."
> >
> > Jerky beat me to the mention of Chris Hitchens book on Theresa. I
> > don't know if they are the "worst of the bunch," but hardly worthy of
> > sainthood. I'll stand by "cultural carpetbaggers." It is harsh, but
> > definitely deserved. There are many Enzians among the missions,
> > confused and corrupted.
> >
> > Michael
>
>
> Cultural carpetbaggers, oh that will be fun to talk about at
> my family Christmas dinner, yes they just the people we need
> to stop, those nuns, who the hell do they think they are,
> trying to feed people and teach them how to read, why the
> hell don't they stay home and really put their Phds to work,
> maybe teach the poor in the Bronx, oh yes, they do that
> already, well why don't those priest and nuns go into Iraq
> and protest the U.S. bombings, oh yes they are doing that
> already, well why don't they run when all the others run and
> abandon those people when the shit hits the fan, oh yes, I
> forgot, they are cultural carpetbaggers, but those guys on
> the Tube, now those guys are the best of the bunch, worthy
> of Sainthood.
>
>
>
>
> Ticket to heaven
>
> I can see what you're looking to find
> In the smile on my face
> In my peace of mind
> In my state of grace
> I send what I can
> To the man from the ministry
> He's a part of heaven's plan
> And he talks to me
>
> Now I send what I can to the man
> With the diamond ring
> He's a part of heaven's plan
> And he sure can sing
> Now it's all I can afford
> But the lord has sent me eternity
> It's to save the little children
> In a poor country
>
> I got my ticket to heaven
> And everlasting life
> I got a ride all the way to paradise
> I got my ticket to heaven
> And everlasting life
> All the way to paradise
>
> Now there's nothing left for luxuries
> Nothing left to pay my heating bill
> But the good lord will provide
> I know he will
> So send what you can
> To the man with the diamond ring
> They're tuning in across the land
> To hear him sing
>
> I got my ticket to heaven
> And everlasting life
> I got a ride all the way to paradise
> I got my ticket to heaven
> And everlasting life
> All the way to paradise
>
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