Feb
11
2004
Odd story of the week
Three Wise Men May Have Been Neither Wise Nor Men
LONDON (Reuters) - The Three Wise Men who followed the star to Bethlehem bearing gifts for the baby Jesus may not have been all that wise — or even men.
The traditional infant Nativity play scene could be in for a drastic rewrite after the Church of England indulged in some academic gender-swapping over the three Magi at its General Synod in London this week.
A committee revising the latest prayer book said the term “Magi” was a transliteration of the name used by officials at the Persian court, and that they could well have been women.
“Magi is a word which discloses nothing about numbers, wisdom or gender embodied in the term,” a Synod spokesman said on Tuesday after the revision was agreed by the Church of England’s parliament which meets twice a year.
In the authorized 17th century King James bible used by up to 70 million worshippers in Anglican churches around the world, the gift-bearing visitors are referred to as “The Three Wise Men.”
Now they are to be called just “Magi” and no longer gender-specific in the Anglican prayer book.
“Changing ‘Wise Men’ to ‘Magi’ seems to be an entirely sensible move,” the Synod spokesman said.
The revision committee said: “While it seems very unlikely that these Persian court officials were female, the possibility that one or more of the Magi were female cannot be excluded completely.”
There is no theological dispute about the gifts they brought — gold, frankincense and myrrh — but the prayer has been changed to use the word Magi on the grounds that “the visitors were not necessarily wise and not necessarily men.”
Synod officials denied that the Church of England, a pillar of the Establishment in Britain, was being seized by an attack of political correctness and pandering to feminists.
The decision was greeted by mocking newspaper headlines like “The Three Fairly Sagacious Persons” and “Is it unwise to call the Magi men?”
On Tuesday, the Synod will be turning its attention to “Gender Neutral Titles.”
Anglicans are debating whether words like “Chairman” can be replaced at committee meetings by more neutral words like “Chair.”
Feb
11
2004
1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME : you know
2. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING: scrubs (blue)
3.WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? sherling gushing over her man
4. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? chinese food and kimchi
5. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? black or midnight blue
6. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? its night
7. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? sher
8. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX? Eyes, smile, body and ass
9. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? eh
10. FAVORITE DRINK? water, barley tea, coke with lemon
11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? anything sweet (tequilla sunrise), or hard (grey goose vodka)
12. FAVORITE SPORTS? swimming, football
13. HAIR COLOR? brown
15. EYE COLOR? brown
16. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yes
17. SIBLINGS? 1 younger idiot 
18. FAVORITE MONTH? Anytime the seasons change
19. FAVORITE FOOD? KIMCHI! and a good cake
20. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Triplets of Belleville (its amazing!!)
21. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? the last day of school
22. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? hrm…usually no, but I have held back sometimes
23. SUMMER OR WINTER? both
24. HUGS OR KISSES? both
25. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS ? one night stands that turn into relationships 
26. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate
27. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? car
28. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? ”fear and loathing in america” by Hunter S Thompson
29. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? hrmm….spent a sexy night with conan
30. FAVORITE SMELLS ? cologne on guys, my pets, and thanksgiving dinner
31.WHAT INSPIRES YOU? good books, good art shows, good food, good thoughts
32. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? salted, extra buttery
33. FAVORITE CAR? hrm……dont’ care
34. FAVORITE FLOWER? orchids
35. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? 5
36. CAN YOU JUGGLE? nope
37. FAVORITE DAY(s) OF THE WEEK? sunday morning (when i can sleep in late, have coffe and the sunday times on my bed and not do a single thing)
38. RED OR WHITE WINE? ugh…neither…but I guess white
39. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY? hrm…threw myself a party and cooked my birthday dinner for 15 people (sad….)
40. DO YOU OWN A DONOR CARD? yes…everyone should fill theirs out…..when are you going need your heart when it stops beating?
41. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? fucking a’, its morning??
