Ever read Martin Bell? Specif., "The Porcupine Whose Name Didn't Matter?"

bertha katzenengel

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Wed Nov-09-05 05:31 PM
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Ever read Martin Bell? Specif., "The Porcupine Whose Name Didn't Matter?"

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One person in the lounge has read the book. Cross-posted also in the Christian Liberals/Progressive People of Faith Group.

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charlie

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:57 PM
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1. No, I haven't

But I did read his story of Barrington the Bunny, a simple Christmas fable for children that's both powerfully moving and deeply unsettling. If you want to have your heart pierced, get some tissues handy and click here:

http://santasearch.org/print_text.asp?RID=1170

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bertha katzenengel

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Thu Nov-10-05 11:48 AM
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2. OH, no. Can't read it - thanks for the warning. See, "The Porcupine"

is just like that. I'm looking to see if this story affects anyone else the way it does me.

Maybe someday I'll read Barrington Bunny. Not today.

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salvorhardin

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Thu Nov-10-05 12:54 PM
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3. Well.

That's fairly twisted! People consider these stories appropriate for kids?

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nemo137

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Tue Nov-15-05 10:11 PM
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4. Imagine, teaching that selfless love is some kind of worthy goal.

And that we all have something to offer, even in the case of a harsh, uncaring world? And that we're all part of some larger family? Such twisted, distored "values" should not, under any circumstances be thought of as appropriate.

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