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  1. I was confirmed in 8th grade in the late 80’s in LI-

    Rob – you get to pick your name – how cool is that? however it has to be a saint’s name

    Pete- yes was very into my irish(ness) back then so I went with that name!!!

    to sum up my feelings on the gun argument –
    Guns are dumb! – haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  2. My confirmation name is Mary. I was showing a profound lack of imagination at that time. Even two or three years later, I remember thinking, “you couldn’t have come up with something more original than Mary?” It’s kind of meaningless, anyway. My mother was more Catholic than the Pope, but I have no idea what her confirmation name was, or my father’s. Or my brother, come to think of it. Very few people actually use it.

    I have no problem with admitting I have spiritual beliefs. I’m not foisting them on anyone, and other people’s faith, or lack of such, is for each person to decide, not me. I don’t feel I should be labelled as stupid, misguided, superstitious or whatever negative is usually reserved for those with faith, as I don’t say those things about those who choose differently than I have. There is a huge difference between faith and fanaticism.

  3. Personally, I model myself after Mussolini. Hey, if one is aspiring to be a mass-murderer, might as well shoot for one who had a beautiful Italian mistress, a never-ending supply of good Itaian food, and would make the trains run on time for my commute to White Plains.

  4. denton, but to be clear, what do you mean by ‘control?’…from your other posts, I’d have thought differently. Guns are rarely ‘banned’, there’s just stringent levels of control…in the UK for instance, they must be kept locked and unloaded in a house, and you can’t carry them w/o a permit that’s quite difficult to get. Also, anything beyond hand guns and hunting rifles are typically banned.

  5. In the Catholic diocese where I grew up, kids did not get confirmed until 11th grade.
    I’m sure I would have done it in 6th grade, but 11th I knew that I was not going to be a Catholic.

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