Does it matter who is more HOLY?

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josie_L said:
What guy has “Josie” (short for Josephine) has a name? And you claim to have a couple of masters degrees. . . 🤷
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oooo … as Joey would say, how you doin? But seriously, Josie can be a guy’s name (haven’t you ever seen the Outlaw Josie Wales with Clint Eastwood, only the best movie of all times, though not a girly flick).
 
humble_in_doubt said:
oooo … as Joey would say, how you doin? But seriously, Josie can be a guy’s name (haven’t you ever seen the Outlaw Josie Wales with Clint Eastwood, only the best movie of all times, though not a girly flick).
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With a name like Josie it’s no wonder he became an outlaw. 😃
 
The funny thing is even when I was a Christian I never really read any Christian undertones into that movie (albeit there was a little religious interplay i.e. the old lady who took Josie in). Sure, he came to experience love (or something like it anyway); but is that exclusively Christian or is it simply human? I say the latter (everyone wants to love and be loved, Christian, Muslim, atheist, whatever).

As for the part where he saved his newly found friends from an Indian invasion; I think the undertone there was pretty typical. Two warriors (or as you might frame it when romanticizing war, two men of honor) experiencing a meeting of the minds facilitated by their mutual circumstances.

At any rate … great flick. My favorite quote was:

The kid (just before he died): Josie, Josie … they had it comin didn’t they Josie (referring to the numerous Union troops Josie had just killed)?

Josie: we all got it comin boy.

man … who does Americana better than Clint? Nobody (and for you older folks, NO John Wayne didn’t even come close, in fact he’s more like a corny version of Clint’s grandfather).
 
josie_L said:
With a name like Josie it’s no wonder he became an outlaw. 😃
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he was a confederate soldier to begin with, but his entire unit was slaughtered by a Union army unit (after they surrendered). So he rightly sought revenge, and got it.

Forgiveness is great, but for some things … there’s just no forgiving.
 
“We have this treasure in earthen vessels”-St. Paul.

“One doesn’t have to find an unbaptised man to see the defects of our fallen nature, study any number of Christians”-Frank Sheed
 
SimonArizona,

Very well stated. Thank you!
humble_in_doubt said:
he was a confederate soldier to begin with, but his entire unit was slaughtered by a Union army unit (after they surrendered). So he rightly sought revenge, and got it.
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Humble,
I am not sure he ever was a Confederate soldier, I thought he was more a civilian that got caught up in the Missouri/Kansas border wars at the end of the Civil War. He rode with the guerilla fighters that had Confederate sentiments. The movie is based on the book Going to Texas by Forrest Carter. I once had a dog named Josey because it looked like the dog he spat on. My favorite quote of Josey Wale’s would have to be: “the worms gotta eat too”. Forrest Carter also wrote a good book titled The Education of Little Tree. It is supposedly about his early life. Have a good weekend.

Peace, Graubo
 
humble_in_doubt said:
he was a confederate soldier to begin with, but his entire unit was slaughtered by a Union army unit (after they surrendered). So he rightly sought revenge, and got it.

Forgiveness is great, but for some things … there’s just no forgiving.
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Forgiveness is always necessary, otherwise revenge and hate would eat you alive.
 
humble_in_doubt said:
The funny thing is even when I was a Christian I never really read any Christian undertones into that movie (albeit there was a little religious interplay i.e. the old lady who took Josie in). Sure, he came to experience love (or something like it anyway); but is that exclusively Christian or is it simply human? I say the latter (everyone wants to love and be loved, Christian, Muslim, atheist, whatever).

As for the part where he saved his newly found friends from an Indian invasion; I think the undertone there was pretty typical. Two warriors (or as you might frame it when romanticizing war, two men of honor) experiencing a meeting of the minds facilitated by their mutual circumstances.

At any rate … great flick. My favorite quote was:

The kid (just before he died): Josie, Josie … they had it comin didn’t they Josie (referring to the numerous Union troops Josie had just killed)?

Josie: we all got it comin boy.

man … who does Americana better than Clint? Nobody (and for you older folks, NO John Wayne didn’t even come close, in fact he’s more like a corny version of Clint’s grandfather).
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I love John Wayne, I own McClintock (and several other films he played in), thought it was hilarious.
 
The only Josie I know is a cartoon character from the 70’s who liked to solve mysteries and sing rock music!
 
Little_Katie said:
The only Josie I know is a cartoon character from the 70’s who liked to solve mysteries and sing rock music!
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Actually, my real name is of Italian origin, in english it is translated into Josephine, but everyone calls me Josie.
 
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