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Public Journal and Witness of Shaddam Daphiti
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Arrendis
TK Corp
#41 - 2015-08-17 06:38:48 UTC
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:
Scherezad wrote:
What is it that makes a pagan a pagan, sir? The word doesn't translate very well here. I'm apparently a pagan, but the translation dictionary says this involves naked cavorting around fires. And, uh, I don't think I've done that. What am I missing?



The word "Pagan" means nothing more and nothing less than "of the basic sort."
In common usage it means one not of, and not having been before of, The Amarr Faith.
Dancing around fires is in no way required, unless that is something you feel a need to do.


Maybe the way you commonly use it, but I'm gonna be commonly using it to mean dancing starkers around a fire!
Arrendis
TK Corp
#42 - 2015-08-17 06:40:10 UTC
Scherezad wrote:
You're quite a tall rook! :)


Maybe he just looks tall to a little fish?

Seriously, though, that pagan stuff sounds like a lot of fun. I know someone I need to talk into trying it.
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#43 - 2015-08-18 03:52:53 UTC
It is clear that some are so busy worshiping the flesh they do not see the harm and suffering they bring on themselves.

Lord, have mercy on the lost that does not even know it...
May they find guidance, humility, and shame.

Amen.
Arrendis
TK Corp
#44 - 2015-08-18 04:21:26 UTC
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:
It is clear that some are so busy worshiping the flesh they do not see the harm and suffering they bring on themselves.

Lord, have mercy on the lost that does not even know it...
May they find guidance, humility, and shame.


God made yer flesh, there, Rook. Why not treat it like a gift, not a curse?
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#45 - 2015-08-21 06:22:59 UTC
An unforgivable act:


Earlier today I had the pleasure of meeting with Director Lunarisse Aspenstar to discuss the possibilities of service. I have found her to be a just and righteous woman, a testament to God and His Empire.

I also had the pleasure of meeting a number of those who serve under her guidance, all upstanding persons.

Unfortunately our meeting was interrupted when a blood cultist, who at first tried to give the pretense of being a normal patron of the establishments, attempted to kill her via a crude explosive device implanted in the clones skull.

It was thanks in no small part to the valor and attentiveness of Lunarisses people that no one, not even a bystander, was harmed in the attempt

The clone used in this attempt was of the "soft clone" type and apparently had suffered great harm in her modification into a weapon. Her demeanor and behaviors showing signs of great instability as emotional stress took hold just before the actual attempt on the Directors life.

The Sin of the SaniiSabik is self evident and well known but this particular cultist... Whom I shall not honor with a name.. Is guilty of an even graver sin against God, clones are alive... And prior to activation and neuro transcriptions completely innocent beings.

To craft a clone for the sole purpose of being a weapon, crudely scooping out brain matter to implant an explosive... Is a horror I can only liken to the butchering alive of a child!

May God's justice be swift and mighty,
Amen.
Arista Shahni
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#46 - 2015-08-21 08:11:19 UTC
My goodness. I am certainly pleased to hear that Ms. Aspenstar is safe.

I would advise care in the act of witnessing - and doing so for yourself - so publicly. That which is to be between you and God should only be as such.

Do fly safe.

-- Witness Arista Shahni


"I say that even as the holy and the righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in each one of you - so the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.  And as a single leaf turns not yellow but with the silent knowledge of the whole tree, so the wrong-doer cannot do wrong without the hidden will of you all."
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#47 - 2015-08-21 18:51:14 UTC
I could not save Her.. none of us could...
We are still fallen, imperfect.

Forgive us, oh Lord...
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#48 - 2015-08-23 04:46:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Shaddam Daphiti
I have seen, already not even a day after Her Holiness passed, many saying they support this or that Heir.

For shame!!!
Woe unto you unrepentant and prideful generation!

The trials are not a popularity contest, nor some game to wager on, nor some electoral mockery!

They are tests, built on countless ages of Amarr history to determine which is God's Chosen!

Pledge yourself and your swords to God's Will and God's Chosen!

Anything else is Sin and vanity!
Kairelle
Raven.Syndicate
#49 - 2015-08-23 04:53:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Kairelle
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:


The trials are not a popularity contest, nor some game to wager on, nor some electoral mockery!





Ya know that's a good idea.
Wonder if we could get that picked up on the eve-bet Galnet site.

Hnolai ki tuul, ti sei oni a tiu.
Simon Louvaki
Khaldari InnoTektoniks and Analytical Solutions
#50 - 2015-08-23 05:02:49 UTC
Hmm, Id argue that to the Houses the Trials are the greatest wager one could make.

-- "The weak of mind are quick to judge with slightest tempt; Thus fools go forth to spread false word." - The Scriptures, Book of Trials 2:13 - 2:21

--"At the narrow passage, there is no brother and no friend." - Hyasyoda Proverb
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#51 - 2015-08-23 05:19:54 UTC
Kairelle wrote:
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:


The trials are not a popularity contest, nor some game to wager on, nor some electoral mockery!





Ya know that's a good idea.
Wonder if we could get that picked up on the eve-bet Galnet site.

Is this a joke? If so I find it in very very poor taste.
Kairelle
Raven.Syndicate
#52 - 2015-08-23 07:02:33 UTC
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:
Kairelle wrote:
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:


The trials are not a popularity contest, nor some game to wager on, nor some electoral mockery!





Ya know that's a good idea.
Wonder if we could get that picked up on the eve-bet Galnet site.

Is this a joke? If so I find it in very very poor taste.


No...not a joke.
We all know the trials will happen...I'm just trying to make things a little more interesting for the rest of the cluster.
I'll go ahead and assume you really wont like the idea of having them broadcast either will you?

Hnolai ki tuul, ti sei oni a tiu.
Arrendis
TK Corp
#53 - 2015-08-23 08:11:02 UTC
Kairelle wrote:
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:
Kairelle wrote:
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:


The trials are not a popularity contest, nor some game to wager on, nor some electoral mockery!





Ya know that's a good idea.
Wonder if we could get that picked up on the eve-bet Galnet site.

Is this a joke? If so I find it in very very poor taste.


No...not a joke.
We all know the trials will happen...I'm just trying to make things a little more interesting for the rest of the cluster.
I'll go ahead and assume you really wont like the idea of having them broadcast either will you?


And we all know it'll happen. I'd be surprised if there aren't already wagers being booked in YA0.
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#54 - 2015-08-23 16:30:16 UTC
Kairelle wrote:

I'll go ahead and assume you really wont like the idea of having them broadcast either will you?


You assume incorrectly, and show your extreme ignorance of our culture as well. The trials are Traditionally available for public view. How else can the people have the confidence that it is God's will that a given Heir is Chosen?

We do not view the trials as entertainment, however. For us they are a sacred and important matter.

If games of chance are the only thing that will hold someones interest in a matter with Galaxy wide effects... that person is truly lost.

I'm sending you two datachips, free of charge, to help alleviate your ignorance:

The children's primer :
"A Is For Amarr"

and

The very popular :
"Everybody Sins"
Aria Jenneth
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#55 - 2015-08-23 17:23:45 UTC
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:
If games of chance are the only thing that will hold someones interest in a matter with Galaxy wide effects... that person is truly lost.

Respectfully, pilot, it's an absolute flat dead certainty that citizens in the Caldari State by the trillions will be placing wagers on the outcome. To most of these people, the Empire is someplace distant and exotic that they'll probably never see, and the importance of the succession in their own lives is a little obscure, so....

Also, the Caldari as a culture absolutely love betting on things.
Tony-Vagabond Carter
Chrysos Aigis
#56 - 2015-08-25 02:59:12 UTC
it's true, some of us at least, though I suspect the mans point is that this is a serious matter. Let me assure you Mr. Daphiti ....
For myself at least ,I do understand that.

If I refuse to sell you a pie, for the sake of my beliefs or yours.. who really loses out here? Me. I will have lost a sale and possibly future sales, and you will just go to another pie-maker!
Arrendis
TK Corp
#57 - 2015-08-25 04:54:34 UTC
Tony-Vagabond Carter wrote:
it's true, some of us at least, though I suspect the mans point is that this is a serious matter. Let me assure you Mr. Daphiti ....
For myself at least ,I do understand that.


Many people understand that - and most of them have absolutely no chance of affecting the outcome... so why not make some money on it if they can?
Kairelle
Raven.Syndicate
#58 - 2015-08-25 06:11:52 UTC
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:
Kairelle wrote:

I'll go ahead and assume you really wont like the idea of having them broadcast either will you?


You assume incorrectly, and show your extreme ignorance of our culture as well. The trials are Traditionally available for public view. How else can the people have the confidence that it is God's will that a given Heir is Chosen?

We do not view the trials as entertainment, however. For us they are a sacred and important matter.

If games of chance are the only thing that will hold someones interest in a matter with Galaxy wide effects... that person is truly lost.

I'm sending you two datachips, free of charge, to help alleviate your ignorance:

The children's primer :
"A Is For Amarr"

and

The very popular :
"Everybody Sins"


Well seems we are both a bit ignorant of the others culture.
Thanks for the datachips....I'll be sure to put them somewhere....where they wont immediately get lost.
Hell I might even give them a once over if I'm incredibly bored one day.

Hnolai ki tuul, ti sei oni a tiu.
Kairelle
Raven.Syndicate
#59 - 2015-08-25 06:14:03 UTC
Tony-Vagabond Carter wrote:
it's true, some of us at least, though I suspect the mans point is that this is a serious matter. Let me assure you Mr. Daphiti ....
For myself at least ,I do understand that.


Oh I think most anyone can understand the gravity of the matter.
That said as Arrendis pointed out....why not make some money off it and have a little fun to boot?

Hnolai ki tuul, ti sei oni a tiu.
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#60 - 2015-08-29 16:44:01 UTC
A growing sickness...

I cannot help but be perturbed by the .. I'll call it what it is, Resurrectionist Cult growing around The Late Empress.

to quote their own manifesto of faith :

Quote:
Q: When will Empress Jamyl return?
A: At the end of days, whenever that may be. Have faith in her return, but for now, serve God and Empire.


They claim this is not heretical on the basis that the Theology Council has not declared it so. Ridiculous and fallacious!
By such reasoning I could preach that God saves only those who wear tritanium laced robes!..
it's not heretical.. the Theology council has not declared it so!

Even if they have not been so labeled, this teaching is dangerous! In this the age of clones one need only a sample of Her Holiness' DNA to prop up a false leader which this cult's descendants would flock to like meat-stock to the slaughter!

"13 Then Molok the Deceiver sundered the lands and the people suffered floods and plagues conjured by him. Molok turned the people against the sefrim and people who once sang their praise now abhorred them. " - Chapter I of the Epitoth in the Book of Scriptures