--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, James Landau <Neurotico@A...> wrote:
> In a message dated 1/21/2003 2:15:21 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> andrew@M... writes:
>
>
> > > Christianity = ybonate = "noun wet religious organization"
> >
> > ME> Doesn't sound too flattering. Neither does the name
> > ME> of their "wet religious publication".
> >
> > I mean baptism. "ubi Christianity" is difficult to
> > pronounce for many non-English speakers.
>
> So the "wet" in Christianity is referring to baptism? You had me
fooled. I
> interpreted it as referring to the fish (that wet animal) that
symbolizes the
> religion. The Jesus fish on bumper stickers and decals, the story
about the
> miracle wherein Jesus fed hundreds with only fish, the years A.D. 1
to 2000
Actually, the "fish" in this case is an acronym. "Iesos Christos,
Theou Yios, Soter." Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.
> as the "Age of Pisces" in which Christianity dominates (as opposed
to the
> Jewish age of Aries before), etc.
>
> But it's baptism. Hmmmm.