ParrotHead wrote: On another topic... M.O.M Shinto is NOT a MOMposter. Flew in a few games with him and got him to chat a little. He's never been on the forum and doesn't know what a squad is. I explained and invited him to come check out the forum and our thread. M.O.M stands for "Mother of Mari" he said. He's a friendly, not gunning for MOMs.
Regarding MOM Shinto
Mother of Mari..? So far as I can see
#1 Mari is a ruler of Mali in the late 1300's and not a very well thought of one.
#2 Mari is a Mother Goddess I think within or on the fringes of the Hindu religious beliefs in the South Indian Continent.
#3 Mari is one of those strange Japanese cartoon characters, her husband works away a lot and she sometimes takes the
guise of a cafe owner, don't know why!
Now going to see if any of this has a bearing on Shintoism.
If it don't ....he's a MOMposter, unless he comes here and explains it to us himself.
Ok, I've returned from my little research trip, I can accept his Mother of Mari reason, couldn't find much that was direct, plenty that gives allusion to Mari, or a Mother Earth goddess most of the deities in Shinto originate from southern India and Buddhism. So if he's a good, courteous and halfway funny or interesting player, someone should invite him to come say hello.