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dancus
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I agree with you totally. Not that I expect that news to cause you to jump with joy, however, I find it refreshing to know a kindred spirit still exists. DanThere are those who are outcome oriented - I am not one of those - for me, the process is everything. If the outcome is not good and I learned from the process, it is all good. If I do not learn, then it is bound to come back to me until I do.
You are missing my point about the “inconsequential things”. If the little things have been tainted/mis represented, what about the big things??? It’s like the teen telling their parents that it was just a ‘white/little’ lie - a lie is a lie
I do not think the wise men story means that they came because he was rich - but they did bring him many riches. As for the “easy conversion for the pagans”, tell that to the pagans thad did not want to convert but were forced to because there religions were outlawed by the same loving church that was HELPING them convert and prosecuting/murdering them if they did not. That is history my friend, pure and simple. It does not mean it is happening now, but it did happen and to think it did not is putting your head in the sand - the Spanish Inquisition is a prime example
As for digging out the truth, there are many truths that have been revieled over the past 30/40 years that major players in the christian religions have known and have not wanted to bring to light. Yes, the truths have been there, but they have been hidden in dogma, Vatican vaults, misrepresented scripture readings (i love the ministers that take one line of scripture and make a whole speach out of it that is totally out of context). Again, thinking this is not happening or that is has not happened is a great denial. Joshua’s birthday, the whole christmas story, many of the used-to-be facts about Mary Magdalene … the list goes on. My point is not to religion bash or christian bash, my point to to find these truths for myself.
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