-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 01/06/2001 7:06:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << 'Wise Women' etc. were nothing more than the quacks and faith healers we have today. There is no evidence that they were part of an organised religion or that they worshipped any particular non-Christian deity >> Perhaps not, but what made Ms. Gouge's story so amusing was that one of the "White Witches" approached her best friend's father who happened also to be a vicar. She told him that it was necessary for a woman to teach a man, and a man to teach a woman when transferring the powers. She went to him and told him that she had looked over all the men in their parish (it appears she attended church every Sunday), and that he was the most "good." For that reason she wished to teach him her spells and incantations. When he told her that he could never participate in such things because he was a Christian minister and was forbidden to do such things, she left in tears. Apparently she had never felt the least adversarial to the Christian God. Since I consider God omnipotent, I've occasionally wondered about that myself. Prudy <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
