--- In [email protected], "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Robert Gimbel" <babajii_99@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > <shempmcgurk@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "qntmpkt" <qntmpkt@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ---Yea...Swami Muktananda - it appears from available > evidence > > > > > that he was quite adept at molesting underage Daughters of > his > > > > > disciples. > > > > > > > > And Bill Clinton brutally raped Juanita Broderick. > > > > > > > > So what? Whether it's true or untrue regarding what Clinton or > > > > Muktananda or Maharishi did, we won't know for sure until said > > > > gentlemen are brought to trial for these alleged crimes > (assuming > > > > they are still alive). > > > > > > > > In the meantime we can take the positive stuff they said and > did > > > > and dwell on that. > > > > > > Yes, and even Jesus now gets accused of all kinds of stuff > > > regarding Mary Magdalene- there's just now end to this kind > > > of gossipy thingy. > > > > Uh, with all due respect, the only thing Jesus > > has ever been "accused of," and in some of the > > Gospels excised from the Bible, no less, was > > that he was *married* to Mary Magdalene. Which, > > of course, would have been perfectly acceptable > > for a rabbi. > > > > One should be careful not to project one's modern > > hangups about sex onto a period of history in > > which they are inappropriate. > > > > As far as I can tell, the myth of Jesus' celibacy > > was made up long after his death by uptight men > > to justify their own inability to relate to half > > of the human race. > > Yeah, but, Ms. Magdalene was considered to be a whore, and I'm not > sure that anyone would respect a Rabbi who married a whore. > You remember that in that period of history, her fate would have been > death, if Jesus had not intervened. Much like the women of Islam who > would suffer the same fate, in this period of history, if anyone of > them committed the same 'crime'. > The current gospels show her as a reformed person and is considered a saint. Kazantsakis, the author, has dealth with this possibility of Jesus' relationship with Magdalene.
In any event, the Reverend Moon has picked up on this idea that Christ's true destiny was to get married and create a new race of people here on earth. This appears to be the reason why we see a lot of group marriages among the Moonies.
