Hi Doris! My guess is that you are new to 'Minds Eye', so, let me say welcome to you. Thanks for reading my post anyhow. Now, since you seem to agree with my beliefs, I would like to hear a bit more from you, just to see where our thoughts run in a parallel way? Send you my regards, Manfraco
On Oct 26, 3:17 am, Doris Ragland <[email protected]> wrote: > True > > On Oct 23, 3:02 pm, Manfraco Frank the Elder <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hi allan and others! > > Allan, your post could be very interesting for me and I am going to > > follow it very closely, I know I am not very learned like some of you; > > but I have got my own ideas or religious beliefs which need to be > > tuned in before I can express them more openly. I am sure that if one > > takes away parts of the stories which only embellish the gospels it > > may have very different meanings; but you have to be very careful > > about that if you believe in anything at all; you see you have to defy > > your own religious beliefs and be strong enough to change the gospel. > > Please, read the very end of the Bible, where there is a sort of curse > > if anyone changes anything. Are you willing to chance that? > > Send you all my regards > > Manfraco > > > On Oct 24, 4:57 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have often wondered what the new testament of the bible would be like > > > if > > > you removed the parts that are in reality are made up short stories used > > > to > > > sell a bill of goods. An example(s) being the nativity stories, the > > > resurrection (misunderstood,) the writings of Saul Of Tarsus the book > > > of > > > revelations. to name a few > > > > I wonder if a book (it would probably be very short) getting rid of the > > > exact interpretation but rather trying to expressed express the ideas that > > > Jesus the man best wanted to express. I look at our group and the > > > atheists > > > and agnostics have a very valuable role in working out that validity of > > > what > > > is being said. There is a definite need to counter balance my own beliefs > > > and those of other fanatics. > > > > To tell the truth this would be a total dream for me. There is an event > > > astronomically that can be dated like a total solar eclipse over Jerusalem > > > in 33 CE. I do know that there are religious fanatics in the Philippines > > > that are crucified (literally) and they regularly survive it. I think > > > these > > > things need to be taken into account, from what I understand it actually > > > takes several days to die that way. > > > > Here I have to admit I am jealous of the sheer enlightenment of spiritual > > > knowledge Francis and other members of this group possess. I am hoping > > > they > > > will take to this idea. > > > Allan > > > > ( > > > ) > > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
