Beginning again makes a lot of sense. How might we do this without 'rapture'?
On 25 Oct, 16:17, 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 - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
