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Decide for yourself:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3368731,00.html
I am very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very sceptical [Americans read skeptical].
I think this will go the same way as the James ossuary. But it's fun reading.
J F R
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
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So, Dan Brown was wrong, then?
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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So the Bible was wrong, then?
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Like JFR, I'm extremely sceptical about this claim. I suppose that it's human nature to try to link archaeological finds to real-or-mythical historical events. That's fine as long as there's no attempt to "improve" the evidence, nor to pretend that wild statements constitute proof.
It's not a discovery that is at all relevant to the kind of Christianity that I hold ... I've never believed in the literal truth of the "ascended into heaven" bit.
There's a whole non-biblical structure of veneration for all kinds of peculiar objects associated with different strands of Christianity (at one point in the Middle Ages, at least eight churches claimed to have in their possession the original Holy Foreskin, for example). If this claimed discovery is one that fits the needs of our time, no doubt it will gain adherents whether or not the claims are eventually accepted by the scholarly community.
"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. ... Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night devoid of stars." Martin Luther King
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jack
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Well what can i say! i think i will say what wonderful P.R.
I have very littel time for what was written in those times, what i do know is that it will attract many to watch, although nothing would change peoples minds.
life is to enjoy.
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3369346,00.html
J F R
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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Jedediah
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Hey JFR, this might interest you : http://www.stuff.co.nz/3976382a10.html
There's a link to a video as well. Interesting that the coffins were displayed in New York - possibly because only the Americans would buy this BS ?
cheers
E Te Atua tukuna mai ki au te Mauri tauki te tango i nga mea
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