Do we have to mention every group by name? Where are the Chaots, the gnostics, thethelmites, etc?
> This talk of occultist, Christian, Deist and agnostic is pure bigotry. Where > is the inclusion of Druids! Pure and absolute prejudice! Next thing you know > there's going to be talk of the Spanish Inquisition, but I don't really > expect it. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:43 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Any occult ColdFusion developers out there? > > > > > > > Mind you it's been a while now since I've re-read any of > > the books, but if > > > I understood what it was saying (as opposed to what modern Christian > > > preachers say it says) the reasoning was this: That the > > dead are dead, and > > > necromancy doesn't work. If you do try to talk to the dead > > and some... > > > thing answers, it is not your deceased beloved but a > > demonic presence > > > *pretending* to be them. As to what it seeks to gain by > > this deception > > > > No, I'm saying the exact opposite. Necromancy works and it > > disturbs the dead > > who are the ones your actually talking to (in most cases). > > > > > Again, mind you, this is simply how it read to me. Even if > > you can read > > > ancient Aramaic and Greek there are many sayings and > > general assumptions > > > whose context has been lost over the ages making it difficult to > > understand > > > what they are truly saying, especially when they take > > poetic license. > > (Such > > > as the phrase "40 days and 40 nights" -- supposedly this > > was simply a > > > common phrase that meant "a long time", and not necessarily > > 40 actual > > days. > > > I am amused, continuing on that point, that most people > > though think the > > > entire "flood" incident took 40 days. As I recall, it > > actually says from > > > the day Noah and kin got on the boat till they finally > > embarked was about > > 1 > > > year and 1 week.) > > Again, I disagree. My people have been discussing these > > topics non-stop for > > literally thousands of years. The ancient Aramaic you mention > > is taught to > > just about every Jewish teenager who goes to a Yeshiva. Yes, > > there are some > > terms that are used poetically but there are others that mean > > exactly what > > they say. > > > > > >In the Jewish realm of writings, there's a lot more dealing with > > necromancy > > > >and necromancers. A few pages of Talmud Sanhedrin (The Talmud is > > basically > > > >commentary on the oral law) deals with the punishment for > > necromancers > > and > > > >other places talk on the what and how of it. > > > > > > It's been many a year since I've read through the Jewish > > books... the one > > > with the talking mule(?) and the angel who stops in for a > > bite to eat come > > The part of Bamidbar (numbers) where God opened the mouth of > > the mule to > > speak to its master and the part in Berashis (genesis) where > > God has his > > angels stop by Avraham's tent on their way to destroy Sidom > > and Amora are > > taken quite literally. If God can create reality I have no > > problem with him > > doing the little things like making an animal talk. > > > > > One thing the Christian community could borrow from Jewish > > tradition is > > > semi-mandatory reading of the Bible as adults. Aside from > > preachers/deacons > > > I could easily count the number of people I know that have > > read through it > > > as an adult on one hand. > > We actually just passed the holiday of Simchas Torah, where we end the > > reading of the entire Torah for the year and start over > > again. I'd remove > > the semi-mandatory from your sentence above. :) > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
