-Caveat Lector- Last of the responses (whew). I never expected one forward to generate such a response.
<< The only people bickering are those against diversity.>> Not bickering against diversity, bickering against the intolerance practiced by the folks running the seminar. IIRC, the original post was forwarded without any comments. << Is it because if people learn to reason intelligently, they may abandon religious claptrap and jingoistic rote, for educated discourse?>> If people learn to reason intelligently, they will see that the NWO stuff being promulgated in the public schools is claptrap. <<Reason is the main thing schools need to teach.>> But they are terrified of doing so; it would expose their game. << there is a growing body of research to show that Mary Magdalene was never a whore/prostitute, >> Even the Bible doesn't call her a prostitute; they describe her, variously, as "a sinner" and "out of whom went seven devils". The Astarte cult popular in Judea at the time had a seven-stage initiation. If she was a prostitute, it was a temple prostitute, not the common street hooker. She was likely a pagan, which would have rendered her a sinner in the eyes of both Jesus and the Gospel writers. << while some argue that the Magdalene was actually Jesus' wife >> A&E's "Biography" show about MM put forth the theory that she was his concubine, never mentioning a possible marriage. <<and bore him at least one child, >> purported ancestor of the "Rex Deus" lineage. <<conservative contemporary evidence suggests that her role was more that of being another apostle, on at least an equal footing with the male apostles and perhaps enjoying a favored status (not necessarily sexual)...in other words, she only became a 'sinner' long after her death, and only because the Roman church branded her as such...>> The Nag Hammadi Gospels bear this out. The apostle Peter hated her guts, because he envied the fact that she was more of an "insider" with Jesus than he was. << the obsessives have a right to believe in whatever superstition they choose; what they do NOT have the right to do is IMPOSE their superstition on the rest of society as a matter of official policy.>> This includes non-Judeo-Christian obsessives, right? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
