Then what better thing to put your faith in but the Truth? It is incorruptible (unless you manipulate it, so don't), impeachable, and forever evolving...What better premise to base a religion on. However, the best way for it to work is for the participants to only accept hard evidence...uh oh, there goes faith... "Such music flows on the Fringe and no one can resist singing to Scarlet" >From "THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES" by C.W. Badie
________________________________ From: Tracey de Morsella <tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, January 12, 2010 11:45:04 PM Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Vatican hates AVATAR So how did Jesus turn BLOND?!?!?”! God I hate that church. It is a religion in which there is no place for truth From:scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:22 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Vatican hates AVATAR The 13th tribe, John the Baptist, Jesus and Mary, etc. The Russians and Eastern Europeans have many paintings and works of art that are of a black Jesus. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net> wrote: You mean, like the supposed picture or statue showing Mary and Jesus as being of African descent? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@ gmail.com> To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:45:12 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Vatican hates AVATAR I agree. Another thing that I have been curious about is all of the documentation that they have hidden away in the basement of the Vatican. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Adrianne Brennan <adrianne.brennan@ gmail.com> wrote: Because they ceased to be about true spirituality years ago, if they ever *WERE* into such a thing. Nowadays it's just having and securing power over their flock of sheep. ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ http://www.adrianne brennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ books.html# darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ books.html# the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ dawnoftheseraphs .html On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:54 PM, B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo. com> wrote: The sad thing is that the Vatican seems threatened that so many people take comfort in the movie's message(reverence for nature, live in harmony with the world and not in dominion over it, etc.) They are as bad as the climate change deniers that think nothing man does can harm this world despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@...> wrote: > > Back at ya J > > > > From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro ups.com] On > Behalf Of C.W. Badie > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:16 PM > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Vatican hates AVATAR > > > > > > > > > Hi Tracey... > > > "Such music flows on the Fringe and no one can resist singing to Scarlet" > From "THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES" by C.W. Badie > > > > > > _____ > > From: Tracey de Morsella <tdli...@...> > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > Sent: Tue, January 12, 2010 3:14:29 PM > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] FW: Vatican hates AVATAR > > > > Amen!!! > > > > From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com <http://ups.com/> [mailto:scifinoir2@ > yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Adrianne Brennan > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:53 PM > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Vatican hates AVATAR > > > > > > That settles it. Avatar RULES! :D > > > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ > http://www.adrianne brennan.com > Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adrianne > brennan.com/ books.html# darkmoon > Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adrianne > brennan.com/ books.html# the_oath > The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adrianne > brennan.com/ dawnoftheseraphs .html > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Tracey de Morsella <tdli...@multicultur > <mailto:tdli...@...> aladvantage. com> wrote: > > > > From: Cinque [mailto:cinque3...@verizon. <mailto:cinque3...@...> net] > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:06 PM > To: 'Zanfordino Anthony'; williamsfred@ speakeasy. net > <mailto:williamsf...@...> ; 'Whitney J Evans'; 'Wendell Theophilus Smith'; > 'Valery Jean'; 'Seku Brathwaite'; rs...@yahoo. com <mailto:rs...@...> ; > 'ravenadal'; michael.v.w. <mailto:michael.v.w. gor...@...> gor...@gmail. > com; 'Michael Gordon'; 'Marvalous'; 'Martin Baxter'; 'Logic'; 'Leroy Hughes'; > 'Kera'; keithbjohnson@ comcast.net <mailto:keithbjohn...@...> ; > kalpub...@aol. com <mailto:kalpub...@...> ; 'Kai Pettaway'; 'Jeffrey Ballou'; > 'GTW'; fis...@bellsouth. net <mailto:fis...@...> ; duva...@hotmail. com > <mailto:duva...@...> ; dorothyhamm@ sbcglobal. <mailto:dorothyh...@...> net; > bettil...@msn. com <mailto:bettil...@...> ; 'Albert Fields'; afrikanmind@ > <mailto:afrikanm...@...> hotmail.com; ' Lockhart, Daryle '; tdemorsella@ > <mailto:tdemorse...@...> multiculturaladv antage.com > Subject: Vatican hates AVATAR > > > > VATICAN CITY â€" The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film > "Avatar" simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern doctrines > that promote the worship of nature as a substitute for religion. > > L'Osservatore Romano and Vatican Radio dedicated ample coverage to James > Cameron's big-grossing, 3-D spectacle. But the reviews were lukewarm, calling > the movie superficial in its eco-message, despite groundbreaking visual > effects. > > L'Osservatore said the film "gets bogged down by a spiritualism linked to the > worship of nature." Similarly, Vatican Radio said it "cleverly winks at all > those pseudo-doctrines that turn ecology into the religion of the millennium." > > "Nature is no longer a creation to defend, but a divinity to worship," the > radio said. > > Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said that while the movie > reviews are just that â€" film criticism, with no theological weight â€" they > do reflect Pope Benedict XVI's views on the dangers of turning nature into a > "new divinity." > > Benedict has often spoken about the need to protect the environment, earning > the nickname of "green pope." But he has sometimes balanced that call with a > warning against neo-paganism. > > In a recent World Day of Peace message, the pontiff warned against any > notions that equate human person and other living things. He said such > notions "open the way to a new pantheism tinged with neo-paganism, which > would see the source of man's salvation in nature alone." > > The Vatican newspaper occasionally likes to comment in its cultural pages on > movies or pop culture icons, as it did recently about "The Simpsons" or U2. > In one famous instance, several Vatican officials spoke out against "The Da > Vinci Code." > > In this case, the reviews came out after a red carpet preview held in Rome > just a stone's throw from St. Peter's Square. The movie will be released > Friday in Italy. > > The story of the tall blue creatures who inhabit Pandora and contend with > humans intent on grabbing the resources of their planet has made over $1.1 > billion at box offices worldwide. Partly boosted by higher 3-D ticket prices, > "Avatar" looks well on its way to becoming the biggest grossing movie of all > time. > > "So much stupefying, enchanting technology, but few genuine emotions," said > L'Osservatore Romano, which devoted three articles to "Avatar" in its Sunday > editions. > > L'Osservatore Romano said the movie's plot is unoriginal and its message not > new. It faulted Cameron for taking a "bland approach." > > "He tells the story without going deep into it, and ends up falling into > sappiness," it said. > > Vatican Radio did say, however, that "really never before have such > surprising images been seen," while L'Osservatore said the movie's worth lies > in its "extraordinary visual impact." > > VATICAN CITY — The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film > "Avatar" simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern doctrines > that promote the worship of nature as a subs... > > VATICAN CITY — The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film > "Avatar" simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern doctrines > that promote the worship of nature as a subs... > > Related News On Huffington Post: > > > > <http://images. huffingtonpost. com/gen/130544/ thumbs/s- AVATAR-SEX- > SCENE-mini. jpg> > > <http://www.huffingt onpost.com/ 2010/01/11/ avatar-sex- scene-script_ > n_419441. html> Avatar Sex Scene SCRIPT > > For those who can't wait for the DVD to find out more about the unreleased > sex scene from James Cameron's billion dollar grossing sci-fi blockbuster. .. > > > > <http://images. huffingtonpost. com/gen/131904/ thumbs/s- AVATAR-RACIST- > mini.jpg> > > <http://www.huffingt onpost.com/ 2010/01/10/ avatar-critics- see-racist- > theme_n_418155. html> 'Avatar' Critics See Racist Theme > > Near the end of the hit film "Avatar," the villain snarls at the hero, "How > does it feel to betray your own race?" 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