--- In NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin White <cuitlacoche1@...> wrote: > > He's certainly not the same Paul who wrote Revelations. That text > was probably referring the Roman Emperor Nero as the Anti-Christ. Good grief! First we got Jesus telling Paul to "get thee behind me, satan." Now we have Paul writing the book of Revelation! Has anyone actually READ the religious texts you're all such authorities on??? (Hint: the FIRST VERSE of Revelation is enough.) Don't be Fred; read and learn before lecturing. > > Martin Luther's death bed confession went something like this: > > "I have taken the bible from the hands of the most learned men of Europe and have placed it into the hands of the most common ditch digger." > > The Bible was never ever intended for the masses to read and do amateur "interpretation." It was meant for educated people to pass out in small doses so its meaning would remain clear. Martin Luther recognized his error in the end. > > K > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Synthetic Sound <syntheticsound@...> > To: NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, February 8, 2008 12:32:44 PM > Subject: Re: [NewPacifica] Re: Re: Fred's Nonsense is [anti-] Wisdom > > I believe that Paul may well have been an interloper sent by the Romans > to infiltrate and confuse the early church through misdirection > and introduction of doctrinal teachings that either have nothing to do > with or actually conflict with the teachings of the Christ. > Which is why there are so many books accepted by the Roman Council at > Nicea in the compilation Bible they made up for us. > > Slasher > > > Kevin White wrote: > > Paul is also the main homophobe in the New Testiment. So much so that > > he probably was gay. Scratch a homophobe and there's usually a > > self-hating gay guy underneath. > > > > K > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Melinda Iley-Dohn <Iley_dohn@...> > > To: NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2008 11:54:25 PM > > Subject: RE: [NewPacifica] Re: Re: Fred's Nonsense is [anti-] Wisdom > > > > I have been known to have issues with Paul at times in his writings. I > > have thought that he was used to often to defend some pretty sexist > > rhetoric. > > > > */Richard <rsierra12@calis. com>/* wrote: > > > > Melinda said: True. Jesus was and still is a voice of civility for > > many more than two thousand years later. > > /R agrees but adds he was/ passionate/ about truth and emotiomally > > reacted justly to whomever(s) in whatever appropriate manner. The > > other side of the coin is illustrated by a specific conversation > > with (to be) St. Paul when he /very/ harshly shouted at him, "Get > > behind me, Satan!" Arguing Paul found out he didn't know the truth > > and who the teacher was and who the student (disciple, a learner; > > the word means one disciplined) . At times, as it was then, a > > verbal slap across the face can be good medicine. Dummy Paul shut > > up and opened his ears and /began/ to learn. /R > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > > Search. > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/ newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > > Search. > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/ newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > > > > > > > > New Pacifica Working Group > http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica > 'Save Our Stations!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/ newsearch/category.php?category=shopping >