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POPSNew Testament - on Women's rights So many translations; so many interpretations; but sometimes they all say essentially the same thing... women are second class citizens... thus saith the Lord. Is the word of god "subject to" the culture of the times? Or do we change the interpretation of god's word to fit our sensibilities at the time? Perhaps we create god's word as we go. Certainly our interpretation does.
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POPSWALL: Strangulation of Christianity's BirthPlace Deliberate Policy?
"The fear is that the birthplace of Jesus, home of the oldest Christian church and the oldest Christian communities in the world, will have nothing left of its history other than the cold stones of empty churches within a few generations," he added. The Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah, "has consistently expressed his fear that the "churches of the Holy Land will become museums," he said,adding that now there were "more Palestinian Christians in Sydney, Australia than in Jerusalem and more Christian Palestinians in North America than there are in the Holy Land." He recalled that last June, on a visit to Dublin to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, Mr Sabbah reminded his Irish audiences that "all peoples are equal in dignity. Hence independence and security are needed for all". Fr Fahim extended "a special invitation to Irish pilgrims to come and bear witness to the still living churches of the Holy Land. We invite th
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POPSThe Pagan Christ NT based on Egyption Mythology I grew up as a fundamentalist Xian X= Greek letter chi for Christ. I have read several of Tom Harpers books and have found him to be one of the most honest Anglican Priests I have ever met in book and person. What we find now is that the literal interpretation of the Bible is producing a very dangerous culture, focused in the US where military culture and war are often seen as part and parcel of the religious right's political theology.
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POPSCline Article on Christian Indoctrination This clip points to an excellent article by Austin Cline that I encourage all to read in its entirety. It's relatively short so go ahead, give it a read. Maybe it will get some to think for themselves.
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POPSReligion versus the Gospel I do not agree with the author's view of religion in every case, but others might view it as such. It inspired me to examine my own thoughts on things.
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POPS'Lost' towns shed light on Islamic past "It is a surprising discovery because we generally say that Islam came to Ethiopia late and had a marginal role," said Yonas Beyene, head of paleontology at Ethiopia's culture ministry.
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POPSPoll: Bethlehem's Christians fear Israelis, not Muslims An interesting polling result from OpenBethlehem.org. They find that Americans have enormous misconceptions about Bethlehem's history, demographics, and even location; while Christian Bethlehemites, who are mostly Palestinians, see Israel as systematically destroying the town's Christian heritage (which, they say, has been protected by the Palestinian Authority).
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POPSThose "Paganish" Mexicans Immigrant ministries struggle with the "paganish" ways of Mexico. It seem cultural heritage is eliminated in the name of making these immigrants "better" Christians.
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