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29923, that is about my only reason
Posted by LexM, Mon Apr-25-05 12:01 PM
>Now I don't really doubt that a man named Jesus actually
>existed. The early Christian movement clearly existed, and it
>doesn't make much sense for this movement to claim a leader
>who really didn't exist. But people around here are unwilling
>to admit the lack of historical support for his existence.
>
>>a man who has that much
>>influence is going to be noticed.
>
>That's what's so strange about the situation. He wasn't
>noticed.
>
>>jesus may not have been a
>>christian, but he was here. you can't fool every dominant
>>religion in the world.

for believing he actually did walk the earth & do the things they said he did. they were following something/someone...

all the xtra rigamarole....that's a different story.

but this is kind of in the same vein as debating whether he was "black" or not. basically, we know he wasn't nordic-looking. who cares about the details.

use the example. learn the lessons. the rest is window dressing.


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~fear is the mind-killer~

"...jesus had a wife. and she was his
messiah like that stranger may be
yours. who holds the subtle knife that
carves through worlds like magic
doors." ~saul wms