>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.
~~~~ ~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