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Especially Christianity? Although he does have a unique disdain for Christianity, I consider Nietzsche an equal opportunity critic. To quote the maxim: the enemy of one's enemy does not thereby become one's friend. As I read him, usually after a good dose of Pepto-Bismol as a prerequisite...

Hi Thomas, Thank you. Before I first tripped over and then stalled out on your subsequent statement, I was simply (and I use the adverb in this case advisedly) thinking in terms of a syllogism. I will state it thus: 1. Arius's position was Platonic; 2. Athanasius's position was also...

Nice, almost subtle switch there, Ben, but how you interpret things is irrelevant. The point is, if Jews don't believe in demons, as you had your little ignoramus fictional character (not the member on this board) Thomas say, then Samael, the so called "Prince of demons," as the writer put it...

Thank you. That, we might yet do. To make myself clear, thus far I have not found you at all unbearable. I mean, after all, in the words of the old '70's song (bad grammar and all), "you ain't heavy, you're my brother." Serv

In the meantime ... _____________________________ Hi BrotherMichaelSky, It occurs to me that perhaps you and Thomas are even unintentionally speaking past each other. While I have understood some of your individual points, I cannot say I have comprehended your overall and general position...

Pax Tecum, Thomas, I hope to return to this thread soon, but presently you have me stalled upon this fascinating, intricately subtle statement of yours: That is a fine assessment. It is the rub. I will consider this further before responding. Serv

That, as some of us here in the Colonies say, was a rip (meaning hilarious)! From now on, I want to sit next to Sam Albion at Sunday School. Serv

I think the dichotomy in this case is too rigid. As far as I am concerned, and even though, as my name suggests, I am out of communion with the Catholic Church (and take issue with it on many points), any organization which states this as part of its credo gets my respect and attention...

My anonymous ex-Jewish now gay friend, whom I shall call Trotsky with a woody, or, better yet, Woody Trotsky, is annoying, but also sometimes very funny. What's more, he says that you, personally, owe him 175 quid. But seriously, I wasn't joking when I said that the Torah and its correlative...

That was enjoyable poetry. Serv

Hi Thomas, Here, then, is an interesting point of convergence. If Arius's viewpoint was entirely pagan, to what extent can it be said that the viewpoint of his opponents, represented by Athanasius, was not? Was the dogma of the Trinity, as initially articulated by the Nicene Council (and...

It is a superb moral compass, but, except for the notorious traffic jams in LA (during which stalled passengers have time to read), it is a generally bad bumper sticker :). Serv

I will (try to) let you know if we ever get out of this Hadron Collider and I recover enough to determine the answer. :D Serv

Why should Jews run? According to Norman Podhoretz, one of the architects of Neoconservatism and a Jewish policy wonk, Fundamentalist Christians such as Pat Robertson are very useful to the state of Israel. Because they are useful (and send alms), their "objective" anti-Semitism can apparently...

Wiped out by God, or, what lately seems the same thing, the "Anglo-American Alliance." As if to drive the point home, the Nuremberg Trials concluded on Yom Kippur, thus leading Nazi propagandist, Julius Streicher, to yell out, before his neck swung in a noose, "Purim Fest 1946!" Well, if you...

In most of these toga parties which Ben Masada hosts under the guise of a sort of, using the word loosely, dialog with Christians, there is usually no need to be on one's best behavior. If you have some extra Jello, feel free to see if it sticks to the ceiling (but do it advisedly, and within...

Thank you, Amergin. Although it takes one deeply into the grail and Arthurian legends, it is interesting to note, too, that part of the Fama Fraternitatis, that medieval mystico/alchemical tract, involves a mysterious "Book M" which Christian Rosenkreuz was said to have translated into Latin...

And furthermore ... Then Ben Masada's cardboard caricature of the man who transcended his tribal perspectives and in the process became a universal teacher, Jesus of Nazareth, said: Serv

Ben, pay attention. I was playing upon your typographical error (impotant vs. impotent).

This, your "Forbidden Gospel," is a very impotent message indeed. Serv