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    EXODUS Did the Israelites exit from Egypt, or Egypt exit from land of the Israelites?

    Re: EXODUS Did the Israelites exit from Egypt, or Egypt exit from land of the Israeli David Rohl's book, in the U.S., is called: Pharoahs and Kings: a Biblical Quest. (Just requested it from my local library-system.) Thanks for the tip, Brian.
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    Divine Communication

    Were I living in 14th century France ... Jesus was not born of a Virgin? I so claim. You must be bewitched. No. I stand my ground. You are a witch. Confess you are a witch. I am no witch. I seek only the Truth. ... I'm sure I would find 'enlightenment & salvation Catholic-style' in...
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    EXODUS Did the Israelites exit from Egypt, or Egypt exit from land of the Israelites?

    Re: EXODUS Did the Israelites exit from Egypt, or Egypt exit from land of the Israeli Ezekiel 16:3 ... Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth are from the land of the Canaanite, your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. (I've been down this road with BB...
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    Intro from an agnostic Christian

    Hi NightPhoenix I'd like to welcome you, as well. How well-versed you are in Church history and Church thought ... puts me (and most of us) to shame. But, to my way of thinking, there is a point at which you need to forget this history and this thought, and forget everything that you know...
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    Divine Communication

    Divine Communication 2. God Language: the Myth-making Imperative - Making the Truth Interesting Both monotheistic Judaism and Islam emerged out of a Pagan context. But rejected that Pagan past. The development of Christianity, as a monotheistic religion, is more complicated. Whatever Truth...
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    Divine Communication

    Divine Communication 1. Prehension of Truth 'Prehension' is a term you sometimes find in texts on neurophysiology and child-development. It is the mental extension of motor-development, which means 'to grasp.' I will extend the meaning even further, on these pages, to mean: The sudden and raw...
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    In the news

    Yes, NA, 'rights' and 'morals' do seem to go hand-in-hand, don't they? But that is one of the deep problems with modern society ... Think about it: Every society's 'morals' derive from ancient secular tribal rules ('mores,' customs, traditional codes of conduct toward others) which...
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    In the news

    Hi Nativeastral. The Indian 'dowry,' you are referring to, is the kind of dowry far more prevalent amongst world cultures (including those of Europe): A chunk of money is given by the family of the bride to the new husband (or his family). However, regarding the 'Mediterranean basin' and...
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    In the news

    C0DE: How many sick and perverted Muslims here have condemned their parents to a "retirement home" ?? c0de, my father retires this year. Age 65. He has a good pension. He and Mom are looking to buy a place in a "retirement community." There, within the complex - if one of them becomes...
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    In the news

    The Abuse of Children This is not where wil's thread started. But this is where it went. And became quite rancorous, along the way. The hysteria about "child brides" - as Muslimwoman has pointed out - stemmed from the misinterpretation of wedding photographs by the western media. And this...
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    EXODUS Did the Israelites exit from Egypt, or Egypt exit from land of the Israelites?

    Re: EXODUS Did the Israelites exit from Egypt, or Egypt exit from land of the Israeli One of the conquering bands of "Sea People," by the way, was the Biblical Philistines. After driving the Egyptian overlords from Canaan, the Philistines ruled the coast and the inland farming towns of the...
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    EXODUS Did the Israelites exit from Egypt, or Egypt exit from land of the Israelites?

    I did a foolish thing, this last vacation. My two kids and I got two invites, by different relatives, to spend Christmas and New Years with them. We chose the larger gathering, and had a very nice time. But, to that side of the family which lost out, I promised we'd drive over for a short...
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    The Green Moon of Sterrett-5

    { ... to be continued ... } (hopefully) { Comments welcome. }
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    The Green Moon of Sterrett-5

    01.017 It was in your eyes. I saw the fascination and pleasure there. Even before you took out your pad and began to draw. We walked up the coast. Then inland. To the Blue Marsh coulee. It was dawn and the sweepers were out. And you marveled at the efficiency of its organization. And how it...
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    The Green Moon of Sterrett-5

    01.015 The Capital is not jealous of these principled rebellions. Good things have come from these New Beginning experiments. Ezra was leader of the Purple Sea coulee Breakaway. Their first five years were prosperous. Then blight hit the crop. But they had three-plus years of grain, in...
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    The Green Moon of Sterrett-5

    01.013 Since Foundation... There have been 453 rebellions. Some from banditry but most were principled. Either Breakaways by Foundation Purists. Wanting to return to the original Green ways. Agreed upon, way back on the barges, pre-colonization. Or Breakaways by Belief Reformers. Wanting...
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    The Green Moon of Sterrett-5

    01.011 From the beginning of colonization. Foundation year zero. Till today. 118 lunarcycles later. The 800 million supials are now less than 1,200,000. Most in preserves. And inoculated against our diseases. Only two supial subspecies could be domesticated. The supial-E as draft animals...
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    The Green Moon of Sterrett-5

    01.010 (It is daylight upon a hillock, amongst cut fields. No dew on the ground. Marge and Caleb enter, somberly. They are carrying a body wrapped in a tarp which is secured by rope. The two look exhausted.) CALEB: It is safe here. (Caleb and Marge gently set the body on the ground. Marge...
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    The Green Moon of Sterrett-5

    01.009 The pioneers saw an ecologically perfect world. A world in perfect balance for hundreds of thousands of years. A balance they hated to destroy. But knew they must. Three long years in planning. Before colonization began. Nor’Agon’s atmosphere is more delicate than the Homeplanet’s...
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    The Green Moon of Sterrett-5

    01.005 5ive Great Barges... Carried our forbearers here. At near the speed of light. A dangerous slingshot maneuver round Homeplanet’s star. Which all Barges survived. But the last through, was damaged. Arrived 26 cycles late. Sterrett star-system had looked promising. Right metallic...
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