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Hello! (...) You are welcome :-) (...) Well, he had guardians in influential positions who supported his ideas and protected him from the Inquisition. Luther was "kidnapped" and brought to the Wartburg Castle (Robert Carney has built it recentley. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) According to Jojo (see previous postings in this thread), you are correct. (...) A quick search online reveals that MLK received a doctorate in systematic theology in 1955 from Boston University. -H. (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ah. That I did not know. Thank you for correcting my oversight! :) I do find it interesting that the story of him nailing things to the door might be a myth or exaggeration. I have often wondered how someone in his day and age could have (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Nope. :-) The reformer Martin Luther was an Augustinian monk and also a Doctor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg. This is why he nailed his 95 theses on the church's door there because this door was used as a bill-board for (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It is possible that the Doctor title comes from the theology degree Martin Luther had, as a monk. He was a scholar, if I am not mistaken? And back then, all Church scholars were referred to as "Doctors of the Church". BTW, MLK was a doctor of (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Thanks! (...) It was not intended to be the door of my gothic cathedral(fragment). However, it would well fit into it. Bye Jojo (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Thanks! (...) Unfortunatelly not. I've only built this portal just for this one picture. This door would fit into my cathedral though. If only I had bricks and space enough to build the cathedral... (...) I'm pleased to hear that :-) (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just read this thread again. Not trying to nit-pick, but I think you may be mixing up your historical figures. The Martin Luther you rendered in Lego was (I believe) just Martin Luther, not a Doctor. The "Dr." probably seems to precede that (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Thanks! (...) Hehe, maybe... There's not much that once could build concerning to Luther. Except the Wartburg Castle, of course... (...) Thanks. I've to confess I was surprised myself when I got this idea. And I like the look, too. :-) (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Buenos tardes! (...) Thanks! (...) Well, maybe I tend to lecture sometimes... Bye Jojo (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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