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  Re: New Stories from the New Testament
 
(...) Which chapter of the Bible talks about the dinosaurs? (...) Some people find that little omission to be contradictory to reality. :) Just curious, A.B. (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: New Stories from the New Testament
 
(...) Well, there are two major types of contradiction to consider: those between two or more passages of the bible (such as the number of kinds of animals on the ark--2 or 7 of each?); and those between the bible and reality (such as the fact that (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: New Stories from the New Testament
 
(...) Dude, you really need to go back and check out the references. I mean, he skips and chooses. Even on the quick "Jesus and the Poor" he leaves out Jesus' explanation of why the woman poured oil on Him. In other words, he eliminated "the basic (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Just when I thought Pennsylvania couldn't get dumber...
 
(...) most level-headed, progressive community in the land, a number of local politicians have determined that the absence of prayer from schools is one a key reason for the decay of society. To this end: (URL) course, Pennsylvania's neighbor to the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: New Stories from the New Testament
 
(...) That was going to be my point as well. I would argue that every translation including the first one (ie, from the "mind of God" to the "hand of man") automatically (though not necessarily intentionally) reflects some of the biases of the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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