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To: combjelly who wrote (333510)	4/16/2007 1:39:48 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577025

"For me, studying the early Church provoked a crisis of faith." I can see why. Once you realize that what we today consider "Christ's teachings" were really arrived at by a bureaucracy 100's of years later who were more interested in their own power than anything else, the whole thing smells of at best, a con.

To: combjelly who wrote (333510)	4/16/2007 7:14:10 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1577025

And then there were those who felt such was needless martyrdom. They objected to the Church encouraging young men to challenge the authorities and then admit to being Christians, thus ensuring their execution, martyrdom and a ticket straight to Heaven. If convenient explosives had been available, no doubt the suicide belt would have been invented then. If you read the Gospel of Judas, it points out the argument pretty clearly. Hmmm.......why does this sound all so familiar but much more current?