Don't approach the CP issue at all.  It's irrelevent at this pont.

Kat

On Friday 03 October 2003 03:32 pm, you wrote:
> Hi Kyle,
>
>   That's fine - I won't be on again till Monday. Am taking the girls to see
> a College. If anyone out here has good ideas how to appraoch the CP topic
> with the college - I am all ears. Hemi's help would great!
>
>   I tend to quote - other learned sources simply becasue my ideas - when I
> present them are always - pointed out to be less than intelligent so rather
> than say - you know I read this and this how I see it - I use people who
> you may at least respect a little. I do actually discuss my ideas with
> people who respect me, and we expand each others horizons.
>
> Oh and on the please send prayers and good thoughts - my Mom's stroke was
> cause by a clogged artery in her neck - when a piece of the clog broke off
> and went into her brain - she will be having a carotid endarterectomy, in
> the future. In the mean time she is a bit better and I am taking care of
> both of them - after work - house keeping, feeding and general loving.
>
>                                          Trisha
>
> > Trisha-
> >
> > I'll respond in depth later this weekend when I have more time, but no,
> > I'm speaking of what one of the authors in you link referred to as
> > "Pauline" Christians--at least during that timeframe.  The Gnostics were
> > later down the line.
> >
> > I think the authors raise a red herring about the schisms in the first
> > century church, but I'll address that in detail later--and I promise I
> > won't use someone else's opinion to support my own.  Since I profess the
> > Bible to be true, it would be hypocritical of me to rest my assertions on
> > the scholarly work of another.  I think the "law and the prophets" and
> > the other writings found in what we call the "bible" are strong enough to
> > stand on their own without a Rabbi, Priest or Theo Ph.D. telling us what
> > it all means.
> >
> > Kyle
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:50 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: religion and politics (long-ish); was RE: Brother in Law
> >
> >
> > Hi Kyle,
> >
> >    The ancient Eypytians are more the contemporaries of the Jews in the
> > beginning. As are the Babylonians and such - these civilzations pre-date
> > writing, also pre-date The Greeks and Romans. The Romans are
> > contemporaries of the early Christians. I am talking about the 3 "in the
> > Beginning stories" foround in the Bible. These existed before the writing
> > time - when they sat around the fires and handed down the stories.
> >
> > I think maybe we are both talking about the early Gnostic Christians -
> > here a link to that.
> > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/diversity.ht
> >ml
> >
> > The early Christians were against war -
> > http://www.users.voicenet.com/~kuenning/qhp/dymond.html
> >
> > We don't need to change each others minds - I am speaking of centuries
> > before the ones you are. Christianity has its roots in the Jewish past.
> > They go back before writting. Lets face it the oldest real religious
> > artifacts go back 9,000 years ago, and they are Pagan and we conjecture
> > about it - becasue no one survives and they had no writing. The very
> > roots of ancient Jews - are also lost - what we have is what has survived
> > thru oral tradition until we had writing.
> >
> > I am sorry you are not doing well. I will think really good thoughts
> >
> >                                  Trisha