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A Modern Woman
Free to regard a situation
ponder with reason
select an attitude
use it
submit passively
push forcefully
vegetate
exasperate
or take it in a sporting way
with humor
as men want
all choices lie before
a modern woman
We can rest
think intensively
ponder scientifically
or philosophically
or take advantage
for training
or spiritual retreat
Iâd like to meet a modern woman
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The first stanza has nice rhythm.
Seriously, I think this topic could be made into something big. And male thoughts could help.
I would have hoped for something more along the line of:
In 50 years womens thoughts will have turned to how best to prepare the manslave's penis, deep fried or fricasseed.
Judges' ruling: Colossally stupid.
Judge's ruling: Associative dimness.
1. Your stupid.
2. Your Arab.
3. Your pants are down and you don't know it.
4. Meat-hat.
5. People don't want to sleep with you.
By my rules, the aboveposted is a two-fer.
Isn't that sometimes called poetry?
My Christmas gift to you Dovina.
As far as Mary Magdalene goes I think it could be any one of the many theories of who she really was, but the reason I linked you is because this is testament supposedly written by a woman. I like the idea of an equal oppertunity Jesus. I think all women should read this even if only for the sense of validation in the bible.
As for having a sense of validation in the Bible, I might find it easire to imagine being part of the Bride of Christ than most men do. And I think Jesus treated women of his day with more respect than the average man did.
The idea of a married Christ was done much better, much more original and much more feasibly in The Last Temptation of Christ.
I think Dan Brown has more respect for cheap gimmicks than for women. I hope to see the rise of the church of St. Mary Magdalene.
http://magdalene.wise1.com/
"With his hand and his heart he made her new. Lifted from within by the wind of the Spirit, she blew like a kite in the updraft, dancing dizzyingly while held firmly by his heartstrings 'til she came to earth again, touching down into his deep dark eyes. After that, she knew her calling."
How can I help but swoon to such romantic uplift. The power of language is so great I could almost forget how inconsistent it is with the rest of the writings of that time.
http://www.geocities.com/b_r_a_d_99/jesu
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:j5p
http://www.holysmoke.org/wb/wb0007.htm
I guess it's a matter of faith.
Did you know there is something like 50 Gospel books of Jesus.
Most were lost in history but they did exist. So I suppose you'd rather go with the popular choice than go with a Gospel who's people were called heretics for believing in logic and the equality of women.
You were the one who claimed one gospel more consistant than the other. Isn't that what you mean by textual criticism.
I could argue why your argument is totally religously bias but I think this guy does a better job.
http://www.geocities.com/questioningpage
Mark was just a child at the time of the gospels and although Peter or Paul may have taught him reading and writing, it's unlikely either him nor his teachers were literate enough to write something like the gospels. John was likely to be illiterate. Many scholars agree Matthew was written by a second generation follower after 90 A.D. Luke was a physician and the only one educated enough to likely be the original author of his version of the gospels. The earliest he might have written it was between 60 and 80 A.D. but as far as I know he only met Jesus once and that was after he was resurected. So only one of the authors was even around most of the events of the Gospels and that was John and many scholars think that he didn't write the Gospel according to John.
There is disagreement on Mark's age during Jesus' later years. In any case, whoever wrote the book of Mark probably wrote from hearsay.
May I ask why you have studied the criticism of bible texts?
I didn't seek out anything. It started with a gift. I thought you'd like it. You stated something I disagreed with and God forbid I gave you my opinion. I saw something about the Mary Gospel on the history channel. I thought, "Dovina might get a kick out of this". It took me all of 30 seconds to find the link.
Merry Christmas Scrooge.
I donât consider myself a Scrooge, but please accept a Scroogeâs gift:
You can, within an hourâs time
come at me with a hug
and dis me for offensive Silent Night
as if each thing I say
were independent of the whole
For that I thank you
and expect no more
than for each contrivance
that I write
to stand upon its own
Nonetheless I am flattered.
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