Hello Pat
Totally agree with you about organized religions, however as a medium I've
glimpsed other realms. Nothing lke the organized religions would have us
believe though.
Best
Gerald
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Date: 03 April 2003 13:19
Subject: Re: Challenging Beliefs
>Organized religion of any kind just doesn't do it for me no matter what
they
>promise. I simply am not a believer when you leave this earth that's it.
>That's why I am on an organ donor list. I forsee nothing after this. Rules
>of religion to me are man made laws put together by groups to control the
>masses and then of course as I said before voila (hate the french) wars.
>Pat
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>From: "Rennie, Steve [HES]" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 7:06 AM
>Subject: Re: Challenging Beliefs
>
>
>> Not just suicide bombers Pat. The Koran is very specific about what
awaits
>Muslim warriors who fall in battle when they get to paradise. There is a
lot
>about dusky doe eyed virgins and even more about the various exotic fruits
>that will form their diet, the fountains that will play and the sherberts
>they will drink. The whole is rather more vividly realised than the
>Christian version and may be interpreted by the terminally cynical as good
>early marketing. There is a nice contrast to be made with the Norse version
>of transition to Asgard, where the women have a somewhat more interesting
>set of roles. It does make you wonder just what attracted early Christians
>to the harp playing while sitting on clouds images.
>>
>> Stephen Rennie
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 1:34 PM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Re: Challenging Beliefs
>> >
>> > Just to add a little levity I hope there is enough to go around
>> > Pat
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Pamela Harper <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 6:58 AM
>> > Subject: Re: Challenging Beliefs
>> >
>> > Hello Audery
>> >
>> > It is interesting you talk about suicide bombers in connection
>with spirituality. Apparently, I did not hear it my self I was just told,
>Sadam is promising volunteer suicide bombers that when they die there will
>be six vestile virgins waiting for them on the other side. With an offer
>like that how can any virile young man refuse.
>> >
>> > Pamela and power
>> >
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