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Originally posted by paigowprincess
Thank you. Questions:
1)how did Mary's mom get an exception for the original sin deal?
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Mary got the pass on the Original Sin, not her mom. Cuz she was chosen (pre birth) to have God's kid. Can't taint God's kid.
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2)was the "tree of knowledge" an actual tree or was this a metaphor? What was the fruit? Pomegranate? I thought they fucked and that was the problem, but also a necessity since they were the only two people around and had to do it. Which would make us all brothers and sisters- there , problem between catholics and protestants solved!
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Mr. Green, the decon who taught me religion in fourth grade, said that it was a metaphor. The various sisters kathleen, theresa, and maurine that taught me later on never went into whether or not it was a metaphor. Traditionally, it was an apple. The fruit was forbidden, and he ate it anyways. They sought out the knowledge, got kicked out of Eden, and the rest of us are cursed. Probably a hell of a lot more interesting this way.
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3) if Mary Magdalene was a prostitute (which I assume was a bad thing), how did she get such a high ranking gig?
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Lucky for you, I recently listened to the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack:
(Judas)
It seems to me
A strange thing mystifying
That a man like you
Can waste his time
On women of her kind
Yes I can understand
That she amuses
But to let her stroke you
Kiss your hair
Is hardly in your line
It’s not that I object
To her profession
But she doesn’t fit in well
With what you teach and say
It doesn’t help us
If you are inconsistant
They only need a small excuse
To put us all away
(Jesus)
Who are you
To criticize her
Who are you
To despise her
Leave her, leave her
Let her be now
Leave her, leave her
She’s with me now
If your slate is clean
Then you can throw stones
If your slate is not
Then leave her alone
I’m amazed that men like you
Can be so shallow, thick, and slow
There is not a man among you
Who knows or cares if I come or go
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4) I thought Jesus was put to death against his will, for his beliefs. Did he intend to expunge the sin or whatnot? DId he have a clue?
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He went willingly. Prior to the whole shebang, he went into the desert and railed against the whole thing, questioned the whole god thing, but he came back and faced his (temporary) death.
Hmmm.. sounds like a buffy episode.
