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"johac" |
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13 Mar 2006 01:44:07 AM |
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Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
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Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code"
Fri Mar 10, 2:34 PM ET
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops took aim at "The Da Vinci Code"
on Friday, launching a Web site that disputes central points of the
best-selling novel.
The site, http://www.jesusdecoded.com, denies one point on which the
novel turns, saying the New Testament "does not offer any support for
speculation about Jesus' being married or having a child."
The novel by Dan Brown centres on the idea that Jesus married Mary
Magdalene, they had children who survived and married into a line of
French kings, that the lineage continues today and a secret society
based in France aims to restore the lineage to the thrones of Europe.
The bishops' group said in a statement that the Web site "presents
authentic Catholic teaching about Jesus and the origins of Christianity
and corrects misinformation that appears in current popular media."
The site disavows the book's notion that the Leonardo Da Vinci work "The
Last Supper" shows Mary Magdalene bending towards Jesus.
"What this novel does to Leonardo's Last Supper, it does to Christianity
as such," according to the site's introduction. "It asks people to
consider equivalent to the mainstream Christian tradition quite a few
odd claims.
"Some are merely distortions of hypotheses advanced by serious scholars
who do serious research. Others, however, are inaccurate or false."
In a section on the art mentioned in the novel, an art historian wrote:
"Along with trashing Christianity, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is a
veritable museum of errors where Renaissance art is concerned."
A copyright trial is currently under way in a London court based on
accusations that Brown borrowed research from the work of two historians
to write his book without acknowledgement.
A paperback edition of the novel is due out this month, with a run of 5
million copies.
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
13 Mar 2006 04:02:13 AM |
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
14 Mar 2006 12:42:51 AM |
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In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
14 Mar 2006 05:48:01 AM |
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On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
15 Mar 2006 12:10:00 AM |
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In article <m9bd125a51laea9c057r29jnhs8i2pr1cv@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
Causing friction (in all senses of the word) is their specialty.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
15 Mar 2006 04:56:52 AM |
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:10:00 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-4C098D.22100014032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <m9bd125a51laea9c057r29jnhs8i2pr1cv@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
Causing friction (in all senses of the word) is their specialty.
The very reason that there is a veritable plague of them...
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
16 Mar 2006 12:12:01 AM |
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In article <gmsf12h0jd12n49ooe3h548tiqi97js4ni@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:10:00 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-4C098D.22100014032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <m9bd125a51laea9c057r29jnhs8i2pr1cv@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
Causing friction (in all senses of the word) is their specialty.
The very reason that there is a veritable plague of them...
I wish that they had left that "Be fruitful and multiply..." thing out
of the Babble.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
16 Mar 2006 02:51:19 AM |
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:12:01 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EEB6D3.22120115032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <gmsf12h0jd12n49ooe3h548tiqi97js4ni@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:10:00 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-4C098D.22100014032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <m9bd125a51laea9c057r29jnhs8i2pr1cv@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
Causing friction (in all senses of the word) is their specialty.
The very reason that there is a veritable plague of them...
I wish that they had left that "Be fruitful and multiply..." thing out
of the Babble.
The bibles that omitted that were followed by now extinct sects.
Sects and violence is what the bible is about.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
17 Mar 2006 12:04:04 AM |
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In article <cm9i121k46k84ub6mhteq2aum1johepc97@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:12:01 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EEB6D3.22120115032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <gmsf12h0jd12n49ooe3h548tiqi97js4ni@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:10:00 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-4C098D.22100014032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <m9bd125a51laea9c057r29jnhs8i2pr1cv@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
Causing friction (in all senses of the word) is their specialty.
The very reason that there is a veritable plague of them...
I wish that they had left that "Be fruitful and multiply..." thing out
of the Babble.
The bibles that omitted that were followed by now extinct sects.
Sects and violence is what the bible is about.
Somehow, I think that people would 'increase and multiply' even without
religion. Maybe a bit slower though.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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17 Mar 2006 03:54:18 AM |
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 22:04:04 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DD28A0.22040416032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <cm9i121k46k84ub6mhteq2aum1johepc97@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:12:01 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EEB6D3.22120115032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <gmsf12h0jd12n49ooe3h548tiqi97js4ni@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:10:00 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-4C098D.22100014032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <m9bd125a51laea9c057r29jnhs8i2pr1cv@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
Causing friction (in all senses of the word) is their specialty.
The very reason that there is a veritable plague of them...
I wish that they had left that "Be fruitful and multiply..." thing out
of the Babble.
The bibles that omitted that were followed by now extinct sects.
Sects and violence is what the bible is about.
Somehow, I think that people would 'increase and multiply' even without
religion. Maybe a bit slower though.
I was thinking more of the Shakers, and those of the Jonestown
persuasion.
Multiplication is easy, but can they do long division in their heads?
(While they are "on the job", in sexadecimal.)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Bishops post Web site disputing "Da Vinci Code" |
18 Mar 2006 01:13:37 AM |
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In article <pm1l1215ddkdq22e4igu7atc2o6ucvrk7n@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 22:04:04 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DD28A0.22040416032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <cm9i121k46k84ub6mhteq2aum1johepc97@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:12:01 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EEB6D3.22120115032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <gmsf12h0jd12n49ooe3h548tiqi97js4ni@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:10:00 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-4C098D.22100014032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <m9bd125a51laea9c057r29jnhs8i2pr1cv@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac
<jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic
Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is
unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
Causing friction (in all senses of the word) is their specialty.
The very reason that there is a veritable plague of them...
I wish that they had left that "Be fruitful and multiply..." thing out
of the Babble.
The bibles that omitted that were followed by now extinct sects.
Sects and violence is what the bible is about.
Somehow, I think that people would 'increase and multiply' even without
religion. Maybe a bit slower though.
I was thinking more of the Shakers, and those of the Jonestown
persuasion.
OPr the Heaven's Gate cult.
Multiplication is easy, but can they do long division in their heads?
(While they are "on the job", in sexadecimal.)
Unicell microorganisms can divide. (But I'll bet they don't have as much
fun.)
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "stoney" |
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18 Mar 2006 09:04:36 PM |
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:26:52 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote in alt.atheism
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:10:00 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-4C098D.22100014032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <m9bd125a51laea9c057r29jnhs8i2pr1cv@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
Causing friction (in all senses of the word) is their specialty.
The very reason that there is a veritable plague of them...
Perhaps the world will get lucky and they'll self combust.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a cornucopia of splinters.
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| User: "stoney" |
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15 Mar 2006 09:58:49 AM |
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:01 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote in alt.atheism
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:51 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-EE876F.22425113032006@news.giganews.com>
In article <anga12dhmfsabatphce4r63c96aher4keo@4ax.com>,
Michael Gray <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <jhachmann-DDFA1C.23440712032006@news.giganews.com>
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
Why?
Catholic belief is *ancient* fiction, not modern.
That's what I meant. The RCC finds if necessary to defend their
'ancient' fiction against 'modern' fiction. Amazing.
Now what they are in fact concentrating their energies upon is
defending their ancient friction, against modern friction.
Hopefully, they'll all burn to cinders.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a cornucopia of splinters.
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| User: "AngryJohn" |
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13 Mar 2006 10:03:53 PM |
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
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| User: "Budikka666" |
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14 Mar 2006 06:28:06 AM |
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AngryJohn wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
It's a fact that Brown is known for fictively starting his books with a
"fact sheet", and filling it with claims that certain fictions are
fact. But all of it is, in fact, fiction. The fact the certain
factions find friction in this function is frankly fractionating.
Budikka
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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14 Mar 2006 08:54:17 PM |
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On 14 Mar 2006 04:28:06 -0800, "Budikka666" <budikka1@netscape.net>
wrote:
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AngryJohn wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
It's a fact that Brown is known for fictively starting his books with a
"fact sheet", and filling it with claims that certain fictions are
fact. But all of it is, in fact, fiction. The fact the certain
factions find friction in this function is frankly fractionating.
Budikka
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14 Mar 2006 10:50:34 PM |
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On 14 Mar 2006 04:28:06 -0800, "Budikka666" <budikka1@netscape.net>
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AngryJohn wrote:
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
It's a fact that Brown is known for fictively starting his books with a
"fact sheet", and filling it with claims that certain fictions are
fact. But all of it is, in fact, fiction. The fact the certain
factions find friction in this function is frankly fractionating.
Budikka
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14 Mar 2006 05:48:25 AM |
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On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:03:53 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
Huh?
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14 Mar 2006 10:48:52 PM |
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:25 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:03:53 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
Huh?
Exactly.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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15 Mar 2006 04:58:13 AM |
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:48:52 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:25 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:03:53 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
Huh?
Exactly.
Huh?
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18 Mar 2006 10:17:48 PM |
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:28:13 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:48:52 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:25 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:03:53 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
Huh?
Exactly.
Huh?
Absolutely!!
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19 Mar 2006 03:17:14 AM |
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On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:17:48 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:28:13 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:48:52 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:25 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:03:53 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
Huh?
Exactly.
Huh?
Absolutely!!
Absolution?
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19 Mar 2006 03:43:49 AM |
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Michael Gray wrote:
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:17:48 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:28:13 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:48:52 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:25 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:03:53 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
Huh?
Exactly.
Huh?
Absolutely!!
Absolution?
Now I have an image in my head for "Absolut Atheism" and have a picture
of an empty table. ;-)
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19 Mar 2006 04:00:34 AM |
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On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 01:43:49 -0800, DanielSan
<daniel-san@myrealbox.com> wrote:
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Michael Gray wrote:
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:17:48 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:28:13 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:48:52 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
- Refer: <d57f12d6g5ned298tpeoer0su4hbe70o7m@4ax.com>
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:25 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:03:53 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
Huh?
Exactly.
Huh?
Absolutely!!
Absolution?
Now I have an image in my head for "Absolut Atheism" and have a picture
of an empty table. ;-)
The Volitional Vodka.
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19 Mar 2006 05:15:01 AM |
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Michael Gray wrote:
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 01:43:49 -0800, DanielSan
<daniel-san@myrealbox.com> wrote:
- Refer: <441d28d8$0$28294$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com>
Michael Gray wrote:
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:17:48 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
- Refer: <3rmp129bi50fb2v9h7cqdu6fjokpcv4lca@4ax.com>
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:28:13 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:48:52 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
- Refer: <d57f12d6g5ned298tpeoer0su4hbe70o7m@4ax.com>
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:25 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:03:53 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
Huh?
Exactly.
Huh?
Absolutely!!
Absolution?
Now I have an image in my head for "Absolut Atheism" and have a picture
of an empty table. ;-)
The Volitional Vodka.
I thought it was a neat idea, so I threw together a little image.
http://tinyurl.com/llbw3
Whaddya think?
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19 Mar 2006 05:22:25 PM |
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On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 03:15:01 -0800, DanielSan
<daniel-san@myrealbox.com> wrote:
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Michael Gray wrote:
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 01:43:49 -0800, DanielSan
<daniel-san@myrealbox.com> wrote:
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Michael Gray wrote:
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:17:48 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:28:13 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:48:52 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
- Refer: <d57f12d6g5ned298tpeoer0su4hbe70o7m@4ax.com>
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:25 +1030, Michael Gray
<fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:03:53 -0500, AngryJohn
<angryjohn@belief.comcast.net> wrote:
- Refer: <m2gc12p0an6f4fft7jttgvahqgh4qigl3c@4ax.com>
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
It certainly says a lot about a religion when it goes public to deny a
book which has never claimed to be anything but fiction. Maybe they
need some remedial vocabulary education.
Huh?
Exactly.
Huh?
Absolutely!!
Absolution?
Now I have an image in my head for "Absolut Atheism" and have a picture
of an empty table. ;-)
The Volitional Vodka.
I thought it was a neat idea, so I threw together a little image.
http://tinyurl.com/llbw3
Whaddya think?
{:D
"Hey, Hymie! Get Hollywood on the phone!"
VERY GOOD!
Can one nominate images for the AQOTM??
We have a WINNER!
(How long did it take you to do?)
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:44:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
Laughable. If you go to the site it starts off "Catholic Belief
versus Modern Fiction" The irony in that statement is unbearable.
No doubt. It might just as well read "Ancient fiction vs Modern fiction".
Frankly, I like the modern stuff better. :-)
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johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote in alt.atheism
The site disavows the book's notion that the Leonardo Da Vinci work "The
Last Supper" shows Mary Magdalene bending towards Jesus.
Actually it shows her "leaning away" from him, forming a V shape which
Dan Brown claims is a hidden reference to the sacred female Vagina.
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In article <oova125s6hl69og1j1h90gccngpmd6eism@4ax.com>,
Elroy Willis <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote:
johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote in alt.atheism
The site disavows the book's notion that the Leonardo Da Vinci work "The
Last Supper" shows Mary Magdalene bending towards Jesus.
Actually it shows her "leaning away" from him, forming a V shape which
Dan Brown claims is a hidden reference to the sacred female Vagina.
Now that you mention it, they did get that wrong.
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14 Mar 2006 04:40:23 AM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-550DD9.22460213032006@news.giganews.com...
In article <oova125s6hl69og1j1h90gccngpmd6eism@4ax.com>,
Elroy Willis <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote:
johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote in alt.atheism
The site disavows the book's notion that the Leonardo Da Vinci work
"The
Last Supper" shows Mary Magdalene bending towards Jesus.
Actually it shows her "leaning away" from him, forming a V shape which
Dan Brown claims is a hidden reference to the sacred female Vagina.
Now that you mention it, they did get that wrong.
You didn't expect them to actually READ the thing before criticising it, did
you?
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Steve O
a.a. #2240
"Apparently, as I understand it , I am supposed to repent for being the way
that God made me, and then God will save me from God?"
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15 Mar 2006 12:08:58 AM |
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In article <47nksrFfnvvpU1@individual.net>,
"Steve O" <stoboyle@hotmail.com> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-550DD9.22460213032006@news.giganews.com...
In article <oova125s6hl69og1j1h90gccngpmd6eism@4ax.com>,
Elroy Willis <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote:
johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com> wrote in alt.atheism
The site disavows the book's notion that the Leonardo Da Vinci work
"The
Last Supper" shows Mary Magdalene bending towards Jesus.
Actually it shows her "leaning away" from him, forming a V shape which
Dan Brown claims is a hidden reference to the sacred female Vagina.
Now that you mention it, they did get that wrong.
You didn't expect them to actually READ the thing before criticising it, did
you?
Well, if it's heresy, it would be a sin to read such a book. (Although I
hear that there is a special papal dispensation in the case of
pornography.)
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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13 Mar 2006 02:13:47 AM |
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johac wrote:
The novel by Dan Brown centres on the idea that Jesus married Mary
Magdalene, they had children who survived and married into a line of
French kings, that the lineage continues today and a secret society
based in France aims to restore the lineage to the thrones of Europe.
Oh....that's what it's about....thanks, now I won't have to read it.
Jim
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