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hrmjustin

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2. A good choir goes a long way.

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Today is the commemoration of the Holy Innocents. [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2013 OP

Thanks shenmue Dec 2013 #1

A good choir goes a long way. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #2

Another biblical story without any corroborating evidence edhopper Dec 2013 #3

The literal readings of the fundamentalists often seem to me less interesting struggle4progress Jan 2014 #7

Some of those are documented edhopper Jan 2014 #14

I suspect your literalist reading prevents you from understanding what I wrote struggle4progress Jan 2014 #16

I understood you edhopper Jan 2014 #19

You mean literal readings like... trotsky Jan 2014 #15

Are you actually trying to say something interesting? Or are you just trolling for a reaction? struggle4progress Jan 2014 #17

I am just curious to find out if there are some things that you think it's OK... trotsky Jan 2014 #18

I want Jesus to walk with me struggle4progress Jan 2014 #20

Let the record show that I tried once again to engage in an honest discussion with you. n/t trotsky Jan 2014 #21

What an interesting comment! It could certainly lead to a long productive conversation! struggle4progress Jan 2014 #22

Thanks for the loving snark. trotsky Jan 2014 #23

I thought Dorothy Melton had a beautiful voice struggle4progress Jan 2014 #24

why are you being snarky? Evoman Jan 2014 #31

I'm sorry to hear you're ill struggle4progress Jan 2014 #35

Why does the death of Herod okasha Jan 2014 #12

Unfortunate for those who think edhopper Jan 2014 #13

I'm still not sure why you think that's "unfortunate" or at all significant. okasha Jan 2014 #28

it does clash with Luke's claim of a census by Quirinius/Cyrenius muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #34

This sort of problem okasha Jan 2014 #36

But no-one thinks the circumstances of her birth are important muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #37

But again, the problem is a literalist reading of the text. okasha Jan 2014 #46

We don't start threads about 'anniversaries' of details of Alexander's birth muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #47

I'm sure there are some posters here who would start flame wars okasha Jan 2014 #48

The TV miniseries "Jesus of Nazreth" had a gruesome version of this. rug Dec 2013 #4

It is such a haunting song struggle4progress Jan 2014 #5

You might like this choir. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #6

Yup. I posted it here last year! struggle4progress Jan 2014 #8

Lol. We think alike. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #9

I conclude you are a person with excellent musical taste struggle4progress Jan 2014 #10

You too my friend. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #11

Like Giordano Bruno? AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #25

When Herod killed all children under 2 in Bethlehem. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #26

Church and government records show Giordano Bruno was bound upside down and burned. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #27

don't believe it then. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #29

Funny how nobody at the time noticed... uriel1972 Jan 2014 #32

You don't have to believe it. I do. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #33

Many people noticed Herod's cruelty in pursuit of power. Octavian (for example) famously remarked struggle4progress Jan 2014 #40

thank you for making the point edhopper Jan 2014 #41

First of all, "Matthew" provides no numerical estimates of the reported slaughter, but if it were struggle4progress Jan 2014 #42

Again, thank you for that response edhopper Jan 2014 #43

Unfortunately for some, the historicity of the Bible uriel1972 Jan 2014 #44

I very seldom see the "inerrant Bible" folk posting here at DU struggle4progress Jan 2014 #45

True... nt uriel1972 Jan 2014 #49

I expect we can all agree that being an obnoxious asshole ought not be a burning offense, struggle4progress Jan 2014 #30

There's no need to speculate; the Vatican kept records for all seven years of Bruno's trial... Act_of_Reparation Jan 2014 #38

"... The detailed Holy Office transcripts of Giordano Bruno’s trial were destroyed between 1810, struggle4progress Jan 2014 #39