A religion that some or maybe many white racists cleave unto fiercely. White racist Odinists see Christianity as a feminized, weak, self-destructive theology created by... moreA religion that some or maybe many white racists cleave unto fiercely. White racist Odinists see Christianity as a feminized, weak, self-destructive theology created by Jews and forced on white people to trick/enslave them. Wonder how many white racists are Odinists or one of its progeny?
The sermons must be about promulgating hate and how great white is. The icons must be very different than the usual ones in REAL Christian churches. The hymns they sing must be all... moreThe sermons must be about promulgating hate and how great white is. The icons must be very different than the usual ones in REAL Christian churches. The hymns they sing must be all about purification of the race, extermination of non-whites, preservation of or return to a WHITE America. Do the clergy spout hate, bigotry and vilification of "the other"? Do their prayers include annihilation of "the other"? Do they go on spiritual retreats and plan riots or terrorist attacks? What part do their children play in such a life? What chance do the children have of ever learning to "love thy neighbor"? less
Scholars have long wondered at a curious passage in the canonical Gospel of Mark (undisputedly the oldest of the canonical gospels) which seems to hint that a detail or two might h... moreScholars have long wondered at a curious passage in the canonical Gospel of Mark (undisputedly the oldest of the canonical gospels) which seems to hint that a detail or two might have been left out: “Then they came to Jericho. As he was leaving Jericho with his disciples…” (Mark 10:46). But what happened in Jericho on Jesus' whistle-stop tour of the provinces? Did Jesus simply pass through and then leave without doing or saying anything to anyone? If the visit was so irrelevant to Jesus' mission, why is it even mentioned? The gap suggests a mission portion of Mark’s Gospel. The Letter of Clement’s, who had access to the complete version of Mark’s gospel, places the events in Jericho.
Both what is missing and why is supplied by Morton Smith, the Columbia University professor scholar whose 1958 research expedition culminated in the discovery of a copy of a letter in the 1646 edition of letters of Ignatius of Antioch (a 2nd c... less
