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phantom power

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5. I like your point about how short it would be. Brevity is an underrated virtue.

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A Modest Proposal: The world needs a new Bible, a new Torah, and a new Quran. [View all] phantom power Nov 2015 OP

perhaps organized religion has lost its value Angry Dragon Nov 2015 #1

In my perfect world, everybody would find their own path to atheism phantom power Nov 2015 #2

I have the same question. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #3

I wish I knew. I have a couple tentative ideas. phantom power Nov 2015 #4

It was organized by a committee at the Council of Nicaea anyway. Ordered by Constantine. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #6

Yes, but all that stuff is safely in the distant past... phantom power Nov 2015 #7

Your Council of Nicaea thing has been debunked over and over and over and over again. Leontius Nov 2015 #14

Then why did we talk about it in Old Testament class? Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #16

To be fair, Leontius is -partly- right Yorktown Nov 2015 #19

Many things were discussed by the Bishops in attendance. Leontius Nov 2015 #20

The fact remains Nicaea I did discuss canonical matters Yorktown Nov 2015 #22

Nicaea did not contribute to the setting of the Canon that is fact. Leontius Nov 2015 #23

Karen Armstrong disagrees with you, if I recall correctly Yorktown Nov 2015 #24

And I should care what her mistaken idea is because Leontius Nov 2015 #25

Given that your original sweeping statement about Nicaea I was misleading, don't push it Yorktown Nov 2015 #26

My original statement was exactly what occured at the Council Leontius Nov 2015 #27

Your are just trying to obfuscate the fact your original statement was dead wrong Yorktown Nov 2015 #32

I have made no error in my description of the actions taken by the Council concernig Biblical Canon Leontius Nov 2015 #33

Saint Jerome disagrees with you, but you must be right. Yorktown Nov 2015 #34

St. Jerome never said the Council acted on Judiths' place in the Canon. Leontius Nov 2015 #35

You're wrong again, as my earlier link indicated Yorktown Nov 2015 #36

If that is what you learned about the Council of Nicaea you were taught wrong Leontius Nov 2015 #21

Wrong. There are traces of canonical discussion at Nicaea I in the Works of St. Jerome Yorktown Nov 2015 #17

I like your point about how short it would be. Brevity is an underrated virtue. phantom power Nov 2015 #5

I've asked that question to a number of DUer believers EvolveOrConvolve Nov 2015 #15

I get dead silence too. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #18

i don't think all those items are the same patsimp Nov 2015 #8

Like the old ones haven't caused enough trouble already? Iggo Nov 2015 #9

Better proposal: the world needs none of these. mr blur Nov 2015 #10

We do not have the slightest idea how many times asjr Nov 2015 #11

No. Daemonaquila Nov 2015 #12

99% of the members of any religion are not dangerous extremists? Yorktown Nov 2015 #13

I got them right here. AtheistCrusader Nov 2015 #28

Because then all of those "liberal", "progressive" Xstians skepticscott Nov 2015 #29

no it doesn't. It needs to forget about the current set of stupid books and move on. Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #30

Isn't that how we got the book of Mormon? Lordquinton Nov 2015 #31

Conservative, christian extremists tried that 10-15 years ago in the US. Not kidding. DetlefK Nov 2015 #37

Sorry - you can't edit the Holy Books... brooklynite Dec 2015 #38

No it doesn't. They need to be retired and forgotten about. Avalux Dec 2015 #39

People of faith will never go for that. I would not. hrmjustin Dec 2015 #40

Then why not re-write it for today's times. Why use one at all? phantom power Dec 2015 #42

It needs none of those things. Iggo Dec 2015 #41