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Mariana

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23. The story goes that one of them was a tax collector.

Reply to bobclark86 (Reply #14)

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 10:52 AM

Mar 2013

I imagine a tax collector would have been educated well enough to read, write, and figure.

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That's not faith. That's insanity. [View all] cleanhippie Mar 2013 OP

unfortunately such insanity is so commonplace it's accepted as normal.. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #1

But nobody sensible takes it literally skepticscott Mar 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author L0oniX Mar 2013 #3

No, the facts make what they have to say true skepticscott Mar 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author L0oniX Mar 2013 #5

If you need to be educated on the VERY well documented skepticscott Mar 2013 #10

Would a comment such as this be aloud in the madmom Mar 2013 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author L0oniX Mar 2013 #7

So you always comment in a group without regards to or checking the SOP? madmom Mar 2013 #8

Not only did they not check skepticscott Mar 2013 #11

And apparently they preferred skepticscott Mar 2013 #13

I have done that too. JNelson6563 Mar 2013 #9

Something tells me the thread was lost long before that. the_chinuk Mar 2013 #12

I just want to know... bobclark86 Mar 2013 #14

The story goes that one of them was a tax collector. Mariana Mar 2013 #23

Actually, I disagree.... defacto7 Mar 2013 #15

+1 cleanhippie Mar 2013 #22

One other note.... defacto7 Mar 2013 #16

Their knowledge of history skepticscott Mar 2013 #17

Their knowledge of the book, itself, goes only as deep Warpy Mar 2013 #18

What was her reaction? frogmarch Mar 2013 #19

She was PISSED OFF! Warpy Mar 2013 #20

Wow! frogmarch Mar 2013 #21

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