11-26-2006, 06:16 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->east european religion christian orthodox exposed<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Greek Orthodoxy in particular is discussed at http://www.greatlie.com/en/
(the page is also available in Greek)
Other informative pages on this include http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php?type=en...ovestories
and http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php?type=english&f=faq
According to many learned biblical scholars, there were never any apostles. This conclusion was reached quite sensibly, when one reads the reasoning.
For example, http://www.atheists.org/christianity/twelve.html
is quite good, written by Frank Zindler:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Formerly a professor of biology and geology, Frank R. Zindler is now a science writer. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the New York Academy of Science, The Society of Biblical Literature, and the American Schools of Oriental Research. He is the Editor of American Atheist.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A bit more on this topic is discussed at
http://freetruth.50webs.org/B2c.htm#Apostles
and summarised at
http://freetruth.50webs.org/Overview2.htm (mid-way 2nd column)
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->east european religion christian orthodox exposed
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20R...olatry.htm<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->That page belongs to a born-again christian site. As fearful as you may be of orthodox christianity, which is actually one of the better forms of this particular religion believe it or not, the born-again christian variety is infinitely worse. Threats of hell are always just around the corner, as my ex-Baptist ex-christian friend would say. And today it's the most vocally intolerant form of christianity by far (the Roman church has at present learnt to hide its intolerance under flowery words).
(the page is also available in Greek)
Other informative pages on this include http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php?type=en...ovestories
and http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php?type=english&f=faq
According to many learned biblical scholars, there were never any apostles. This conclusion was reached quite sensibly, when one reads the reasoning.
For example, http://www.atheists.org/christianity/twelve.html
is quite good, written by Frank Zindler:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Formerly a professor of biology and geology, Frank R. Zindler is now a science writer. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the New York Academy of Science, The Society of Biblical Literature, and the American Schools of Oriental Research. He is the Editor of American Atheist.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A bit more on this topic is discussed at
http://freetruth.50webs.org/B2c.htm#Apostles
and summarised at
http://freetruth.50webs.org/Overview2.htm (mid-way 2nd column)
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->east european religion christian orthodox exposed
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20R...olatry.htm<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->That page belongs to a born-again christian site. As fearful as you may be of orthodox christianity, which is actually one of the better forms of this particular religion believe it or not, the born-again christian variety is infinitely worse. Threats of hell are always just around the corner, as my ex-Baptist ex-christian friend would say. And today it's the most vocally intolerant form of christianity by far (the Roman church has at present learnt to hide its intolerance under flowery words).