Monday, November 22, 2004
read sophie's world. it really turns everything you know upside down and forces you to think: what is real???? well.. to begin with, the bible. have u ever thought.. why did jesus have men for disciples only? what about women? this is such a popular topic these days, thanks to the da vinci code. they're proposing that jesus did have a female disciple, and that he was married to her. her name was mary magdalene, and she is mentioned in the bible several times, she was healed of seven demons by jesus. during the days of the roman catholic church, the men decided to omit her from the scriptures. firstly, because women had periods and were considered unclean. secondly, they believed in the differences between women and men. it was part of their culture. its really the church's fault, i think. what is wrong with jesus having a female disciple??? don't we, as girls, know that we are equal (not perfectly, but on par) to men? isn't all men made in god's image- inclusive of women? then does that mean to say god has a feminie side as well? if jesus felt that a women was worthy, or even loved a women, is there anything wrong in that to make him less divine or to undermine his passion or efforts? is there anything wrong with loving a woman that marrs jesus? does that make christianity evil if it were true? they found scrolls in the desert which was the gospel written from mary magdalene's point of view, called the fourth gospel. many pages were missing, however, because the power of the church was so great, such scriptures were dangerous to hide. men put the bible together, men can make mistakes. remember that history is written by victors. who is to say there wasn't a power struggle between men and women and the text we have today come from the winners? there is no right or wrong. judge these ancient traditions by modern standards. like, another mistake by the church was their condemning of premarital sex resulting in hundreds of deaths by illegal abortions and scarred women. in the end it all comes down to faith. there are all sorts of beliefs in any church, any religion today. educate yourself and choose for yourself. why must religion cause so much wars, i don't understand it. why must people hurt because they want to stay true to their faiths? when to begin with, faith is subjective. also there's rumours that mel gibson's the passion of christ was sending wrong sublimal messages also, because the only three main female characters who acted in the show are european hardcore porn actresses. understand? the myth that magdalene was a prostitute has been cleared by the church 3 decades ago which quietly revealed that there was no reference in the bible to state that she was a prostitute. if mel gibson uses porn actresses, isn't he making a reference to mary magdalene, who was thought to be a prostitute? there are references of her everywhere. even in the matrix, in tarot cards, in leonardo da vinci's paintings. can you ever take things at face value? knowledge is power, haven't we heard? eventually we have to educate ourselves and decide for ourselves what we want to believe. thats why its called 'faith' not 'fact', isnt it?
this is an article by TIME magazine.
http://www.danbrown.com/media/morenews/time.html
debbie at 1:40 PM