Re: Witch Stands up for Her Rights 
Infiniti

Wed Oct 21 18:59:33 1998
Beirdd wrote,*br*: Has anyone caught the "symbolic" irony in all of *br*: this?  The "fish" was the secret symbol the *br*: Christians used to identify themselves to other Christians *br*: at a time when announcing their faith more publicly would *br*: bring about their ruin or death. ("Fish" in greek *br*: "Icthios" was an anagram for the greek "Jesus *br*: Christ, Son of God, Savior").*br*:*br*: In the argument, it is important to remember that many *br*: Christians are not motivated by the sense of superiority *br*: over other faiths, but by the feeling that the beliefs and *br*: symbols they hold dear are being threatened by an *br*: increasingly "faithless spirit," and that this *br*: constitutes persecution. This is the basic reason for the *br*: return to popularity of that little fish.*br*:*br*: Again, I keep coming back to the thought that there is much *br*: more that we hold in common than what divides us.*br*:*br*: --Beirdd*p*Have you ever noticed the Catholics and Wiccan have an love for candles?  <G>*p*Michael
Re: Witch Stands up for Her Rights 
Beirdd
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Wed Oct 21 17:09:17 1998