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A 'magi' makeover for Three Wise Men - "The Three Fairly Sagacious Persons"
The Washington Times ^
| February 11, 2004
| Jennifer Harper
Posted on 02/10/2004 11:14:39 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:13:18 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar may give way to Gail, Melanie and Barbara at least in the Church of England.
Church officials yesterday agreed to drop the term "Three Wise Men" from a newly approved prayer book because there's no proof the trio of visitors to the infant Jesus were male or even learned.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bible; church; churchofengland; episcopal; feminism; magi; prayer; religion
To: Cincinatus' Wife
This cannot be serious... maybe Jesus can become Julie?
The Church of England is a joke
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posted on
02/10/2004 11:34:19 PM PST
by
GeronL
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To: GeronL
That's what it's breaking up.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
and Julie doesn't die for our sins, she has a bad hair day
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posted on
02/10/2004 11:39:50 PM PST
by
GeronL
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
...goodnight
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posted on
02/10/2004 11:40:06 PM PST
by
GeronL
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
"There came wise men from the east to Jerusalem." Tradition has always held there were three wise men, but the Bible is not specific on how many wise men there were. They were bearing three kinds of gifts: gold, francinsense and myrrh.
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posted on
02/11/2004 8:05:32 AM PST
by
Texican72
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Would the last person in the Episcopal Church please turn off the lights?
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posted on
02/25/2004 11:32:08 AM PST
by
utahagen
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