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Old 11-02-2012, 11:20 PM   #1
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Let's play What If!!

What if they had the internet in the 1st century church.. what would it be like?? what would people say?? and how would they say it??
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Old 11-02-2012, 11:51 PM   #2
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First up, the Gospels as we know them would be completely different. There were scads of other documents which were excluded from the official version. Imagine the Wikigospels!
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Old 11-03-2012, 12:09 AM   #3
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yea that would be interesting..
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Old 11-03-2012, 04:19 AM   #4
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First up, the Gospels as we know them would be completely different. There were scads of other documents which were excluded from the official version. Imagine the Wikigospels!
Which might mean that the near total erasure of women from the history of the early Christian movement wouldn't have happened.
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Old 11-03-2012, 08:24 AM   #5
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Jesus' siblings would've started splinter groups, but the movement may have kept its core ideas. Mary would have been revered as a living breathing woman... what Dana said.
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Old 11-03-2012, 08:46 AM   #6
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What if they had the internet in the 1st century church.. what would it be like?? what would people say?? and how would they say it??
thou arst an fucktardeth

yea, I be not regretful o'er thoust digit

verily, might I haz yon cheeseburgureth?

thou cockest!

...and things of this nature.
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Old 11-03-2012, 08:49 AM   #7
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What would first century Godwin's Law look like?
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Old 11-03-2012, 09:03 AM   #8
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Name the 12 Disciples, starting with...

Konrad Zeus
John Bachus
Steve Jobimus
Bill Gateus
Larry Pageum
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Old 11-03-2012, 09:05 AM   #9
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As ye speake of Rome, thus ye wurd of argumente is lost.
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Old 11-03-2012, 02:21 PM   #10
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Some Judas would release the Jesus - Mary Magdalene sex videos.
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Old 11-03-2012, 02:26 PM   #11
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Sexobon ftw.
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Old 11-03-2012, 05:19 PM   #12
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Holy Fuck!
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Old 11-03-2012, 06:46 PM   #13
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Which might mean that the near total erasure of women from the history of the early Christian movement wouldn't have happened.
You mean it DIDN'T happen?

They erased us or made us into whores.

those crazy Christians! ha ha ha
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Old 11-03-2012, 08:24 PM   #14
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or made us into whores.
Only if you took the money.
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Old 11-03-2012, 08:46 PM   #15
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I think they would throw parties like this "love fest @ the way"
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