• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        And the prevalence of dream magic in the region’s religious traditions, including in Judaism.

        Now if Jesus had spoken to Paul on the telephone or had performed a haka to display his mana to prove to Paul that it was really him, then we’d have something interesting

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          5 days ago

          Not nearly enough magical power dancing in the original Christian religion. Say what you will about modern Evangelicalism, but they filled that gap.

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            5 days ago

            Yeah but I really think they should allow regular dancing alongside it.

            Personally I think the Quakers found the right balance.

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        Did he claim anything? No-one who wrote the Bible ever met him, or were even alive at the time. All we have is nocturnal seances.