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The other version of the Abraham story


What if Abraham had disobeyed God?

Here’s the other version of the story I dug up after breaking into secret Illuminati archives and comparing translations with those hidden in the depths of the Vatican library. I decoded the rest using a Knights Templar cipher wheel obtained from a street vendor selling souvenirs outside the US Capitol building. The final scripture becoming visible under the moonlight reflected off the roof of the chapel at Rennes-le-Château.

Genesis Chapter 22

God: Abraham, I want you to sacrifice your son as a burnt offering. I know he’s your only son, and it was really a huge deal for you when Isaac was born, but I command this. Take him up to the mountain, slice his throat and burn his body.

Abraham: Uhhhhhhh…. Are you sure Lord? That doesn’t sound quite right.

God: Yes. I am sure. Go do it. This is a commandment. Continue reading…

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The Good Samaritan: A Lesson in Spiritual Numbness?


(The following is a re-post of something our “son” wrote on his blog last year - and that I posted at T&S when it occurred and I was guest blogging for a couple of weeks. I was struck immediately by the similarities between his experience and the parable of the Good Samaritan. I cleaned up the language a bit for those who don’t want the full linguistic brunt of his ire on his own blog.)

“Today, I lost my faith in humanity. Continue reading…

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