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During the Middle Ages steeples evolved into more than ornamental expressions of pagan cultures gone by, they doubled as a place for church bells. By the 15th century most churches had steeples with bells, which were rung every hour and to proclaim religious ceremonies and holidays. The mother of the modern church, the Roman Catholic Church, adopted an Egyptian pagan obelisk and placed a cross on its peak. This imagery should send chills down the spines of churchgoers everywhere, as this is where most of today’s churches stem from through the Protestant Reformation.
The symbolic version of the phallus, a phallic symbol is meant to represent male generative powers. According to Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis, while males possess a penis, no one can possess the symbolic phallus. Jacques Lacan's Ecrits: A Selection includes an essay titled The Significance of the Phallus which articulates the difference between "being" and "having" the phallus. Men are positioned as men insofar as they are seen to have the phallus. Women, not having the phallus, are seen to "be" the phallus. The symbolic phallus is the concept of being the ultimate man, and having this is compared to having the divine gift of God.
It is utterly impossible to keep Sunday or Friday holy as Yahweh never first made them holy; and man has no power to make anything holy! What Yahweh commanded to remember, rebellious man resorts to every argument of human reason to justify forgetting. If the 10 Commandments were abolished at the stake, then there is no law. With no law, there is no transgression. Hence no one has sinned since the stake, therefore we don't need a Saviour. Paul plainly clarifies this in Romans 4:15. Yahweh stated the Sabbaths were a perpetual covenant, special to Him - that we shall "keep it holy" and He explains why a little further on in Exodus 31:13; "for it is a sign between me and throughout your generations: that ye may know that I am Yahweh that doth sanctify you". Yahweh commanded, "throughout your generations" to keep the Sabbath as "a sign" between Yahweh's people and Yahweh. The Hebrew word "owth" is translated "sign" and means a flag, beacon, monument or other identifying mark or symbol. In other words it is an "identity" or "identifying sign" between Yahweh and His people in perpetuity - forever. This "sign" announces two things - "...that ye may know that I am Yahweh that doth sanctify you". First, it is the sign by which we may know that He is Yahweh - it identifies Yahweh. But doesn't everyone know who Yahweh is? Absolutely not! The Bible says this whole world is deceived (Rev. 12:9). This world has a god - a false god - Satan, who pretends to be an "angel of light" (II Cor. 11:14-15). He has his deceived ministers of "righteousness", his many religious organizations, and false "faiths", most of which are professing Christians (II Cor 11:14-15) as well as Buddhists, Shintoists, Confucian's, Communists, New Age Universal Force/Power thinkers, etc.
Originally posted by mellisamouse
www.yrm.org...
During the Middle Ages steeples evolved into more than ornamental expressions of pagan cultures gone by, they doubled as a place for church bells. By the 15th century most churches had steeples with bells, which were rung every hour and to proclaim religious ceremonies and holidays. The mother of the modern church, the Roman Catholic Church, adopted an Egyptian pagan obelisk and placed a cross on its peak. This imagery should send chills down the spines of churchgoers everywhere, as this is where most of today’s churches stem from through the Protestant Reformation.
Originally posted by NiteNGale2
reply to post by mellisamouse
ahh. This post explains it.
I am sorry about your lost relationship. I do understand the pain involved. It does make a person question so much about life and about themselves.
edit on 1-12-2012 by NiteNGale2 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by NiteNGale2
reply to post by mellisamouse
I think that Merriman has a grasp of the era and of the available knowledge. Phallic symbols are a modern concept.
Originally posted by DocHolidaze
reply to post by mellisamouse
porn and porn shows have been around forever, since the first prostitute charged for her time, and since the first porn artist started making sketches, this happened aloongggg time ago. the only difference now is we have
film instead of pics and live shows(which also are still around)
Originally posted by WhoKnows100
When you understand that many people worship the phallus as a "god" and androgyny as an ideal, then you will come to understand why it's adherents - our leaders - are stripping the knowledge of Our Lord Jesus Christ from every facet of society - law, family, schools etc. Their religious ideal holds that adrogynous homosexual man is the shaman and priest. As they work fervently to obliterate the words 'husband and wife" and "mother and father" from every institution, both reminders of creation, the populace just does not understand that paganistic spirituality rules the hearts of our earthly rulers. Porn, feminism and the like holds up their ideals of 'liberation' from the rule of Christ Jesus and into the rule of their perverted image of "Christ", the son of perdition....the coming of their adrogynous 'Adam Kadmon' - who floods the dogmas of Freemasonry, Kaballahism, Islamic Shi'ite, New Age, etc. and ties into the "global unity/consciousness" movement.
Here's quite a good summary
"Androgyny: The Pagan Sexual Ideal"
www.fpcjackson.org...
Originally posted by DocHolidaze
reply to post by mellisamouse
??????????? ever heard of a old school whore house(the worlds oldest profession)? anybody with enough coppers could be treated to a show rich or poor. you say every house has access to porn. but in reality every household leader/leadersallow or do not allow porn in the house. it is sad that most households do not take the steps to make sure porn is not seen within there household. whomever is against porn should take it upon themselves to eradicate it from there everyday lies, and not blame it on an industry that is based on debauchery. if you do blame the industry do you really think these company's are gonna stop because some thinks its inappropriate. no one has been able to stop porn since day one!
Originally posted by EnochWasRight
Anyway, I didn't mean to derail. You peeked my interest.