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To: TexConfederate1861
>> In the Eastern Church, The Virgin Mary is NEVER depicted without her son in her arms.<<

Of course not. Check out Indrani, the wife of the Indian god Indra. Then check out the goddess mother and son in Babylon.

In Egypt, the Mother and the Child were worshipped under the names of Isis and Osiris. In India Isi and Iswara; in Asia Cybele and Deoius; in Pagan Rome, as Fortuna and Jupiter-puer, or Jupiter, the boy; in Greece, as Ceres, the Great Mother, with the babe at her breast, or as Irene, the goddess of Peace, with the boy Plutus in her arms.

The worship of mother and child originated in Babylon.

909 posted on 11/05/2011 3:05:09 PM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: CynicalBear; Religion Moderator
"The worship of mother and child originated in Babylon."

That unattributed cut and paste (http://aletheia.consultronix.com/7.html) might have some relevance if Catholics actually worshiped Mary.

911 posted on 11/05/2011 3:32:41 PM PDT by Natural Law (Transubstantiation - Change we can believe in.)
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To: CynicalBear; TexConfederate1861; metmom; RnMomof7

From the moment in Gen. 3:15, that God said He would put enmity between Satan and the woman, and between his seed and her seed, Satan has known there would be a woman who would bring forth a son to bruise his head. That he would be utterly crushed and eternally defeated. With that in mind, is it any wonder that Satan, as the imitator of God, would set about to have a satanic woman who gives birth to a son and causes all who are deceived to worship Satan through that mother and son? Hence, Babylon, Nimrod, Ishtar, etc. etc. throughout history. The plan was hatched in Gen. 3 and continues to this day. Different names, plan the same.


912 posted on 11/05/2011 3:36:37 PM PDT by smvoice (Who the *#@! is Ivo of Chatre & why am I being accused of not linking to his quote?)
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To: CynicalBear

My soul magnifies the Lord,
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
For He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden,
For behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with His arm:
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
and exalted those of low degree.
He has filled the hungry with good things;
and the rich He has sent empty away.
He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy;
As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to His posterity forever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen

Magníficat ánima mea Dóminum,
et exsultávit spíritus meus
in Deo salvatóre meo,
quia respéxit humilitátem
ancíllæ suæ.

Ecce enim ex hoc beátam
me dicent omnes generatiónes,
quia fecit mihi magna,
qui potens est,
et sanctum nomen eius,
et misericórdia eius in progénies
et progénies timéntibus eum.
Fecit poténtiam in bráchio suo,
dispérsit supérbos mente cordis sui;
depósuit poténtes de sede
et exaltávit húmiles.
Esuriéntes implévit bonis
et dívites dimísit inánes.
Suscépit Ísrael púerum suum,
recordátus misericórdiæ,
sicut locútus est ad patres nostros,
Ábraham et sémini eius in sæcula.

Glória Patri et Fílio
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio,
et nunc et semper,
et in sæcula sæculórum.

Amen.


913 posted on 11/05/2011 3:40:20 PM PDT by narses (what you bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven; and what you loose upon earth, shall be ..)
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To: CynicalBear

Source?


914 posted on 11/05/2011 3:49:16 PM PDT by Religion Moderator
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To: CynicalBear

I think this has gone about as far as I want it to go.
Anyone who chooses to defame or spout heresy insulting the Blessed Virgin Mary, will no longer get a response from me.


917 posted on 11/05/2011 4:01:10 PM PDT by TexConfederate1861 (Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy.)
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