We run away from 1900 years of church testimony to the verse and buy modern versions that don't contain it or relegate the verse to a footnote. ... And if you think Acts 8:37 and Mark 16 are isolated examples you might be interested to know that the following verses are no longer regarded by scholars as inspired and so have been deleted from most modern versions Mark 7:16, Mark 9:44, Mark 9:46, Mark 11:26 and Mark 15:28 DELETED! ...

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In a footnote he pointed out the escatology of sacredness and projected sacredness as a relative term, "So the more sacred repels the less sacred; but this is because the second is profane in relation to the first." ... For example, in India it is not uncommon to see streetside shrines. ...

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Whitehead concluded, 'The safest general characterisation of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.'2 Here arises the discussion into how extensive this influence has been on religious philosophy. ... "9 This is an example of a contemporary argument that is clearly influenced by Plato yet inline with current scientific findings. ... Beauty for example is transferable because things may resemble beauty in different ways. ... 'The Forms could never be encountered in this world, since they are permanent and unchangeable co...

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