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"The true importance of the Gnostic Scriptures is that they give us back a Christianity that, even in its own time, barely saw the light of day. They offer an answer to the restlessness of modern Christians who question the representation of the Jesus that has been presented to them, his place in history, the purpose of his life, his meaning in modern times."
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"And in this blog you will find some postings from that list, along with other writings and clippings on architecture, urbanism, Classicism, Tradition, metaphysics and culture."
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"The International Sovereign Sanctuary —
International Coordination of
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"Long referred to as the "church of the initiates," the Gnostic Church both serves and is was reinstituted for members of initiatory societies who may have been persecuted by the hylic orientation of the world, particularly in the mainstream churches.
The ancient church of the apostles and their direct heirs, the gnostic schools and churches of antiquity, the medieval Cathars and Bogomils, and most recently the gnostic and theosophical renaissance beginning in 19th century France are all part of the history of our Church."
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"We hope that this site will answer most of your questions about this unique, yet profound movement by providing an information "gateway" to the various pieces of the still little-known French Gnostic Tradition. This tradition manifestated in Europe, specifically in France, out of the various Philosophical, Illuminist, Rosicrucian, Theosophical, Masonic and Gnostic movements essentially present during the renaissance of the 18th and 19th centuries. This tradition continues even today in many countries around the world."
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"The "Srizbi" botnet returned from the dead late Tuesday, said Fengmin Gong, chief security content officer at FireEye Inc., when the infected PCs were able to successfully reconnect with new command-and-control servers, which are now based in Estonia."(tags: articles technology)
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"They’re trying to breed a big bird and counting on the false god of 'tradition' to force you to buy their crap."
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FiveThirtyEight.com: Politics Done Right: Obama's Agenda & The Difference Between Tactics & Strategy"This morning, I went to Obama's website and began transcribing essentially all the specific policy proposals that he was willing to commit to publicly — as you will see, there are dozens and dozens of them. I then began classifying these positions on a truncated political spectrum running from liberal/progressive to center-right, further dividing the policies into economics and taxation (green), other domestic policy (yellow) and foreign affairs (blue)."
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And then I opened it to questions, and a student, always a careful reader, asked [not an exact quote]: "Why two holes? Do otherworldly entrances normally have two entrances, or an entrance and an exit?" The line she meant is SGGK IV.2180:
Hit [the chapel mound] hade a hole on þe ende and on ayþer syde,
(It had a hole at one end, and there was one at the other)
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"Rings, swords – all these things circulate in human society, and when there is no one left to keep this circulation in motion, the impulse is to mourn the loss to humans. But in essence, these things are simply returning to the earth from whence they came – no more useful to humans than it was when they first found it."
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"We would like to imagine that it is our agency that drives us, and that our lives are under our control. The truth, however, is that we are the ones under control. The reason we do not notice it is that this control is masked as security, which we have been told is synonymous with freedom."
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"Connecticut teacher Julie Amero, accused of showing porn to students, has accepted a misdemeanor plea deal to avoid felony charges, despite proof of her innocence. The deal lets her avoid a previously-imposed 40 year sentence."
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"That frenzy got another boost on Monday, when Twitter announced that it had acquired Values of n, a company founded by well-known programmer Rael Dornfest, the former chief technology officer at O’Reilly Media and one of the developers responsible for creating the RSS standard."
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"Thinking through all this suddenly brought me to the realization that there are different forms of immersion. We talk a lot about immersion and suspension of disbelief in the game industry, but we seldom actually try to define it or to understand how it works. I think there are at least three kinds, and they are created and destroyed by different means."
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"It is useful to think about the boundary between player and fiction as an elastic membrane — a threshold — rather than a wall, like Adams does. Drawing attention to how this threshold functions through self-reference can actually enhance fiction rather than destroy it. It can draw the player and game fiction together rather than driving them apart. "
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"Players will be able to send their characters on quests that other members of the community will complete for them, basically allowing for a giant community quest-pool. Once your character has made the rounds, they return to your game with a wealth of experience and treasures galore."
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"And so far, its views seem anything but rivalrous. Mainstream reporters and pundits lovingly refer to them as 'centrist,' but, in a Democratic context, they are distinctly right of center."