The Da Vinci Code is basically on this subject, the willfull suppression by the Christian Church of the goddess and feminine. The book is actually quite good. Regarding negative theology, its circularity (how does one not believe in something one doesn't believe in) makes theological arguments self defeating. Christmas, I say again, nominally concerns the celebration of Christ's birth. It really revolves around the Christmas tree. The way All Hallows Eve is nominally about saints and everything about coopting the pagan bonfires and so on of the day when the dead return (without looking it up). Likewise Lupercalia/St.Valentine's Day and so on and so forth. Christmas used to be my favorite season. Now I prefer watching everyone else run around. It's a lot more fun. Andy -----Original Message----- From: Eric Yost <NYCEric@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Dec 20, 2004 2:42 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Disbelief there is no adequate/accurate thing you can say about God Maybe someone can explain why the Hebrew God was always so shy around women. The Deity hardly gets a word in to Eve and then doesn't talk at all to women until several scrolls later. Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html