miamigorocks Geoff wrote:
: Well exactly chris, just take a look of major reference books in the
: world, The Bible is and was the most influential. Off course most of
: the
: stories have a bit of truth in them, but they've been changed to suit
: the people in power at the time of writing, mainly the Christian
: Church.
: No doubt many other religious books have had the same alterations made
: to suit wheoever. I think it's of prime importance to get balanced
: information, by that i suppose two completely different versions of
: the
: same event, if thats possible. With the freedom of the Internet, which
: will no doubt be "controlled" or "censored" before too long, you can
: get
: varying accounts and info about anything. Just because a teacher tells
: you it's right doesn't mean it is, nor is a bloke in a pulpit or a
: place
: of worship, right in every thing he says neither. The older you get
: the
: more you have the luxury of hindsight, politics and power are just the
: same, being "economical with the truth" is just telling porkies. Spin
: doctors for all the major parties do the same, i think it goes back to
: that saying "don't believe the hype" or better still "never mind the
: bollicks".

Steve Leyland

http://mar.exilenet.org:9042/listen.pls

"I went to the Garden of Love,
 And saw what I never had seen;
A Chapel was built in the midst,
 Where I used to play on the green.

And the gates of this Chapel were shut
 And "Thou shalt not," writ over the door;
So I turned to the Garden of Love
 That so many sweet flowers bore.

And I saw it was filled with graves,
 And tombstones where flowers should be;
And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,
 And binding with briars my joys and desires."

William Blake.