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Oh please...don't confuse "wife" with "bride" Tom Send a noteboard - 19/09/2012 11:35:09 PM
There's a clear difference. First, Jesus used the term "bridegroom" as an allegory, and the term "bridegroom" and "bride" are totally different in all the relevant languages from "husband" and "wife". In Coptic that would require using "šeleet" instead of "(s)hime" (the "s" appearing in some dialects, not in others).
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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This message last edited by Tom on 19/09/2012 at 11:36:49 PM
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don't these people have anything better to do? - 20/09/2012 11:39:35 PM 744 Views
Clearly not. - 22/09/2012 12:27:29 AM 656 Views
then i'll escape this thread before anyone twigs - 22/09/2012 08:12:37 PM 819 Views
Too late, I have already twigged, branched and treed. - 22/09/2012 08:58:39 PM 801 Views
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See, Tom, you made a mistake. - 22/09/2012 10:25:22 AM 781 Views

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