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Just posted this as a comment to a post in questionofgod and I wanted to record it here, with some editing and elaboration.

The Gnostics claimed Jesus worshipped a different God than the Jews. This is perhaps the biggest "sticking point" in the differences between the Gnostic teachings and mainstream Christian teachings, and basically goes like this (for anyone who doesn't know):

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Remember laughing over the hoax a couple of weeks ago, about Metallica supposedly suing another group for using the E and F chords?

Truth is indeed stranger than fiction:

Fox News sues Al Franken for using the phrase "fair and balanced" in the subtitle of his new book.

Maybe Shakespeare was onto something about that "killing all the lawyers" thing. Well, maybe not all of them, some of them are alright. But a culling may be in order.


Edit: Truth is stranger than fiction department two:

The Game Show Network has announced a special for October 1:

Who Wants to be Governor of California?

Five candidates will compete for a campaign contribution of $21,200.