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Originally posted by Dave Stones
regarding something russ D said earlier about "the mark"... cant find it to quote now  oh well.
totally offtopic is this why people in the middle ages that committed crimes etc had letters braned on their heads, so they could be identified by the public _and_ so they couldnt be "saved"?
just a thought...
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I don't know, but it's an interesting idea. The Catholic church in the middle ages had a very high view of itself and thought it had a great deal of authority to decide what should happen to people both in this life and in the afterlife.
For example, the first man to translate the Bible into English from the Latin version used by the Church (John Wycliffe, in the late 14th century) upset the Pope so much that some years after his death, his bones were exhumed and burned. This was because they believed that by cremating him they could deny him the chance of being resurrected at the end of time. Just for good measure they officially excommunicated him as well, clearly believing that even though he went to meet his maker some 40 years earlier, it was still in their gift to decide whether he should be in heaven or not!
Sorry all, that was totally off topic ...
ID cards anyone?
