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Zedakah
User ID: 58407142 United States 05/16/2015 11:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The word, church, comes from the roman goddess circe, daughter of Helios (Circus also comes from this word). Helios was the god of the sun, and roman temples to Helios had steeples to "catch the first rays of the sun" in honor of him. They were called churches. Thus, the higher the steeple, the sooner the sun would hit the steeple, and the more devotion to Helios. Last Edited by Zedakah on 05/16/2015 11:29 PM |
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User ID: 68427582 Canada 05/16/2015 11:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Church comes from the roman goddess circe, daughter of Helios (Circus also comes from this word). Helios was the god of the sun, and roman temples to him had steeples to "catch the first rays of the sun" in honor of Helios. Thus, the higher the steeple, the sooner the sun would hit the steeple, and the more devotion to Helios. Quoting: Zedakah i thought circus came from the circles (3 ring circus) |
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Zedakah
User ID: 58407142 United States 05/16/2015 11:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Church comes from the roman goddess circe, daughter of Helios (Circus also comes from this word). Helios was the god of the sun, and roman temples to him had steeples to "catch the first rays of the sun" in honor of Helios. Thus, the higher the steeple, the sooner the sun would hit the steeple, and the more devotion to Helios. Quoting: Zedakah i thought circus came from the circles (3 ring circus) They all have the same latin base word. I'm not sure which one came first though. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 69246849 Canada 05/16/2015 11:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The bell tower was generally placed higher than all the buildings around so the sound would carry as far as possible without being absorbed by trees, other buildings, that kind of thing. They also built them high and on hills if possible to make them stand out. There was a time when the church building was the nicest place any common poor person was ever allowed to visit. For one hour every week you got to go and sit in a place nicer than any king's palace. Impressive size and opulence of decor drew them in, it was a marketing tool as much as anything else. |
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Skip. User ID: 77726745 United States 06/20/2019 12:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They are modeled after obelisks. If you stand in the same location, you can accurately track the stars, sun, planets and moon using the top of an obelisk, steeple or minaret. [link to i.pinimg.com (secure)] |
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User ID: 70736097 United States 06/20/2019 01:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | To elevate the bell for one thing. "Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell, where they already have it." Ronald Reagan The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan |
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User ID: 76643426 Mexico 06/20/2019 01:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thread: Are these pictures real? Have there really been giants? There's a video that shows so many old structures with spires and introduces the idea that they are used to get electricity from the air. Power collectors... I think it's the first video Edit to add: It is the first video. About halfway through is when they start showing all the structures with spires Last Edited by President Penny Peppers on 06/20/2019 01:25 PM There's never a dull moment here on planet earth, unless GLP ceased to exist... Oh, and Biden can't dress himself.... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72847977 United States 06/20/2019 01:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The bell tower was generally placed higher than all the buildings around so the sound would carry as far as possible without being absorbed by trees, other buildings, that kind of thing. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69246849 They also built them high and on hills if possible to make them stand out. There was a time when the church building was the nicest place any common poor person was ever allowed to visit. For one hour every week you got to go and sit in a place nicer than any king's palace. Impressive size and opulence of decor drew them in, it was a marketing tool as much as anything else. Churches were also the typical place for funerals, weddings and in many small towns, town hall meetings. I do remember the church bell ringing when I was a kid. Every Sunday morning at 10:00 am. They also rang church bells for events dealing with war or other national events such as the death of a sitting president. |
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W,C, Fields User ID: 77217123 United States 06/20/2019 02:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | People are posting insane shit here it is not about dildos or Egypt wtf. One poster got it half right in a matter of ascending over all nearby buildings in days of Olde. Further, men and women traveling on foot and by horseback could see the cross atop the steeple from far off or through fog as an indicator that not only were they approaching civilization but that it was one well protected literally and figuaritvely by the church. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 64698495 United States 06/20/2019 02:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thread: Are these pictures real? Have there really been giants? Quoting: Penny Peppers There's a video that shows so many old structures with spires and introduces the idea that they are used to get electricity from the air. Power collectors... I think it's the first video Edit to add: It is the first video. About halfway through is when they start showing all the structures with spires from that thread. |
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User ID: 77746210 United States 06/20/2019 02:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | . ... convenient place to hang the bells? ... . . Our family celebrates The Lord's Feasts: [link to www.grafted-promise.net] Fools and the dead don't change their minds. Fools won't and the dead can't. When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar. You are only telling the world that you fear what he might say. Quoting: CountryWise Amos 5:13 - Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time. |
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User ID: 77746210 United States 06/20/2019 02:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | . ... true that for the last 1800+ years things went badly wrong ... . ... that being said ... what are YOU doing? ... . . Our family celebrates The Lord's Feasts: [link to www.grafted-promise.net] Fools and the dead don't change their minds. Fools won't and the dead can't. When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar. You are only telling the world that you fear what he might say. Quoting: CountryWise Amos 5:13 - Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time. |
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