March 25 is Feast of the Annunciation.
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March 25 is Feast of the Annunciation.
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The Feast of the Annunciation, celebrated on March 25, commemorates t
he angel GabrielrCOs announcement to the Virgin Mary that she would
conceive and bear Jesus, the Son of God. It marks the Incarnation of
Christ and MaryrCOs "yes" to God's plan, occurring nine months before Christmas.
Key Aspects of the Feast:
Significance: Celebrates both the Incarnation (God becoming man)
and MaryrCOs role in salvation history. It is celebrated with great
rejoicing in both Western and Eastern churches, often falling during
Lent.
Date and Symbolism: Held on March 25, exactly nine months
before Christmas. It is historically associated with the spring
equinox and has been considered a day representing the start
of a new creation.
Biblical Foundation: Based on Luke 1:26-38, describing GabrielrCOs
visit and Mary's acceptance.
Observance: Known in the Catholic Church as the Solemnity of
the Annunciation of the Lord. In England, it was historically called
"Lady Day" and marked the new year. If March 25 falls during Holy Week or Easter Week, the feast is transferred, as occurred in 2024.
Liturgical Practice: During the Mass, a genuflection often occurs
during the Creed when mentioning the Incarnation, similar to the
practice at Christmas.
Significance in History: In some traditions, it was believed that
25 March was also the date of the crucifixion of Jesus, linking
the day of his conception to the day of his death.
These 'Feasts' are just a calendar of the dates the church has chosen to commemorate some key events in the narrative.
On 25/03/2026 04:29, David Dalton wrote:
March 25 is Feast of the Annunciation.
True
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uk.r.c is for promoting discussion between humans. I would be interested
in Mark's views, but personally I think that long quotes from AI
contravene the charter. Unless Mark rules otherwise, future AI quotes
will be rejected.
I'm not disagreeing with your stance, but would you have
known it was AI if David hadn't added the Google AI addendum?
On 2026-03-26 10:09, John wrote:
I'm not disagreeing with your stance, but would you have
known it was AI if David hadn't added the Google AI addendum?
It's coherent.
His non-AI material is available in e.r.c.
I'm not disagreeing with your stance, but would you have known it was AI
if David hadn't added the Google AI addendum?
As an aside, if that had been copied from Wikipedia, would you haveOne of the listed categories for rejecting a post is "too much or all
taken the same stance? (again I'm not disagreeing with that stance, I'm
just curious).
It's coherent.
His non-AI material is available in e.r.c.
Yes, I've seen it, it's way beyond my comprehension, and I used to be a spiritualist.
On 26/03/2026 18:50, Graham Nye wrote:
It's coherent.
If that to imply that Mr Dalton's non-AI posts are incoherent?
His non-AI material is available in e.r.c.
Why are we excluded from this non-AI stuff?
I wouldn't say it's incoherent, but it is what we would consider new age spiritist stuff. That said, David is entitled to his beliefs just as
anyone else is.
Because you told him it wasn't welcome on here, which given it's a forumNo, and I stand by that. However there must be *something* he could post
for Christian beliefs, that's fair enough.-a Since then, David has only posted stuff related to Christianity here. Erc isn't moderated, so David
is free to post there without restriction.
On 28/03/2026 13:32, John wrote:
I wouldn't say it's incoherent, but it is what we would consider new age spiritist stuff. That said, David is entitled to his beliefs just as
anyone else is.
Of course.
Because you told him it wasn't welcome on here, which given it's a forum for Christian beliefs, that's fair enough. Since then, David has only posted stuff related to Christianity here. Erc isn't moderated, so DavidNo, and I stand by that. However there must be *something* he could post about Christianity rather than just quoted stuff. Look at it from the opposite point of view: suppose I decided to contribute to a pagan
is free to post there without restriction.
discussion group, but instead of rational discussion of pagan beliefs, I simply posted quotes from Wikipedia on Samhain and Druidism. How welcome would I be?
God bless,
Kendall K. Down
I could post e.g. that Jesus had healer special ability as his
primary siddhi and had three years of low/working years,
Often I post noting significant saint/feast days since I hope
that I might then get release from my own low/working
years, especially since my dead parents were devout
Catholics, and may have acted as guardian angels to
me at times.
I could post e.g. that Jesus had healer special ability as his
primary siddhi and had three years of low/working years,
whereas Krishna had musical special ability as his primary
siddhi and had seven years of low/working years, Rama
had language special ability as his primary siddhi and
had fourteen years (JesusrCOs three plus an 11-year sunspor
cycle) of low/working years, Buddha had hypnosis special ability
as his primary siddhi and had seven low/working years, and
Jacob had an agricultural special ability combining green
thumb and animal husbandry as his primary siddhi and
had eighteen years (the common seven plus an 11-year
sunspot cycle) of low/working years, and they shared
other special abilities, but Kendall may choose to reject that.
Often I post noting significant saint/feast days since I hope
that I might then get release from my own low/working
years, especially since my dead parents were devout
Catholics, and may have acted as guardian angels to
me at times.
I think the immediate reaction of others on this group, upon reading
this, would be similar to my own reaction. My reaction being great scepticism. (You probably realise that is how we would react).
The primary reason for that being that it is not backed up from other sources. We are not hearing it from anywhere, apart from what we would
see as a post on a newsgroup from 'Some random guy'.
So logically we would consider whether it is likely that you are privy
to some special information that is not available to others, or that
your beliefs are probably erroneous. Personally, I don't doubt that
YOU firmly believe what you are saying, but I would (again logically)
come to the conclusion that although you believe them, there seems to
be no evidence from any other sources that backs them up. So I (and I
think most others) will conclude that your beliefs that seem to you to
be based on firm evidence, are in fact NOT corroborated elsewhere and
are therefore unlikely to have basis in fact.
The main function, I suppose, of the 'Feast Days' is to prompt us to
dwell on and meditate on specific aspects of our Christian faith, at
various times.
On 31/03/2026 21:36, David Dalton wrote:
I could post e.g. that Jesus had healer special ability as his
primary siddhi and had three years of low/working years,
And do you really think that such rubbish contributes to a discussion of Christianity?
Often I post noting significant saint/feast days since I hope
that I might then get release from my own low/working
years, especially since my dead parents were devout
Catholics, and may have acted as guardian angels to
me at times.
Do you mean that you post notices of saints days in the hope that you
will die sooner?
So logically we would consider whether it is likely that you are privy
to some special information that is not available to others, or that
your beliefs are probably erroneous. Personally, I don't doubt that YOU firmly believe what you are saying, but I would (again logically) come
to the conclusion that although you believe them, there seems to be no evidence from any other sources that backs them up. So I (and I think
most others) will conclude that your beliefs that seem to you to be
based on firm evidence, are in fact NOT corroborated elsewhere and are therefore unlikely to have basis in fact.
On the other hand, it would refute Ken's implied claim that David was
only capable of quoting stuff and not posting original stuff, had Ken
not qualified it with "on christianity". This is original stuff, which
you will not see anywehre else, (as you've noted below)
On the other hand our collective rejection of what David says on these grounds is not a reasonable basis for him to reject his own beliefs. It
is like the burden of the prophet, to have his ideas rejected...
It shows that Jesus was one of a long line of figures with
varying lengths or working years (3, 7, 14, 18) and
varying primary special abilities, but otherwise with
much in common.
No, by release from my low/working years I do not mean
death, but the equivalent to Buddha's awakening/enlightenment
and RamarCOs triumphant return from the wilderness, and
perhaps JesusrCOs resurrection followed by ascension.
On 31/03/2026 21:36, David Dalton wrote:
I could post e.g. that Jesus had healer special ability as his
primary siddhi and had three years of low/working years,
And do you really think that such rubbish contributes to a discussion of Christianity?
Often I post noting significant saint/feast days since I hope
that I might then get release from my own low/working
years, especially since my dead parents were devout
Catholics, and may have acted as guardian angels to
me at times.
Do you mean that you post notices of saints days in the hope that you
will die sooner? Or that you have no intention of discussing anything?
That you have no real interest in Christianity, you just have a delusion that mentioning a saint's day will somehow give you better karma?
I let this post through so that people can see the sort of rubbish you spout. I would be interested in the views of others, but I am personally inclined to ban you from the group.
On 01/04/2026 13:39, Madhu wrote:
On the other hand our collective rejection of what David says on these
grounds is not a reasonable basis for him to reject his own beliefs.-a It
is like the burden of the prophet, to have his ideas rejected...
Hmmm. I hope you would agree with me that the rejection by all
scientists and educated people of the idea that the earth is flat should
be a signal to flat-earthers that their ideas are wrong.
Depends what he posts, but as long as it's within the charter
The earth has been proven to be spherical, the same can't be said for spiritual beliefs, whether Christian, Eastern or new age.
You believe by faith, not proof.
On 01/04/2026 22:12, John wrote:
Depends what he posts, but as long as it's within the charter
You will notice that "Matters specific to non-Christian religions and worldviews" are specifically mentioned as "off-topic". I try to
interpret that very lightly, but the recent post I allowed through does,
I think, violate that provision.
You will also notice the stated purpose of the group. Simply posting
quotes from somewhere or a long screed generated by AI does not fulfil
the "discuss" purpose.
Of course, if someone is in the middle of a discussion and wishes to
back-up whatever it is he has said by a long quote, that is another
matter entirely. Likewise if someone uses a quote to initiate a
discussion, particularly if he or she is a known poster with a history
of taking part in discussions.
Mr Dalton does not appear to want to discuss anything about these
saints' days and has admitted that he posts them in the (mistaken)
believe that doing so will generate good karma for himself.
On 02/04/2026 00:02, John wrote:
The earth has been proven to be spherical, the same can't be said for
spiritual beliefs, whether Christian, Eastern or new age.
I am entirely satisfied with the evidence adduced regarding the shape of
the earth. Flat-earthers are not, usually because some idiot on YouTube
has said otherwise. That is why I say that the opinions of experts
should carry some weight.
You believe by faith, not proof.
Indeed - but the same might be said for much of the evidence for a round earth. You take it on faith that the pictures from space showing earth
to be round are what they claim to be and not clever CGI.
I agree, and was the reason I posted the charter, so that David can seeThanks.
what the groups aims are.
Ah, I have better proof.-a Planes from Russia fly east to get to America, whereas planes from London fly west.-a If the eath was flat they wouldI know - and I've flown all the way round the world. Yet these idiot flat-earthers somehow argue the evidence away.
both have to go the same way.
On 01/04/2026 06:22, David Dalton wrote:
It shows that Jesus was one of a long line of figures with
varying lengths or working years (3, 7, 14, 18) and
varying primary special abilities, but otherwise with
much in common.
You forgot to mention Rameses II, Napoleon Boneparte and the breeder of
Jack Russell Terriers down the road from me.
On 31/03/2026 21:36, David Dalton wrote:
I could post e.g. that Jesus had healer special ability as his
primary siddhi and had three years of low/working years,
whereas Krishna had musical special ability as his primary
siddhi and had seven years of low/working years, Rama
had language special ability as his primary siddhi and
had fourteen years (JesusrCOs three plus an 11-year sunspor
cycle) of low/working years, Buddha had hypnosis special ability
as his primary siddhi and had seven low/working years, and
Jacob had an agricultural special ability combining green
thumb and animal husbandry as his primary siddhi and
had eighteen years (the common seven plus an 11-year
sunspot cycle) of low/working years, and they shared
other special abilities, but Kendall may choose to reject that.
I think the immediate reaction of others on this group, upon reading
this, would be similar to my own reaction. My reaction being great scepticism. (You probably realise that is how we would react). The
primary reason for that being that it is not backed up from other
sources. We are not hearing it from anywhere, apart from what we would
see as a post on a newsgroup from 'Some random guy'.
So logically we would consider whether it is likely that you are privy
to some special information that is not available to others, or that
your beliefs are probably erroneous. Personally, I don't doubt that YOU firmly believe what you are saying, but I would (again logically) come
to the conclusion that although you believe them, there seems to be no evidence from any other sources that backs them up. So I (and I think
most others) will conclude that your beliefs that seem to you to be
based on firm evidence, are in fact NOT corroborated elsewhere and are therefore unlikely to have basis in fact.
Those are not what I now call ootws (Openers of the Way), which I
used to call avatar types.
I agree that some of my post was based on divination.
However there is evidence that Jesus had healer special ability.
And I hope for a personal rCLresurrectionrCY during this Easter season.
Also I believe that Jesus did not actually die but went into aNo one can stop you believing any stupid thing you wish, but intelligent people base their beliefs on the evidence. Your claims are contrary to
deep coma which his healer special ability brought him
out of after two or three days.
On Apr 1, 2026, Timreason wrote
(in article <10qii4j$p3g$1@dont-email.me>):
On 31/03/2026 21:36, David Dalton wrote:
I could post e.g. that Jesus had healer special ability as his
primary siddhi and had three years of low/working years,
whereas Krishna had musical special ability as his primary
siddhi and had seven years of low/working years, Rama
had language special ability as his primary siddhi and
had fourteen years (JesusrCOs three plus an 11-year sunspor
cycle) of low/working years, Buddha had hypnosis special ability
as his primary siddhi and had seven low/working years, and
Jacob had an agricultural special ability combining green
thumb and animal husbandry as his primary siddhi and
had eighteen years (the common seven plus an 11-year
sunspot cycle) of low/working years, and they shared
other special abilities, but Kendall may choose to reject that.
I think the immediate reaction of others on this group, upon reading
this, would be similar to my own reaction. My reaction being great
scepticism. (You probably realise that is how we would react). The
primary reason for that being that it is not backed up from other
sources. We are not hearing it from anywhere, apart from what we would
see as a post on a newsgroup from 'Some random guy'.
So logically we would consider whether it is likely that you are privy
to some special information that is not available to others, or that
your beliefs are probably erroneous. Personally, I don't doubt that YOU
firmly believe what you are saying, but I would (again logically) come
to the conclusion that although you believe them, there seems to be no
evidence from any other sources that backs them up. So I (and I think
most others) will conclude that your beliefs that seem to you to be
based on firm evidence, are in fact NOT corroborated elsewhere and are
therefore unlikely to have basis in fact.
I agree that some of my post was based on divination.
However there
is evidence that Jesus had healer special ability. There is also evidence that Jesus had a ministry of three years,
Buddha had seven ascetic
years, and Rama had fourteen wilderness years.
I post to uk.religion.christian mainly since there are some very knowledgeable Christians on here, which is not generally
tru of the unmoderated Christian newsgroups, with the
exception of (Orthodox) Steve Hayes and some others.
I will try to abide by the charter in any future posts, though I
may choose to lurk for a while.
And I hope for a personal rCLresurrectionrCY during this Easter season.
Also I believe that Jesus did not actually die but went into a
deep coma which his healer special ability brought him
out of after two or three days.
On 02/04/2026 21:05, David Dalton wrote:
Also I believe that Jesus did not actually die but went into a
deep coma which his healer special ability brought him
out of after two or three days.
No one can stop you believing any stupid thing you wish, but intelligent people base their beliefs on the evidence. Your claims are contrary to
the evidence.
Also I believe that Jesus did not actually die but went into a
deep coma which his healer special ability brought him
out of after two or three days.
That would be considered to be a very controversial view by mainstream Christians, as I'm sure you're aware. I would say that IMO it doesn't
fit with the biblical accounts as I understand them. To me, the accounts describe the 'folded grave clothes' in a way that mean Christ's body had miraculously disappeared from within the wrappings, without the
wrappings being unwound from the body. Rather like He had been 'Beamed
up' 'Startrek'-style from within the wrappings.
What evidence do we have for the ressurection? As a Christian I believedThe most convincing evidence to my mind is the fact that Christianity
it to be true, and I would still like to believe that, but we have no external evidence to support it.
That would be considered to be a very controversial view by mainstream Christians, as I'm sure you're aware. I would say that IMO it doesn't
fit with the biblical accounts as I understand them. To me, the accounts describe the 'folded grave clothes' in a way that mean Christ's body had miraculously disappeared from within the wrappings, without the
wrappings being unwound from the body. Rather like He had been 'Beamed
up' 'Startrek'-style from within the wrappings.
On 03/04/2026 13:10, John wrote:
What evidence do we have for the ressurection? As a Christian IThe most convincing evidence to my mind is the fact that Christianity
believed it to be true, and I would still like to believe that, but
we have no external evidence to support it.
grew barely five minutes walk from the place where Jesus was
buried. If He were still in the tomb the claim that He had risen from
the dead could have been disproved by the Jerusalem authorities almost instantly.
On 03/04/2026 13:10, John wrote:
What evidence do we have for the ressurection? As a Christian I
believed it to be true, and I would still like to believe that, but we
have no external evidence to support it.
The most convincing evidence to my mind is the fact that Christianity
grew barely five minutes walk from the place where Jesus was buried. If
He were still in the tomb the claim that He had risen from the dead
could have been disproved by the Jerusalem authorities almost instantly.
The attempt to get round this by claiming that the disciples (or
someone) stole the body seems to me untenable. At Passover the
population of Jerusalem increased by between 1 and 1.5 million - and
there were no luxury hotels with that many spare beds in those days. The pilgrims camped where they could and although fear of ritual impurity
would have kept them out of the cemetery, people were certainly camped
all around it. Any unusual activity around a tomb - and perhaps
especially that tomb - simply could not have passed unnoticed.
God bless,
Kendall K. Down
It is still a entirely a matter of faith. what you mention is notCertainly, unless there had been someone present with a camera and at
conclusive external evidence, given that history can be rewritten and
records can be erased and tampered. no this is not just hypothetical and
it will be naive on your part when you make the claim. (repeatable
phenomena do not suffer this defect in proof.)
Based on your last sentence, it is somewhat surprising that there was nothing external written at the time, or indeed after the event.-a TheAny official Jewish records will have been destroyed along with the
first narrative didn't occur until approx AD65.-a Like I say, I don't discount the resurrection, although my belief in it isn't as certain as
it was.
On 05/04/2026 16:20, Madhu wrote:
It is still a entirely a matter of faith. what you mention is not
conclusive external evidence, given that history can be rewritten and
records can be erased and tampered. no this is not just hypothetical and
it will be naive on your part when you make the claim.-a (repeatable
phenomena do not suffer this defect in proof.)
Certainly, unless there had been someone present with a camera and at
least four legally certified and medically qualified independent
witnesses, we cannot prove the Resurrection.
However the rise of Christianity in Jerusalem is a fact; the location of Jesus' tomb just outside Jerusalem is a fact (even if we don't know
exactly where the tomb was); the antipathy of the Jewish authorities is
a fact; the emphasis on the Resurrection in the earliest Christian
preaching is also a fact.
On 05/04/2026 17:37, John wrote:
Based on your last sentence, it is somewhat surprising that there was
nothing external written at the time, or indeed after the event.-a The
first narrative didn't occur until approx AD65.-a Like I say, I don't
discount the resurrection, although my belief in it isn't as certain
as it was.
Any official Jewish records will have been destroyed along with the
temple in AD70. Christian apologists referred to Roman records
(presumably Pilate's) atored in the Senate House in Rome, but they also
have been destroyed.
As for the Roman historians, if you were Pliny or Tacitus, would you
really waste time and parchment reporting the execution of yet another
Jew when you have the near total loss of Britain during Boadiccea's
revolt to take your time?
A fact is something provable.
Christianity began in Antioch, and thanks
to Paul, spread throughout the middle east and beyond.
The original Jewish sect died out over time, was that God's intention?
If we don't know where the tomb is, how can it be a fact?-a The only fact out of the
four is the antipathy of the Jewish authorities.
As Madhu says, quite rightly, you accept they are true by faith,In exactly the same way - and to the same degree - as I accept by faith
believing what is written in the bible happened.-a Nothing wrong with
that of course.
Yet somehow the Old Testament survived!
Given how revolutionary Christianity was, you would have expected someHindsight is possessed of remarkable clarity. Now we know just how revolutionary and influential Christianity was/is. At the time, though,
non biblical writings to survive.-a Josephus wrote extensively about the Jewish religion at the time, but there's only brief mention of Jesus,
and nothing of the resurrection (although some had to falsify his
writings to claim that he did)
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