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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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the claim that “the oldest cosmologies start with a primal goddess” 44and ascribe the creation of the universe to th<strong>is</strong> goddess.Proponents of th<strong>is</strong> cosmogony believe Genes<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> an allegoryfor a supreme goddess and her consort the snake. Patriarchy, theyclaim, perverted their story of creation and stole their symbols.While they acknowledge various parts of the Judeo­Chr<strong>is</strong>tiancreation story, in their version the serpent of the Garden <strong>is</strong>esteemed. The serpent, rather than a figure of temptation and evil, <strong>is</strong>the goddess’ enlightened counselor and a symbol of her worship.The snake’s ability to shed its skin signifies the rejuvenating andrecycling power of the goddess. The relationship between Eve andthe serpent was one of peers, not one of tempted and the tempter,they say.They assert the goddess created the Tree of Knowledge and44Buffie Johnson, Lady of the Beasts: Ancient Images of the Goddessand Her Sacred Animals (New York: Harper and Row, 1988), 87.26

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