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Beyond Chavism: Deepening the Bolivarian Revolution

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Counterpunch - Jan 6, 2007
http://www.counterpunch.org/maher01062007.html

Beyond Chavistas and Anti-Chavistas:

Deepening the Bolivarian Revolution

By GEORGE CICCARIELLO-MAHER
Caracas

A myth has long existed in commentary on Venezuela, which goes something
like the following: when discussing the Venezuelan revolution, the
relevant actors can be expressed through the binary
"Chavista/Anti-Chavista." This myth, it should be mentioned, has a
certain political efficacy, and is indeed necessary in situations like
the recent elections, in which my enemy's enemy was indeed my friend.

But the errors facilitated by such a binary framework are too many to
count. These include, for example, the facile view that Ch

In article 4ax.com>, duke
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"Mani Deli" wrote in message
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How many years did it take them to survey the tens of thousand dioces around
the world?

this has to do with " martyrdom ."

the Greek word " martyr " appears in some translations of Holy
Scripture and is otherwise translated " witness " as it is in Acts
22:20; Rev. 1:13; Rev. 17:6
" Thy martyr Stephen "... or... " Your witness Stephen. " Acts 22:20

Stephen is largely recognized as the first martyr but it was really
Abel who was the first real believer being killed for his relationship
with Christ, which Cain did not share in, but being self-enraged that
his way to God was the right way to Divine favor, offered his good
works as a sign of atonement rather than that of Abel, who approached
God in faith with his sacrifice imitating the sacrifice of Christ.

to be a martyr in the Bible sense of the word one must be put to
death for his open belief in Jesus Christ and the gospel of grace
alone, just as Abel did; for no one is saved by good works, nor is
there salvation in any other but Jesus Christ.

today, we have scores and scores of people claiming to be martyr's
as they kill themselves and anyone else un-providentially near by.

this is not martyrdom. this is suicide and murder.

In article <459F8193.A5862ED7@LeFanu.org>, Mircalla Karnstein
LeFanu.org> wrote: