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Dori 05:57, Nov 20, 2003 (UTC)

Why are the messages below on my User talk page? I did not comment on these articles, nor have I edited anything on Wikipedia in years. RBrown (talk) 22:08, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I'm very new to this editing and still learning it. I removed the bizarre text of alledged muslim persecution of Palestinian Christians because it is unfounded and the only source to that being linked is from an israeli think tank with credibility issues. Wikipedia should be free of political iformation and merely informative. Claiming "other commentators" claiming persecution are infact from the above mentioned think tank. Most christians from bethlehem leave due to the hardship of the occupation, not any alledged travel restriction or persecution. I would know, I'm one of them now living in Sweden. Reading this dumbfounds us and is utterly inaccurate and politically driven. Thus it should not be there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sphryne (talk • contribs) 22:09, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

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Parliamentary by-elections
It is nice to feel appreciated. Graemp (talk) 07:10, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Star of Bethlehem
Hi, I'm not an expert of Wikipedia policy. But at Star of Bethlehem are we getting close to WP:3RR with the guy (and his anon-IP alias) who is trying to promote his "antimatter comet" theory? If so, what should we do next? (You can reply here; I'll see it.) Feline Hymnic (talk) 14:23, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Seems to have been fixed now.--Rbreen (talk) 16:16, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Use of Original Texts
Hello. You and I have both recently been editing the page Census of Quirinius. I noticed you removed an edit because it was sourced to original texts and commentaries. I can understand removal of the latter, as it references works by theologians, not biblical historians. However, I am curious as to removal of material sourced to an original text (the Hebrew Bible). While it is not a peer-reviewed scholarly article or university-level textbook, it nonetheless contains cultural and political background concerning the Jewish people participating in this census. I am interested in your reasoning for removing this edit (I mean this post with no hard feelings or sarcastic undertones; it is often difficult to discern the attitude of a post, especially when it could be interpreted as confrontational). Thanks, Jonathan Calebs (talk) 21:04, 2 July 2014 (UTC)


 * I suggest you read the Wikipedia guidelines on Original Research --Rbreen (talk) 21:23, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I suppose I was making my own conclusions from the text. Jonathan Calebs (talk) 20:06, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Historical Jesus
You can NOT make the claim "writers who opposed Christianity did not question the existence of Jesus" - this is like saying "none of Alexander's soldiers ever argued with him" - we have no way of knowing this. The best we can say is something like "we have no indication that writers who opposed Christianity questioned the existence of Jesus." Agreed? Geĸrίtzl (talk) 22:31, 19 July 2014 (UTC)