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goldent

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5. It's a very interesting article

Reply to rug (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 07:41 AM

Apr 2014

The story of Pilate makes me think about politicians who in their conscious might want to vote one way, but their constituency and their party makes then vote the other way. Pilate clearly wanted to release Jesus, nearly pleading with Jesus to defend himself. But in the end, he relented to the crowd.

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He made no answer [View all] goldent Apr 2014 OP

There have been cases in which the accused okasha Apr 2014 #1

I think part of it is that he was aware of how Pilate was being used el_bryanto Apr 2014 #2

Both Pontius Pilate and his wife are saints in the Ethiopian Church. rug Apr 2014 #3

It's a very interesting article goldent Apr 2014 #5

this is a great question and I just don't know. hrmjustin Apr 2014 #4