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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">"Where would I return in such a
fantastic system? To my mother's family in Missouri or my<BR>father's in
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">LOL, if you were
living in the first century BCE, you would return to the place of your Father's
ancestral origin. Your mother's ancestral origin was of little
consequence. A "Census by Household", as described on one of the
census edicts previously linked, would not be limited to immediate families. All
those from the household of David were counted in Bethlehem. Luke's account is
supported (though not confirmed, I would admit) by the historical data
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practical race and they would not require people to return to their ancestral
homes to be taxed.</SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Come on, Mr. Gier.
This is not evidence. It is speculation. The absence of proof is not proof to
the contrary. Don't they teach a Logic 101 course at
UI? </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
on behalf of Nick Gier<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sat 1/1/2005 11:16 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] The Roman
Census<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Greetings:<BR><BR>Ron Smith should read what he's googled more
carefully. These are the same<BR>records that my sources and others have
used for years to show that Luke's<BR>census was made up and not
historical. Please note that it requires<BR>anyone, including Joseph, who
happens to be away from his home, to return<BR>to their residences (not
ancestral homes) to be assessed for taxes.<BR><BR>Remember, Ron, the Romans were
a practical race and they would not require<BR>people to return to their
ancestral homes to be taxed. Where would I<BR>return in such a fantastic
system? To my mother's family in Missouri or my<BR>father's in
Wisconsin? Or worse yet, to my father's family in Germany or<BR>my
mother's in Northern Ireland?? I'm happy the Romans did it the
way<BR>Latah County and every other county does it.<BR><BR>Thanks, Ron, for the
web links. I will add them to my article
at<BR>www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/census.htm.<BR><BR>Yours for intelligent
taxation,<BR><BR>Nick
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