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   From: riain@riain.us   
      
   There was a man named Joseph. His fiance was pregnant, and it was not   
   his child. The laws of his church and his government said that he was   
   required to publicly announce her disgrace and have her stoned to   
   death. This was the law. He loved her so much he decided to just   
   quietly send her away. He saw no other choice. God came to him in a   
   dream and said he should marry her and be the father of this child.   
   Love and faith saw a way, beyond the law, beyond what even he thought   
   was possible. It changed the world.   
      
   2000 years later there was a woman. She had a child. She met another   
   woman and loved her dearly, but the laws of her church and her   
   government said they could not be married. This was the law. But she   
   loved this woman so much she decided to live with her anyway. She saw   
   no other way. God came to her in a dream and said she should take this   
   woman as her wife, and let this woman be the father of her child. Love   
   and faith saw a way, beyond the law, beyond what even she thought was   
   possible.   
      
   It changed the world.   
      
   Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Solstice, and a wonderful New   
   Year to you all,   
   Love, Toby   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)