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B: Please keep letters to ... more Letters to the Editor ise Letters to the Editor more GATS identifies 160 services, Objection to "Bible Fraud" "The story of Mary's pregnancy Thus, although we find your which includes just about every | Dear Duncan: First, may I con- by a Roman soldier also appears _ article interesting, it does not tally service except prostitution, i.e., gratulate you on the many infor- in the sacred book of the. at all with what is written in the police/law enforcement/correc- | mative—and courageous—arti- Moslems, the Koran." Koran. tional services, water/food sup- cles that appear in NEXUS. I've In all the recognised English} People always seek a plausible ply, armed services, telecommu- | been reading your magazine for translations, like, for example, physical and material explanation nications, construction/building, | five years and appreciate much of | Yusuf Ali, Muhammad Asad and for phenomena, but perhaps, education, transport, environmen- | jts information, especially on Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthal, despite all our human need for tal, health, investment services, | medical issues and current affairs. _ there is nothing at all which backs interpretation, we have to admit etc. I must, however, take issue with | up your theory worded as: that nothing is difficult for God GATS is about putting all gov- Tony Bushby’s article, "The Bible _ "It states [in the Koran] that 'a and some mystery will always ernment-supplied services out to Fraud", printed in vol. 9, no. 1. full-grown man' forced his atten- remain. international tender. The winning Unfortunately, this article is rid- tions on Mary, and in her fear of | Yours faithfully tender will be unrestricted by | dled with inaccuracies and bias the disgrace that would follow : , local laws and be able to bring and has more holes than the she left the area and bore Jesus in virginia Rebler, into Australia its own workers at | proverbial Swiss cheese. secret." tville, ermany whatever rates of pay the success- To take just one example, Mr That is not correct. Rather, it [Dear Virginia: We have ful tenderer wishes to pay to sup- Bushby writes of "the research says in Surah Maryam, verses 17- | "eceived many letters from around ply the service. records of a highly regarded sec- | 21 of the Koran: the globe, querying this very GATS becomes final in ond-century historian and author "Then we sent to her quote. We contacted the author November 2002, and we will named Celsus (c. 178)". To the Our angel, and he appeared and invited his reply, which is have had no say in the agreement contrary, Celsus was neither high- | Before her as a man printed below. We also asked Sir because we have not been advised | ly regarded nor an historian. Inall respects ” Laurence Gardner what he knows about it. We will be placed in the | Tony Bushby's statement that tone on this matter, and we publish his hands of international cartels sup- | Ori a fa hat th - (The Holy Qur'an; text, transla- reply at the end of the "Bible : : rigen “confirms that the para- tion and commentary by Yusuf on thi iti plying services through cheap- mour of the mother of Jesus was a Ali) y by Tus Ae extract in this edition. labour countries. Roman soldier called Panthera" is : Declaration Pea winen Wwe Origen's book, Against Celsus, surah, he translates the beginning | Koran Translation Variations agreed to wind’ down out industry js a lengthy treatise that "oppos- of verse 17: "Then we sent unto, Dear Duncan: Please find my and send it offshore and abolish es" Celsus and shows the latter to her Our Spirit and it assumed for response to the letters received pris . i ou have mead apo tthe “bea fabricator of lies—a fraud. her the likeness of a perfect man." | regarding extracts from The Bible read aan on our douse _Restraints of space prevent me — The Muslims have no trouble at | Fraud in NEXUS Magazine. GATS will come into wtfect in aay oe at length. The aij in believing in the immaculate| As your readers may be well f in’ Bible a fraud? Never. Many conception, because God can do aware, there are over 1,000 vari- November 2002 unless we stop it. | detractors, like Mr Bushby and anything. ant editions of the Bible in hun- For more information, please con- his hero Celsus, have come and If He could produce Adam from dreds of different languages tact me. th hout the ages, but the « e ff gone througnou BES, clay, then it should be easy for There are also many diff ican " 7 : s s s y different Joe Bryant, ISBA (Independent | Bible is still the number-one best Him to let Mary have a son with- translations of the sacred book of Small Business Australia), PO | seller in the world. , 4 Box 270, St Marys NSW 2760, [It would be pleasing to see out human intervention. 4 Islam, the Koran. Australia, tel (02) 9826 1337, fax | NEXUS print something in sup- _M@ty submitted to the command’ The version of the Koran quoted (02) 9826 1670, email port of the Bible and its historical of the Lord when the archangel from in The Bible Fraud is one of succeed @alt3.net record, for a change. Gabriel appeared to her to the earliest Arabic transliterations Eldo Barkhuizen (academic edi- con. Sur he Nu vo Von 4 into the English language current- : ‘ ue son, Sura isa'a) Women, Cathie Article Correction tor in Church history, biblical | 156° states that false charges were ly known. Hi, Duncan: Just received the Studies and theology), made against Mary that she was an na . latest issue [9/02] with my article aared@ onetel.net.uk unchaste. have differing opinions in terms "Volcanic Activity, Nuclear Tests [Thanks, Eldo. I have yet to be The Koran has not been of the meaning of words and sen- and the Unified Field". convinced of the accuracy of the changed in the course of history tences in ald manuscripts, and Looks good but fundone lar, le as an saya record. ue all her ay books, sich. oon in alt ing error. On the sixth page o ry 0, s s sr s the article, two lines from the bot- identical to many Hindu or as the (Old rgstament. a ed writings. tom of the page, left side, it says Sumerian legends, right down to and is until the present day Without having recourse to "Mururoa was 5844 minutes of |e names of the main characters. d d by the M lin he Otiginal texts, researchers and " i 5 " \ Looks to me like the Church 1200S) OY the Mus'ims as the hol in divided in thei arc’ pets ghould read Muryroa hijacked beliefs from more divine Revelation of the Prophet | S¢ lash fie as t ah N in their was . minutes of arc". IC. delleys | Muhammad. conclusions as to what was origi- This is a very important part of em esos and then added “1 was memorised by the com- nally written by scribes of that the article which connects the Spin. 2a. panions of the Prophet and writ- time. unified values between Ruapehu ten down over a long period of I suggest that people read the and Mururoa and destroys the Holy Koran Misquoted years and continually verified by book in its entirety before factual evidence. Can you give a | Dear Sir: In your last magazine those who knew it by heart. commenting. correction in the next issue? [9/01] you had an inset extract Every era witnesses thousands of Tony Bushby, author, The Bible Regards, within the article "The Bible Muslims who know the whole | Fraud, website http://www.the- Bruce Cathie, New Zealand Fraud", to the following effect: Koran by heart. biblefraud.com Translators of ancient languages APRIL — MAY 2002 NEXUS ¢ 5 www.nexusmagazine.com