Colonel Sellers' Link Central
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
A repository for the collection of links I wish to provide to the community at large, especially for forum posts. As this thing gets too large, I would recommend that you search this page through your browser's "Find in Page" function. You can use keywords, or the forum number from where you were referred to here.
The Literary Offenses of James Fenimore Cooper: A hilarious criticism by Mark Twain.
More links on Mithraism:
- Heathen Religions - Mithras: A history that, among other things, dates Mithraism to Cilicia (whose most prominent city was Tarsus) in 67 BCE, courtesy of Pompeii and Plutarch (Pompeii found it, Plutarch recorded it.
- Parallels between the Christian Gospels and Pagan Mythology: A page that provides many parallels of Christianity with Mithraism, Osiris-Dionysis, and similar godman religions, all of which predate Christianity.
- War of the Ages 5: A Catholic site which asserts that the church absorbed Mithraic practises. Scroll down to near the bottom, under the heading "550 BC Zoroastrianism."
Saul of Tarsus: A discussion of Saul, his home city of Tarsus, and some more parallels between Mithras and Jesus.
Snopes - Christmas Day: One of many pages which shows the origins of Christmas in the cult of Mithras.
Straight Dope: A resource for those who want to take the pizza history question too far.
Vegetarian Poll: A poll stating that vegetarians in the US comprise 2.5%. The margin of error in the poll is +/- 3.3%. From the conversation at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/F19585?thread=106458
Team USA Roster: Adam Deadmarsh named as a potential member of Team USA for the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. From the conversation at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/F11711?thread=100517
