Olympic Games 2004

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Olympic Games 2004

Postby Quintus Aurelius Orcus on Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:33 pm

Hi
As the games draw near, so does the controversy around a ritual scheduled to be performed when the Olympic torch is lighted, performed by a redheaded actress. The results are rather funny because Evangelics are alarmed by the rise of paganism in Greece. I shall post the email i got from Hellenicpagan yahoogroup where it was forwarded to.
----Forwarded Messages----

OLYMPIA, Greece, March 25 — Using the rays of the sun shining on a
mirror, the Olympic torch was set aflame today in this ancient Greek
city where the Games were born nearly 3,000 years ago.

The flame, a symbol of peace and life, was ignited by the sun's rays
in a burnished-steel mirror mounted in the ruins of a sanctuary where
Greeks prayed during the original games, around 776 B.C.

Thalia Prokopiou, a raven-haired actress dressed in the Greek sheath
of a high priestess, led the ceremony, invoking the divine light of
the ancient Greek god of the sun, Apollo, while coaxing the torch
into flame with the help of the concave mirror.

"Apollo, god of the sun and the idea of light, send your rays and
light the sacred torch for the hospitable city of Athens," she said.

More...
Olympic Torch Lighted, Amid Rush to Finish Athens Venues
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/25/sport ... -OLYM.html

MEANWHILE...

Prayer leaders from Greece and Europe are calling on intercessors
worldwide to pull down the spiritual stronghold over the host nation
of this summer's Olympic Games. According to Joel News, a Dutch-based
prayer and revival news service, the Olympic fire was lit last
Thursday in Olympia, Greece, during a religious ceremony led by a
high priestess who dedicated the Games to Greek gods.

"The main ceremonies and symbols of Athens 2004 are dedicated to
idols [or spiritual powers], and the dates and rituals have been
carefully chosen," observed Joel News, which urged intercessors "to
resist Satan's evil schemes and to pray God's destiny" for Greece in
the coming months and during the Olympics.

More...
Intercession Urged for 'Satan's Schemes' for Olympics in Greece
http://www.charismanews.com/a.php?ArticleID=8777

Last November's "Prayer Focus" from Joel News:
http://www.joelnews.org/news-en/jn460.htm#3

--- End forwarded message ---
You really ought to visit those sites, especially joelnews.org where some dutch woman wrote a rapport on the Olympic Games and their historical and religious background/ importance.
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