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  Great Infidels
A great many persons have fallen dead in the act of taking God's name in vain, but millions of men, women, and children have been stolen from their homes and used as beasts of burden, but no one engaged in this infamy has ever been touched by the wrathful hand of God.
He was great enough to know that real religion will not destroy the joy of life on earth; great enough to know that investigation is not a crime -- that the really useful is not hidden in the mysteries of faith.
In the presence of this great instrument, the constitutions of the States grew small and mean, and in a few years every law that puts a chain upon the mind, except in Delaware, will be repealed, and for these our children may thank the Infidels of 1776.
www.infidels.org /library/historical/robert_ingersoll/great_infidels.html   (15224 words)

  
 The Great Controversy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Jesus Christ was declared to be an impostor, and the rallying cry of the French infidels was, "Crush the Wretch," meaning Christ.
The doors of the Convention were thrown open to a band of musicians, preceded by whom, the members of the municipal body entered in solemn procession, singing a hymn in praise of liberty, and escorting, as the object of their future worship, a veiled female, whom they termed the Goddess of Reason.
Being brought within the bar, she was unveiled with great form, and placed on the right of the president, when she was generally recognized as a dancing girl of the opera.
www.egwestate.andrews.edu /gc/gc15.html   (7151 words)

  
 The Great Ejection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Indeed, when I read that 2,000 of these men of scandal were evicted and punished in various ways in 1643 alone, and hundreds followed them year by year, I thought that England had been rightly rid of much dross and was shocked that the Reformed Church of England had been so corrupt.
The fifth was the methods used by Presbyterians, Independents and Baptists to fill the great spiritual gap left by the disestablishment of the Church of England and the outlawing of her clergy.
On the other hand, it must also be accepted that Anglicans were ejected by force from the established church of the day, whereas the clergy who opted out of the Anglican system in 1662 did so voluntarily and they opted out of a system with which they were not in agreement.
www.go-newfocus.co.uk /articles/great_ejection.htm   (3638 words)

  
 SANTA CLAUS: The Great Imposter
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
The Lord dwells in "the north, the city of the great King".
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
www.av1611.org /othpubls/santa.html   (17534 words)

  
 Darius the Great
Darius, a member of the Achemenides family, raised to the throne of the kingdom of Persia by taking part, in 522, in a plot to assassinate Smerdis, who had assumed the kingship that same year at the death of his brother Cambyses on his way back from Egypt.
Both Cambyses and Smerdis were sons of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire.
Darius' reign marks the apogee of the Persian Empire, which started to crumble by the mere fact of its size after his death, until it was conquered by Alexander the Great (who entered Susa in 331).
plato-dialogues.org /tools/char/darius.htm   (711 words)

  
 Simon Ockley, History of the Saracens. Successors of Mohammed
Their government and religion being both in their infancy, and a great many of Mohammed’s followers no great bigots, not having yet forgotten their ancient rites and customs, but rather forced to leave them for fear, than upon any conviction, affairs were in such a posture as could by no means admit of an interregnum.
This he accomplished without any great difficulty, killing a great many of them, and seizing their effects, so that numbers chose rather to return to the Mohammedan superstition, which upon the death of Mohammed they had forsaken, than to expose themselves, by obstinately standing out, to all the miseries and calamities of war.
He told her, that he was rich and honourable, that he had a great many fine seats, and the like, which should all be at her service, and desired her to take pity on herself, and not to be accessary to her own death.
www.dinsdoc.com /ockley-1-3.htm   (16953 words)

  
 Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn ® - MacGregor Mathers - Some Personal Reminiscenes
His grandfather had fought with great gallantry at the siege of Pondicherry, with Lally Tollendal, and received from Louis XIV the title of Count MacGregor de Glenstrae, afterwards confirmed by James II, a French title which naturally was not used in England.
Credulous too, and liable sometimes to be taken in by an impudent impostor, for he who hated deceit was slow to suspect it in another; but unsparing in his denunciation when he found it.
Of his scholarship it is not for me to speak, so far was it beyond my own, yet I know it was as frankly acknowledged by some competent authorities, as it was bitterly denied and depreciated by his opponents.
esotericgoldendawn.com /tradition_macgregorreminiscences.htm   (1129 words)

  
 'Impostor': Less Than A Great Pretender (washingtonpost.com)
Based on a 1953 short story by sci-fi great Philip K. Dick, the tale centers on Spencer Olham (Gary Sinise), a government weapons designer whose latest project promises to win the war against the almighty Centauri, an alien race that has obliterated much of humankind.
All work, however, comes to a halt when the hero is suddenly arrested by Hathaway (Vincent D'Onofrio), a fanatical secret policeman who insists that Olham isn't Olham but an alien spy.
But "Impostor" is strictly Big Brother Lite, and what you see is all you get.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=style/movies/reviews&contentId=A59735-2002Jan3   (420 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: On The Stump- October 26, 2000
He's a great corporate welfare king, turning his $600,000 borrowed investment into a $14 million profit in the Texas Rangers' baseball team after his corporate buddies got the city of Arlington to build a new stadium with tax dollars.
We don't want future generations to look back on this and say, "ours was a generation that refused to give up so little in order to achieve so much." This may be the last generation that has that indulgence.
Here is a generation that stood tall, a generation that brought the world environmental justice, peace, disarmament, democracy, and the opportunities of all people to make the most of their lives.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/politics/july-dec00/stump_10-26.html   (754 words)

  
 MedicalPost.com: Master of deception   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It described him as having been the last surviving victim of a man whose incredible exploits were featured in the 1960 movie The Great Impostor.
Almost immediately, the impostor's medical skills were put to the test.
The first day he was on the ship, he was ordered to report to the captain's quarters where he found the man, Commander Plomer, in agony and demanding that the "doctor" immediately extract an abscessed tooth.
www.medicalpost.com /mpcontent/article.jsp?content=/content/EXTRACT/RAWART/3838/45A.html   (1127 words)

  
 The Great Tribulation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Induced by an idea that the Messiah, their great deliverer, was now come, an armed multitude assembled under him, but Pilate speedily defeated them, and slew their chief.
This man actually succeeded so far as to persuade a very great multitude to take their effects and follow him to Jordan, assuring them, that the river would divide at his command.
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible.
www.souldevice.org /pret_greattrib.html   (5116 words)

  
 TMJ Relief from jaw joint pain facial discomfort teeth clenching ringing in the ears at the Southern California Center ...
The Journal of the AMA dubbed TMJ "The Great Impostor" because of the mimicking and misdiagnosing
One person may have great health but lots of pain, while some one else may have a myriad of health problems that could effect head and neck pain.
Morgan DH: The Great Impostor - Diseases of the Temporomandibular Joint.
www.tmjrelief.com /drKhowwecanhelp.html   (642 words)

  
 New Great Impostor David Williams MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Based on this last trait, syphilis was given the title of “the great impostor” or “the great imitator” of other diseases.
And while syphilis isn’t the threat it once was, a new, even more destructive disease has now acquired the title of “the great impostor.” Not surprisingly, it’s caused by the same type of bacterium as the one that causes syphilis.
If your reaction to the released toxins is too great, you can always reduce the dosage, then gradually work it higher over a week or two until the reaction begins to stabilize.
www.samento.com.ec /sciencelib/sarticles/thegreatimpostor.html   (5034 words)

  
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His title as Impostor King is challenged by one Ferdinand Waldo Demara, Jr.
Ordinary schmoes get into the impostor act when it's convenient and easy (or when they're driven by some poorly-understood compulsion).
And there's the impostor named Lewis Morgan who's been pretending for years to be Randy Meisner, the bass player for the Eagles, and has been using this ruse to
www.sniggle.net /impostors.php   (1098 words)

  
 My Other Great Impostor - The Evil Twin Theory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The place was run by Vipin and Deepti, who were married when they first put the place together, although by opening day they had separated.
Deepti was a traditional Indian Kathak dancer, who traveled all over the world doing her thing to great acclaim.
Anyway, I did it for food and occasionally shelter, and it was great.
nervousnero.com /chico/stuff/impostor.html   (282 words)

  
 'Pure rascality' has lost its shine, by Robert Fulford
In a sense, all the impostors we read about are failures -- a truly successful impostor will never become known as such.
In a recent American video catalogue, an ad for the movie version of The Great Impostor (with Tony Curtis unconvincing in the title part) called Demara the "chameleon-like Canadian." He was actually from Lawrence, Mass.
When we hear of people misrepresenting themselves, we immediately think of the impostors who contrived to devastate New York and the Pentagon as well as thousands of lives and a whole society's sense of itself.
www.robertfulford.com /SelfInvention.html   (1104 words)

  
 Why Use Humor?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
ecently, I was asked to present what they call in the business world, as the "Great Impostor" routine, to a very large corporation.
Simply put, it is when you go into a corporate setting pretending to be one of the high level executives, outside specialists, or leaders in their field when in fact, you really are not.
I had done one of these "Great Impostor" routines for the same company just a few short months before and the response, without patting myself on the back (it is hard to reach), was very favorable.
www.francapo.com /why_use_humor.htm   (717 words)

  
 The Great Pretenders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The most common impostors are the syrphid flies: nectar-loving hover flies, drone flies and more.
He theorized that one species tasted had and kept predators away by advertising its patooey presence.
The impostor species gained the same advantage even though it didn't taste bad.
www.motherearthnews.com /library/2003_April_May/The_Great_Pretenders   (1350 words)

  
 Temporomandibular Joint page--Naperville Dentist J.A. Haselhorst for your Family Dental Care, practicing Dentistry in ...
But the Great Impostor problem is that the pain itself may surface almost anywhere- head, neck, shoulders, ex; masquerading as acute or chronic diseases.
This includes severe headaches, backaches, ringing in the ears or vertigo problems, etc. Because of its genius for disguise, the TMJ problem has been called the Great Impostor.
Part of our function in dentistry is to develop techniques to help us catch the Great Impostor at its nasty game.
www.napervilledentist.com /TMJ.htm   (738 words)

  
 Demara
Unknown Inventor Naden Bear The Great Impostor Captain Courageous Harry Soulsby WO C. Walter King
He was an audacious fake and a master deceiver, and he remains one of the most intriguing figures in Canada's naval history.
Those who knew Demara were quick to point out that Curtis's movie star good looks in no way resembled Demara, who was beefy and not especially handsome.
www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org /resource_pages/chars/Demara.html   (849 words)

  
 Daniel the Great
Malian was the Indian hamlet where Alexander the Great had nearly died, stricken by an arrow.
He is very weak and there is a great risk of infection.
Of course, she knew that Daniel broke the great taboo, not to interfere no matter what.
www.stargatefan.com /fictiondj/danielthegreat.html   (6575 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Movie : The Great Impostor : Main
The Great Impostor is the true story of chameleonlike Canadian Ferdinand Waldo DeMara Jr.,...
The Great Impostor is the true story of chameleonlike Canadian Ferdinand Waldo DeMara Jr., well-played by Tony Curtis.
Unable to decide what he wants to do with his life, DeMara goes about pretending to be other people, hoping to eventually "find himself." He poses as a Harvard professor, a Trappist monk, a prison warden, and a...
www.vh1.com /movies/movie/14252/moviemain.jhtml   (149 words)

  
 AnEx Publications - The Great Impostor (c) 1959 by Robert Crichton - Chapter One
“We impostors, sir, are unaccountable people.” After that came the sound of snoring.
While in prison a delegation of people came over to the mainland to plead in his defense and ask him to return to North Haven with all forgiven and a fresh start promised.
Demara was put on probation in the State of Maine, and then set free when he let it be known that he planned to leave the state.
www.anexx.com /AnEx/greatimpostor/chapter1.htm   (2324 words)

  
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 Impostor's legacy continues - 3/17/02   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
   Barry Bremen, the Great Impostor, once slid into third base at Busch Stadium in St. Louis dressed as the San Diego Chicken.
He snuck into the 1996 Super Bowl in Tempe, Ariz. Noah waited until a security guard was distracted, then rolled Adam through the gate to the handicapped section on the 50-yard line.
Depending on whether you see them as pranksters, trespassers or threats to national security, that can be either comforting or alarming.
www.detnews.com /2002/metro/0203/17/a02-442565.htm   (771 words)

  
 Film touted Great Impostor's exploits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Officials discovered his fraud when they checked his background so they could honor him for his heroism.
A book was written about him, and actor Tony Curtis starred in the movie about his life: ''The Great Impostor.''
Demara died in 1982, at the age of 60.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/19990816/LI_002.htm   (175 words)

  
 Spinel - The Great Impostor - Bijoux Extraordinaire
Several gemstones look so much alike that it is difficult to separate them with just a visual examination.
Myanmar (formerly Burma) has always been recognized as one of the sources of the finest red spinels; other mines (Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Brazil, Thailand and Australia) have been known to produce fine pink, orange, blue and violet spinels.
Whether your fascination with gems is due to their beauty, rarity, durability, history or legends, red spinel offers an affordable choice with great beauty and durability.
www.jewelryexpert.com /articles/spinel.htm   (569 words)

  
 The Great God Pan
great wood on the hillside above, and with it, at intervals, the
charlatan and impostor, but all the while I knew I was on the
and a great wonder fell upon her face, and her hands stretched
www.harvestfields.netfirms.com /ebook/02/055/01.htm   (2430 words)

  
 RBC News and Comments: BTA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
I’ve been thinking about a great impostor—one so clever that he deceived even the devil himself.
What I find troubling is that without realizing it I’ve walked, laughed, and cried with this impostor.
See if you agree that what makes “The Prince of Pride” so difficult to track is that he can swagger with self-importance one minute while hiding behind the illusion of humility the next.
www.rbc.org /td/02-2001/bta.html   (464 words)

  
 The Great Impostor
He'll never be mistaken for a goodwill ambassador, but nonetheless, Rob Schneider does his part for international relations in Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo.
Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for The Great Impostor to receive a rating.
In the '50's, Demera conned many by successfully impersonating a professor, a surgeon, a monk, a schoolteacher, and a prison warden-always with the FBI chasing his still-warm trail.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/great_impostor   (306 words)

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