Originally Posted by jeremy67

I believe that the work we know today as the Bible is not the true word of God, Jesus, the prophets, the gospel writers or anyone else who was around in those times... it has more than likely been altered by those who have used Christianity as a means of controlling the masses. Therefore mediums who could spread the true word would have been a threat to the church's power base.
That's only my theory... apologies to those whom this view offends.