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CONSPIRACY 101

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The Bible document's that the followers of Jesus of Galilee were vigorously persued to answer questions pertaining to the charge of conspiracy for promoting revolution and treason against the government of Rome. To avoid prosecution one of the apostles -- Peter-- denied three times that he was part of the spiritual revolution of Christ. " Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man." To be charged with conspiracy the prosecution doesnt have to prove a defendant's involvement in an perceived affair. On many occasions individuals have been incarcerated for simply taking a photograph with someone deemed "suspect" by the authorities. How fortunate for Peter that he was able to avoid the charge against him -- temporarily at least.  Why! Because it was Peter's word against his accusers -- no one had a photograph of him with the man referred to as Jesus. Today, it's amazing how freely we put our images, information, l