Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: rhg2@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Rich Graham) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Abbie Hoffman Message-ID: Date: 24 Aug 89 06:26:34 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Services Lines: 26 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article boulder!boulder!eesnyder@ncar.ucar.edu (Eric E. Snyder) writes: >I was give a pamphelet this afternoon in Sproul >Plaza. I would like to share it with the Net: > > WHERE IS ABBIE? I found this essay very upsetting. It promotes the idea that people will be punished for their sins during their lifetime. Abbie Hoffman died as a result of his actions, not his sins. The fact that his actions may have been sinful was little more than a lucky coincidence for the writers of the pamphlet. Sure, I suppose he might not have turned to drugs had he turned to God first, but the fact remains that lots of people live long healthy lives rejecting God all the way. Turning your back on God doesn't greatly increase your chances of dying young. Abbie Hoffman's death may be a good reason to not take drugs, but I think it's a pretty poor reason to become a Christian. -- Richard H. Graham University of Pittsburgh - CIS rhg2@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu