Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: tblake@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Thomas Blake) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: A Skeptic's Question... Message-ID: Date: 5 Mar 91 02:52:22 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: State University of New York at Binghamton Lines: 23 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article awmurray@eos.ncsu.edu (ALAN WAYNE MURRAY) writes: > A couple of days ago, I picked up a flyer that had something to do with why >all Mormons are going to hell. I usually don't read Christian drivel but >I did this time out of curiosity and because my parents are Mormon. I >will never fail to be amazed at the utter "everyone else bashing" that >goes on between all of these god-fearing religions. Yea, you all >worship the same god but at the same time, all of YOU are right and all >of THEM are wrong (this goes for Mormans and Christians). This is >absolutely amazing to me. This is a very common misconception about Christians. True, some denominations claim that they are the "true church", and all others are false. Many denominations *do not* make this claim. Similarly, even though the dogma of a denomination may say one thing, the members may believe another. One of the greatest shames of the Christian Church is how it has been divided. Most Christians acknowledge this. Some Christians believe that the solution is for all of the other Christians to adopt *their* beliefs and practices. Most Christians I know believe that we must learn to respect the beliefs and practices of others, seeking unity not uniformity. Tom Blake SUNY-Binghamton