Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: smittie@beach.csulb.edu (Mark Smith) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: American Lifestyle Message-ID: Date: 23 May 91 01:28:36 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Cal State Long Beach Lines: 15 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu The GIGO factor prefails!! An aside-- I always find it interesting that when some group or organization wants evaluate what we spend our lives doing, they always include this bogus "religious activities" section. In most cases, not all, they only count time spent in or at church. I am very confident in my relationship with Jesus Christ and I find church to be one of the least important things I do in a week. I go to church but I often miss and if one were to look at my church attendance one might draw the conclusion that I don't put much stock in my faith. This won't be dead wrong. However, the other conclusion that could be drawn is I don't put much stock in what goes on at church. This would be fairly accurate. Stats always intrigue me but, unaccompanied, they *never* impress me. Smittie