Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: well!hawk@well.sf.ca.us (David Hawkins) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Acceptance (was When SYSOPs Thunder) Message-ID: Date: 3 Jun 91 06:03:44 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 23 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I rarely post to this group, but do follow some of the discussions. However my eyes normally glaze over fairly quickly because of what I perceive as legalism. Guess that's somewhat judgmental on my part, eh? But my question is: where does acceptance come into play in what you consider Christianity? It seems like a lot of the rage against Christianity in telecom comes from people who have been deeply hurt by the judgment and criticism of Christians. While Jesus did judge and criticize people it was often (1) after he had associated with them and showed his love, or (2) was criticizing their legalism (like that of the Pharisees). A lot of discussion goes on about how Christians are supposed to act after they're in the Church, but what about those who never join the Church because of the judgments they get while still unbelievers? later, david -- David Hawkins {apple,pacbell,hplabs,ucbvax}!well!dhawk We're supposed to be 'wise as serpents, harmless as doves' - why do we reverse that so often?