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From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Christians: Are you Listening?
Message-ID: <1066@utcsstat.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 15-Sep-83 05:27:48 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 15 05:27:48 1983
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Some people have a very good reason to proselytise. They believe that
when the world ends (or they die) you get 'brownie points' for
converting others. My mother had her stove fixed by such a person a
few years ago. he thought that by making one convert, he could atone
for all of his past sins. And his prophet had told him the world would
end tomorrow. He suggested that he convert my mother, she convert me,
and then both he and my mother would have a place in 'heaven'. (his
word was different). I of course, would have a real problem, since
my father was away on business and I couldn't convert him. in fact,
having heard of the great revalation, i was in worse shape than my
father, who had not heard it, since i made no bones about not accepting
it...

I always thought it interesting that he did not fix our stove for free.

Laura Creighton
utzoo!utcsstat!laura