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From: shacklet@ittral.UUCP (Cliff Shackelton)
Newsgroups: net.religion,net.politics
Subject: Re: Life in a Judeo-Christian State
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Date: Mon, 3-Oct-83 11:12:56 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  3 11:12:56 1983
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I too am disturbed by the political implications you describe, and
Jerry Falwell et al scares me to no end with some of thier ideas.
However, this does not stop me from being a Christian. The organized
church has problems that can't be ignored. The whole point to 
christianity is that it is voluntary. I was like you at one time,
disgusted with the church,(I was a Roman Catholic) they were trying
to run my life. But through all the muck-a-luck I discovered that
by reading the bible, and following it's principles I came to a
very personal relationship with Jesus Christ. The freedom I feel
is that I know I have eternal life. I can only speak for myself, and
say that no one could have forced me into this state of mind and
I could never agree with anyone passing any kind of legislation that mandates this belief.
Some people are ready to hear the word and some are not. It is all
according to the will of God for that person. We are all individuals
with our own needs. I can present the fact without Jesus you will
not see heaven and will die an eternal death. It's up to you to
decide this is the truth and believe it, and to ask Jesus to
come into your life. He died for your sins as well as mine and
forgiveness is yours for the asking. I tell you these things as
a friend and will pray for your salvation.

                   C. Shackelton
	           ITT Telecom