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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
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Subject: Re: Why attack Christianity?
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Date: Thu, 29-Mar-84 17:10:14 EST
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While not a supporter of Christianity in general, I dispute that it set
man back by hundreds of years.  The preservation of scholarly works by the
church may very well have SAVED hundreds of years after the collapse of
the civilized world.

Azhrarn
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Does this include the "saving" by fire of the great Library of Alexandria?

Just this one act of Christian vandalism might be accounted responsible
for setting civilization back several hundred years.

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Martin Taylor
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