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From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent)
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Subject: Re: Ok, ok, I'll back off.
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Date: Thu, 24-May-84 01:19:06 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 24 01:19:06 1984
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I thank those who pointed out that a one-sentence reference to Christ was not
jamming religion down anyone's throats, and that Christ is in the business of
freeing and helping people; I agree that a lot of "religion" does fail to
understand this.  I would also point out that a flame against people, no
matter how good it may feel to you, does not necessarily increase the total
mental health of its victims, and thus MAY actually decrease the total mental
health in the world.  Besides, isn't it even better (though closely related)
to increase the amount of love in the world?  That's why I continue to hold to
my faith:  so that I can learn how to, and be given the spiritual and
psychological resources to, love other human beings -- including, of course,
desirable women, but also including people who strongly disagree with me or
even those who hate me (NOTE: I do NOT believe that Rsk hates me!).  Rsk
himself can attest that I have not attained to anywhere near a consistently
loving lifestyle (he and I have had a flap or two over non-religion-related
stuff).  But he should have known me 5 years ago (right, Vic? [our boss]).

I'll shut up on this topic for now; but I would compromise the honesty for
which Rsk commended me if I omitted a relevant part of the truth; and if my
experience with Christ is relevant to an experience as a single which I wish
to share with the group in the future, I will share it.  I only have to face
flames (so far); the early Christians had to put up with messy deaths; I hope
I could handle either, but for now I prefer the former....

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-- Jeff Sargent
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"...I've got to be where my spirit can run free..."