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Subject: Re: Huh? (Christians & Sex) - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 7-Sep-84 12:46:00 EDT
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convex!holt    Sep  7 11:46:00 1984

> Gee Dave instead of you and Alan patting each other
> on the back for nailing one of those religious hypocrites,
> why don't you look up the definition of the word "hypocrite"
> and then write to Paul DuBois and probe a little further into
> what he means ? Who knows, we "hypocrites" might learn something.
> 
> 
> Bob Brown {...ihnp4!akgua!rjb}

The American Heritage Dictionary defines:

hypocrite: A person given to hypocrisy.
hypocrisy: The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that
	   one does not hold or possess.

Bob,
	Although, I do not have any evidence which would support the notion
that either you or Paul are hypocritical (as defined above) on this matter,
I will bet you any amount you like that many, many, many, so called 
"Christians" do fit the above definition when it comes to infidelity in
marriage.  And, I will also venture that many, many, many of these same
"Christians" condemn non-Christians for that type of behavior.  It is for
this reason that I feel "Christians" are hypocritical.  

I have spent alot of my life around religious people.  I can only think of
two of these people who I do not consider to be hypocritical in their
professed beliefs and actions.  That is much, much less than 1%.  So, although
it is a generalization to say that religious people are hypocrites, based
upon my observations, they are.  The worst thing about it is that they 
often seem to feel as if they are "better" than non-Christians.  Foo!

To be sure, non-Christians can be hypocrites too, but as a whole, they
are less hypocritical, not being bound to profess some belief, whether
or not they truly believe it.

				Dave Holt
				Convex Computer Corp.
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