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From: ellen@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Christian Love
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Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 15:38:34 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 30 15:38:34 1984
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Thank you, Eric Kaylor and friend (sorry, i didn't write your name down),
for a posting expressing what seems to me to be more in line with the
spirit of Christianity.  Of course, i'm not a Christian, but from my
reading, i would assume that Christ's teaching were of tolerance, acceptance,
and love, rather than "fire-and-brimstone", "go-to-Hell,-unbeliever".
Too many religions began with a teacher who was a revolutionary in his/her
day, spreading a message which transformed her/his culturer, and unfortunately,
when that teaching became the norm, it also became intolerant, hateful, and
down right aggressive in a nasty way towards any who did not narrowly adhere
to the current interpretation of dogma.

Christ must have been a really good man and teacher, tho' i see him as being
as much the son of god as any other person and animal and plant is the child
of the creator, and it is sad to hear many who claim to follow his teachings,
preaching, nay, sneering and sniping, at those who have not chosen to follow
the same path.

Thanks again for some REAL CHRISTIAN LOVE.