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From: emh@bonnie.UUCP (Edward M. Hummel)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: A Good Example of Religious Tolerance!
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Date: Fri, 2-Nov-84 14:44:28 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  2 14:44:28 1984
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	Steve put his finger right on it!

One of the main purposes of this group should be education,
not conversion.  I am very interested in what various religions
hold to be the essential truths.  There is too little
discussion about what makes up the core of a religion and too
much arguing.  Arguing has its place, but sometimes it reduces
to little more than sarcasm, name-calling and general flaming.

I think most people who have a belief are not going to be easily
swayed by the type of discussion taking place in this group.
Most religions do not differ greatly in practice.


	Can someone summarize the basic tenets of:
Catholicsm, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and the major Protestant
churches?
	What do people know of Unitarianism, Universalism,
Christian Scientists, Jehovah's Witnesses?

	Thanks for your patience.

					Ed Hummel
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