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From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois)
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Subject: Re: David Brunson, come on down
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Date: Tue, 13-Nov-84 16:21:18 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 13 16:21:18 1984
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> At the risk of drawing unintended flames, I will give an example.
> Hitler claimed to represent Christians.  Had more people challenged his
> claim, tragedy might have been averted.  This is just one of many
> such chapters in the history of Christianity.  The incident reflects
> poorly on the "church" as a whole.

I've seen this a number of times here, and I suppose it might be
true. But would someone do me a favor, just once, and document
the claim?

> IN PARTICULAR, A HOMOSEXUAL WHO IS NOT SAVED IS NO MORE CONTEMPTABLE THAN
> AN ATHEIST (or a Mormon, or a Jew, or any of a large number of beliefs which
> do not buy this particular line on salvation.)  A person's morality does
> not make any difference until AFTER she is saved.

Right, so why are you getting on David's back for some cooked-up
concentration on homosexuals?  He doesn't confine his articles to
homosexuals, and you know it.

> I take it as a very bad sign that no Christians have fulfilled their
> RESPONSIBILITY to call Brunson to task.  When Brunson speaks, he claims
> to be representing the Christian viewpoint.  If YOU do not rebuke him,
> then I, and the rest of the free-thinking net will have to assume that
> you approve of Brunson, and that he does, in fact, speak for you.
> 
> Take THIS as a challenge:
> 	Speak up if you are a Christian and you do not
> 	want me to assume that David Brunson speaks for you.
> 
> Or, if you DO agree with Brunson, go burn in net.flame.

Ok.  David Brunson, while not exactly expressing my point of view,
does so closely enough that I will say, for the record, that he
speaks for me.

Free-thinking net, indeed.  You return insults with that one, yourself.
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Paul DuBois		{allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois