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From: jnelson@trwrba.UUCP (John T. Nelson)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Re: More replies to Ken (archain language)
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Date: Fri, 16-Nov-84 20:54:17 EST
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> You just touched on one of my pet peeves about many Christians --
> insisting on using spelling (in this case) or phraseology (thee, thou,
> and the appropriate archaic verb forms) which are not current in
> 20th-century America.  "Savior", with the capital S, is sufficient.
> But that's not the main point of this article....

It is now...

I imagine that Christians use such archain constructs because of the
dramatic effect it gives their words.  The same sort of deceit
that Madison Avenue employs.

Just imagine how YOU would feel.  There you stand; A tall Christian;
A proud Christian, as you envoke the name of (shudder) "God" and then
pronounce "His" "Holy" word and bask in the light of "His" truth.
"Thou" "shalt" obey "Thy" "God", "sayeth" "The Lord."

All we need now is a Steven Spielberg cloud tank.



					- John