Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-h
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:aeq
From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Once again on religious tolerance and the like
Message-ID: <1492@pucc-h>
Date: Fri, 16-Nov-84 11:14:14 EST
Article-I.D.: pucc-h.1492
Posted: Fri Nov 16 11:14:14 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 20-Nov-84 23:43:34 EST
References: <603@pucc-k>
Organization: Purdue University Computing Crypt
Lines: 31

From Andy Banta (pucc-k:agz):

> Why do you [Christians] feel that you have a
> obligation to tell me I'm wrong, and continue to tell me I'm wrong until
> I "break" and agree with you?  Sorry, it ain't gonna happen.

I can quite understand that you would react in exactly this way to someone
repeatedly telling you that you're *wrong*.  How about my repeated telling
you that your choice is merely *suboptimal*?

> ... why do people feel that because they
> are "Christians", they have a right to attack other faiths or lack of
> faiths, but it is unthinkable to atack Christianity in this country?

Why Christians think they should go on the attack I don't know.  The famous
"full armor of God" passage describes metaphorical weapons all of which are
defensive except one.  That one I must confess to having used little:  "the
sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God."

As to your other question, I wish it were unthinkable to attack Christianity.
It's done all the time, certainly in this newsgroup, but also in more public
situations.  So far most of the attacks have been directed at the right-wing
types.  But a number of Christian leaders of varying fame believe that those
who hold to genuine faith in Christ will face real persecution in this country
within the lifetime of most of us.

-- 
-- Jeff Sargent
{decvax|harpo|ihnp4|inuxc|seismo|ucbvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq
"I'm not asking for anyone's bleeding charity."
"Then do.  At once.  Ask for the Bleeding Charity."