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From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Cults and Christians
Message-ID: <973@utastro.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 11:09:29 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 31 11:09:29 1985
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> >>I think the term cult in general terminology today means:
> >>
> >>1. Any religion that teaches that man can become God.
> >>2. Any religion that teaches that Jesus was not God.
> >>
> >>These two beliefs are opposed to christianity which is what uses the
> >>term cult.

Hmmmm.....  I've heard people flaming because this definition is offensive.
I've heard people flaming because this definition is inappropriate.  Has
anyone else noticed it's self-contradictory as well?

Flames to /dev/null unless you can prove that the followers of the Unification
Church can't use the same arguments.

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"Don't argue with a fool.      Ethan Vishniac
 Borrow his money."            {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan
                               Department of Astronomy
                               University of Texas
                               Austin, Texas 78712