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From: dbrown@watarts.UUCP (Dave Brown)
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Subject: Re: Wingate on different kinds of evil
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Date: Mon, 4-Feb-85 23:11:50 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  4 23:11:50 1985
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> However, the evils of religion (esp. Christianity) ARE in fact closely tied
> with the tenets of the religion itself:  the element of superiority, of
> required gospel-spreading to "heathens", of imposing morality on other people.
> Those very evils---the pogroms, the Inquisition, the Crusades, the Nazi
> anti-Semitism (argue if you will that it was not carried out from a very
> "Christian" perspective), and today's Moral (?) Majority (?)---are ROOTED
> in the model of so-called Christian thought.  There *are* those Christians who
> have shirked such notions and have a much more rational bent on their place
> in the world (shared with others) and in a free society.  Unfortunately, the
> more vocal, more active, and perhaps even the greater number of Christians
> still adhere to the mindset of Christian rightness and superiority.  Listen to
> those who proclaim proudly "I cannot share the world with you.  I cannot allow
> you to legitimize things I disapprove of.  It's wrong because it's against
> the word of god."
> -- 
> Now I've lost my train of thought. I'll have to catch the bus of thought.
> 			Rich Rosen    pyuxd!rlr
 

   AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Why do people keep on misunderstanding the idea behind
evangelism? To know Jesus' Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour
is to also know his love for you. Now, bear with me athiests, but
in knowing God's love, which is beyond our understanding, yet
is so great, one doesn't want to be selfish. So that's why one 
attempts to spread it around. 
      Look if you love somebody enough, wouldn't you like to tell
them where to get more love.  Now, I know, not all Christians
show the love that Christ showes; but, please although 
we will be known to the world by our works, don't throw
all of Christianity out with the Moral Majority(?). Take a look
at the writings of St. Francis of Assisi, for example.Or the work
of World Vision.  Christians are doing good work out their. It's
just that we don't make much noise about it.

                        A concerned evangelical with a social conscious,

                                     DAVE BROWN