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From: seifert@mako.UUCP (Snoopy)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: fornication and Christianity
Message-ID: <566@mako.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 1-Feb-85 10:49:23 EST
Article-I.D.: mako.566
Posted: Fri Feb  1 10:49:23 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 3-Feb-85 05:43:08 EST
References: <343@uvm-cs.UUCP> <543@mako.UUCP> <610@pyuxc.UUCP>
Reply-To: seifert@mako.UUCP (Snoopy)
Organization: The Daisy Hill Puppy Farm
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Summary: God != "modern Western religions"

In article <610@pyuxc.UUCP> chris@pyuxc.UUCP (R. Hollenbeck) writes:
>The discussion of what the Torah/Old Testament has to say about
>fornication is interesting, but not necessarily the point.
>Churches tell their flocks not to fornicate, and the point is
>reinforced by families, schools, the media, etc., so  for all
>practical purposes, modern Western religions seem to prohibit 
>fornication.

For me, it is the point.  I don't *care* what "modern Western
religions" *seem* to prohibit.  I care about what *GOD*  *in fact*
prohibits.

yes, I'm aware of the bit about "if you are with a brother who
doesn't believe in eating meat offered to idols, then you shouldn't
either."  I believe it means that you shouldn't eat that meat
*in the presense of* that brother, not that you can't ever eat it.

A big thank you to everyone who has replied/follow-uped on
the subject.

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