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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Dr. Emmanuel Wu)
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Subject: Re: In response to Rosen, Bellovin, Maroney, and others
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Date: Sun, 31-Mar-85 17:19:56 EST
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> The problem I have with Christianity is that, although I can tell a
> lot of orthadox positions from Black's positions, it isn't at all
> what I care about. By saying ``Black is unorthadox'' I may have protected
> the sacred/holy/revered/whatever name ``Christianity'' from association
> with Black's beliefs, but protecting names just isn't all that important
> to me. I am much more interested in protecting other people from the
> Identity Christians.
> 
> What I am sincerely worried about is that the bulk of Christians have
> some faith in God's/the Religious Leaders/Somebody Other Than Me 's
> ability to keep horrible things from being done by unorthadox Christians
> in the name of Christianity.
> 
> Lots of Christians were quick to denounce Mormons as not being Christians --
> lots of Christians were quick to denounce homosexuals as not being
> Christians as long as they felt that homosexuality was not a sin).
> It was clearly believed that to have these certain beliefs associated with
> Christianity was vile and odious to many Christians. SO WHERE IS THE EQUAL
> AMOUNT OF CONDEMNATION OF IDENTITY CHRISTIANITY BY CHRISTIANS? I am *still*
> waiting....

As I was, and still am...   (Thanks, Laura.)
-- 
Otology recapitulates phonology.
					Rich Rosen    ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr