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From: michael@spar.UUCP (Not Bill Joy)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Evidences for Religion
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Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 05:02:43 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 05:02:43 1985
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from Dan Boskovich:
>
>  Hello out there in netland. I am putting together a pamphlet on
>  "Objective Evidences For The Christian Faith" and I thought I
>  would try them out on you net.religioners for size. The articles
>  contain excerpts from various authors put together as concise as
>  possible. Please feel free to comment, criticize, or flame away.

>Subject: Re: Evidences for Religion

    This series is poorly titled. Since it is actually  an attempt to defend
    one very narrow brand of Christianity, it should actually have been
    titled:

	    "Arguments for Christian Fundamentalism"

    Or would you claim that there is no other valid Religion or interpretation
    of the Bible than your own? 

> It is true that Christianity views the bible as God's revealed word
> to mankind. Those who oppose this view object that the biblical
> account can not be deemed reliable.

    Given that Fundamentalists usually interpret:

	    "God's revealed word"

    ..to mean:

	     "literally and absolutely true"

    ... I feel that the introduction `It is true that Christians...' and
    `Those who oppose' to be pretentious in the extreme. Whether you like it
    or not, many Christians have no problem reconciling the discoveries of
    science with their religious beliefs. One can only infer from your
    article that YOU do not consider such people to be Christians.

>  The bible is accurate in history, science, and most importantly, in
>  human nature. 

    In your series, you have pigheadedly discredited or ignored all other
    faiths besides your blind mutation of Christianity; now you claim
    dominion in the realm of science.

    Religion perverts itself when it becomes the vehicle for the spreading
    of falsehoods.

-michael