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From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (Ma-Ma-Ma-Max Ma-Ma-Max Headroom)
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Subject: Re: Re: one more time...
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Date: Thu, 11-Sep-86 17:50:23 EDT
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>                                                There is only one unique
> thing about the Bible/Christianity that makes it any different than other
> religions: Jesus. No other religion has a central human figure ('prophet',
> whatever you want to call it) who claimed to *be* God. Everything else
> about Christianity, including the true value of Jesus' death and resurrection,
> stems from that one thing: either Jesus was who he claimed to be, or he
> wasn't...                                                                   

Aw, c'mon!  Every Pharaoh of Egypt was a human/god, and proclaimed it
quite loudly!  And they had as much *substantiated* evidence to back 
it up as anyone else.

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"What are we going to do?"
"Me, I'm examining the major Western religions.  I'm looking 
 for something that's soft on morality, generous with holidays,
 and has a short initiation period."
		Scott J. Berry		ihnp4!hou2g!scott