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From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.misc
Subject: Re: one more time...
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Date: Mon, 15-Sep-86 17:20:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 15 17:20:14 1986
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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. 

This remark is just silly.  What do you think an *avatar* is?
And much of Hindu thought is based on the concept of an avatar.

When you make statements like this, you make intelligent people 
see your religion as being composed of either uneducated people 
(if you really haven't studied what you're talking about,) fools 
(if you have been told but it just hasn't penetrated,) or liars 
(if you know but just don't care.)  It doesn't do your cause any 
good to be seen as any of the three. 

Perhaps you should educate yourself in comparative religion
before you try to make any brilliant statements on the subject.
-- 

                                     Sue Brezden
                                     (HASA member)
                                     ihnp4!drutx!slb
                                     1C33, x83829

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