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From: richard@a.cs.okstate.edu (Richard Brown)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.misc,alt.flame
Subject: Re: Christmas parties
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Date: 2 Jan 88 09:22:26 GMT
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Organization: Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater
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in article <207@sp7040.UUCP>, dale@sp7040.UUCP (Dale Clark) says:
> Xref: okstate soc.singles:16407 talk.religion.misc:4866 alt.flame:408
> 
> Even the Bible contradicts itself not only about the time the alleged "Jesus"
> was born, but also about his name, and the fact that he was born of a virgin.
> You want the exact citations? - I'll quote them for you.  But all this is
> irrelevant to those persons who view the world through rose-colored glasses.
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Yes, I would be interested in hearing your citations- in context, please.
"a text out of context is a pretext".
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'rose colored glasses'?  let's see...
"If the world has hated Me how much more will it hate you?"
"Ye are not of this world, else the world would have loved you..."
etc.  Sorry, I don't have my Bible with me right now, so I can't give
you the exact citations.  The early Christians knew they would be abused,
tortured, imprisoned, and killed.  But they said they considered that
small loss compared to a life in the Spirit of Christ and the hope of
Eternal Life to come.  
If that sounds like "rose-colored glasses" to you, then more power to ya'!
:
 Peace -- richard
  
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