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Subject: freaked out
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Date: 12 Feb 90 05:05:00 GMT
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>in  working on a presentation for one of my classes, I am working with a
>student who knowing, but apparently forgetting for a moment, that I am a
>Roman Catholic, said in response to a query that no one reads one
>author's works because he is dead, replied, " After all, God is dead,
>and people still read the Bible. " This freaked me out somewhat, but I
>restrained myself, mostly because we had work to do and an argument over
>religion would have cost us time. I merely replied , " Watch it. I might
>choose to take offense at that. " Afterwards, I knew I should have
>gotten into a debate, so I was upset with myself, and I'm afraid I took
>it out in my posting. This was uncharitable of me, and unfair to you.
>                      Yours in Christ,
>

Ahh, don't worry about it.  Anyone who would say something like that is a goof.

David