Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!ANDREW!PC1Y+ From: pc1y+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Peter Capell) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia Subject: Re: Christia Message-ID: Date: 12 Feb 90 17:50:09 GMT References: Sender: Practical Christian Life Reply-To: Practical Christian Life Lines: 37 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway In-Reply-To: (Reply to note of: Sun. Feb. 11 18:42:58) Michael, I agree with you completely. This is "Christia," having its own viewpoint and theological grounding. I tried to get off of the bboard before, but then I made the idiotic mistake of publicly posting a personal letter. As of your reply, it seems you understood my post, but not its intent. I did not intend to cast aspersions on Christ's message by references to the evils of wrondoing, "Christians." I did mean to point out that by pointing the finger at the failures of Hinduism, you do not address what is good about it -- even though I never said a word about Hnduism proper myself except that I do believe that God loves them too, and that you will see a lot of Hindus in Heaven. Believe what you want, you really can't prove anything who doesn't want to believe what you say. The thing I fear most about fundamentalist Christians, (as well as fundamentalist Jews, Moslems, and whomever else falls under that heading), is that if they are given control of the powers of government, they tend to force their views on others. I can tell you now, I would gladly die for my beliefs -- rather than to have anyone ever attempt to force me to accept theirs. If you are scratchin your head and saying to yourself, "Well, what's he afraid of, we're just nice folk..." Just look at some of what "Chick Publications" churns out -- especially with respect to Catholicism. I was born Protestant (thus closer to God of course), but I am truly offended by Chick Publications' rancorous slander against their church -- even though I myself wonder where the heck they came up with the idea of having priests and nuns when clearly Jesus had no such commandment. I still believe we would all do better by shutting our mouths and tuning in... really I have nothing else to say.