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Re: Why I spoke up -- little issues left alone sometimes become big issues
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Date: 
Thu, 17 Dec 1998 06:22:09 GMT
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Also sprach Duane Hess:
: Christianity is the dominant belief in the world today (1).  Until it is the
: only belief, or is completely extinguished, Christians will always be
: ridiculed somewhere(2).

I would dispute this.  First of all, in what sense?  Absolute?  In that
case, there is no dominant religion, since none can claim a majority.
If you mean in a relative sense, more sheer numbers than any other, I
believe Islam might have you edged out slightly.  Certainly too close to
call.  Depending on how loosely you interpret differences between
various Eastern beliefs, Christianity becomes a distant tie for second.
And before you call me on lumping different Eastern religions together,
consider how different Roman Catholics are from Branch Davidians.  Yet
claiming a billion Christians requires throwing them in the same basket.

/ _ _ / _ _                            "National Security" is the root
()(-(//((-/                        password to the Constitution  -- jwz
============= Jim Baker -- Weather Weasel Extraordinaire ==============



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(...) That is a *rule* that should be followed by all regardless of religion, or even lack thereof. The world would be a much better place if the consequences were considered before the action was taken. (...) To me his religion plays no role in my (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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