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Re: Latter Day Saints (was:Re: God and the Devil and forgiveness (was Re: POV-RAY orange color))
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Wed, 8 Sep 1999 04:24:33 GMT
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John Neal wrote in message:
> "Moz (Chris Moseley)" wrote:
> Do I dare dignify such a troll with a response or let it rot in its own
stupidity?
well, its good debate material, whether a troll or not.
> > No. Theft is at the core of Christian beliefs. For starters the • prohibition
> > of ursury (that is, allowing market forces to set interest rates), the
> > various requirements to be your brothers keeper (the church sanctions the
> > theft of your property to support your brother). And don't start me on
> > tithing, especially as traditionally done by the church when it is very
> > much extortion. That's just some easy ones off the top of my head.
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> I will respond only because Chris may truly believe what he is saying. • Chris, the
> core of the Christian belief is this: to love the Lord your God with all • your
> heart, strength, and mind AND love your neighbor as yourself.
That may or may not be the core of Christian belief - depends who you ask,
but every church puts its own spin on the ideas for its own gain.
Period. Everything
> else is superfluous. Got it? What you are talking about with regards to • usury,
> theft of property, and tithing and extortion is simply B as in B, and S as • in S.
> If you are trying to come up with some libertarian concept which refutes • the
> notion of being my brother's keeper, bring it on. Better yet, let Lar [1],
> because I don't think you know what you're talking about.
I'm not my brother's keeper. He is his own keeper as I am my own - thats
all we expect, anybody who expects more is a thief. Do we really need to go
there again, John?
> -John
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> [1] troll to Lar-- "Libertopia needs Christianity to exist"
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Have fun!
John
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