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Re: codifying marriage on biblical principles
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Date: 
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:05:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
  
  
   Iraq showed us all that Bush pays “Christianity” little more than lip service.

Don’t follow you there.

As I understand it, most Christian theologians and church leaders were against the “war”.

“Christianity” and opinions (especially political ones) of particular Christians are not synonymous.

JOHN



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  Re: codifying marriage on biblical principles
 
(...) In all seriousness, how do you define "Christianity?" I would suggest that the answer cannot be "the teachings of Christ according to scripture," because that answer, for all practical purposes, reduces to "the opinions of particular (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
  Re: codifying marriage on biblical principles
 
(...) Are you saying the Pope was politically motivated, or that killing tens of thousands in Iraq was a political decision? Scott A (20 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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(...) As I understand it, most Christian theologians and church leaders were against the "war". See: (URL) War 'should be last resort'> & (URL) Pope urges Blair to avoid war>. Scott A (20 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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