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Does the First Commandment tolerate Atheism? (was: Re: Mormon bashing again)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 5 Mar 2000 00:57:17 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bill Farkas writes:
> If people don't want to believe that's fine with Him, the commandments were
> only for those who sought Him because they believed him to be the only true
> God. [...]
Wow. Well, that's actually quite reasonable, then. So, if I'm understanding
this correctly, what you're saying is that the First Commandment does indeed
tolerate atheism. It might not be happy with the existence of atheism, but
it does tolerate it?
If this is true, then I wonder how, over time, certain religions based on the
Ten Commandments have taken a different approach. If I'm not mistaken, many
Christian-based religions, for example, seek to stomp out atheism by asking
(asking may not be the most accurate word, but it's polite) everyone to accept
The Faith.
--Todd
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Mormon bashing again
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| (...) a) is pretty close. IMHO he's saying not to mix His service with the service of others. It assumes that the person who cares enough to find out what He expects is desirous to follow Him and should not divide their attention by seeking Him and (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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