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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Wed, 8 Mar 2000 04:23:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
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> Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38C5A25C.6BA832E3@voyager.net>...
> > I hold that this is unjust. It is not fair to not give rotters what they
> > deserve. Your god is setting a bad example for those of us that are
> > strivers by letting them off. And that's one of my major beefs with
> > christian theology, it's unjust and unfair. God doesn't like the hard
> > workers. So in fact we'd be better off acting like he didn't exist, that
> > is, acting like we have to make our own way in the world instead of
> > being fished out.
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> One objection I'd like to raise is that not all Christians have an unjust
> and unfair god. Of course that depends on your definition of Christian, but
> I think the only useful general definition of Christian is anyone who
> follows the teachings of Jesus as their primary source of religious
> inspiration. Most Christian Unitarian Universalists don't believe in this
> unjust and unfair god. In fact, that's primarily what the Universalist part
> means, though some interpretations of Universalism might offend Libertarians
> because of the "everybody gets into heaven" aspect being unfair and unjust
> in the opposite direction.
Yup. More specifically Lar, christian *theology* in general, doesn't. Some
sects do, but the majority (insofar as I'm aware) do not. However, this may
vary in actual practice from sect to sect, region to region, even from church
to church and christian to christian. IMO, christianity is far too varied to
broad-brush much of anything beyond the definition - which is to say, they all
purport to follow Christ.
James
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| I'm confused. Rereading what I said, I'm saying that god, by allowing repentance to be enough, is unjustly rewarding those who did not work hard or be virtuous by giving them a pass, (all they have to do is sincerely repent) which is unfair to those (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38C5A25C.6BA832E3@v...er.net>... (...) One objection I'd like to raise is that not all Christians have an unjust and unfair god. Of course that depends on your definition of Christian, but I think the only useful (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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