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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 10 Mar 2000 23:49:37 GMT
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lpieniazek@novera.SPAMCAKEcom
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Sproaticus wrote:
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> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > Sproaticus wrote:
> > > So why is it that many Christians are so unforgiving in other peoples'
> > > religions?
> > Inherent flaw in Christianity?
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> Ouch, Larry. >:-P
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> > You could as easily ask why is it that so many Libertarians are so
> > tolerant of other peoples' religions and lifestyles... :-)
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> I know it was a joke, but bear with me for a moment...
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> Would Libertarians be tolerant of my lifestyle if I were to become a
> tyrranical conquorer bent upon stamping out Libertarianism and setting up camp
> on your private property? I'm not just talking about L's respecting my right
> to desire to do so. I'm actually (okay, for debate purposes only) investing
> in the possibility that I could be the next great invasion. How tolerant of
> me would you be if I were to forcefully seize your property and sell your
> family into slavery?
Excellent question. Flip answer is that we tolerate anything except
intolerance, acted upon in a way that suppresses rights. As you point
out 3 sentences on.
> I think it can be argued that any given philosophy or religion or whatever is
> intolerant of *something*. For those living in L-topia the intolerance occurs
> when rights are taken away. But where exactly the line is drawn for
> Christianity is unclear to me...
Rather narrowly from my observation.
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| (...) Ouch, Larry. >:-P (...) I know it was a joke, but bear with me for a moment... Would Libertarians be tolerant of my lifestyle if I were to become a tyrranical conquorer bent upon stamping out Libertarianism and setting up camp on your private (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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