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Re: Why not Both?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:23:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jon Kozan writes:
> > > I'll second that question-- why pick the Bible? Why pick Jesus? Why pick
> > > your (Jon's) particular sect of Christianity? I'm going to argue that you
> > > (Jon) pride yourself on your ability to judge correctly in the matter, and
> > > unless you're willing to admit that you MAY be wrong, I won't let you get
> > > away very easily.
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> > No claims on perfection here.
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> Excellent! No further qualms then :)
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> (at least at this level)
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> > Although the 'sect' comment was a bit divisive.
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> Oh? How so? I don't see it any less divisive than any other choices I might
> have offered... Unless you think it my purpose to pick apart Christianity
> thanks to its diversity, which I'm not after...
Good - an easy one!
"Sect" I usally take to mean a small, off-the-beaten-path branch of something
greater. Although that may not have been your intention, I _did_ only say 'a
bit.'
My branch of Christianity is actually pretty mainstream - I believe in a
literal, evangelical Bible. Now this means a host of other things, but that's
not getting back to your question...
-Jon
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| (...) I still don't really see it as any more divisive than had I said "branch" or something... I was simply going down the narrower path. The Bible is common to Judaism (at least the Old Testament), Christianity, and I think also Islam, even though (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Excellent! No further qualms then :) (at least at this level) (...) Oh? How so? I don't see it any less divisive than any other choices I might have offered... Unless you think it my purpose to pick apart Christianity thanks to its diversity, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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