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Re: OT:Christianity

Mike Scott Rohan
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SubjectRe: OT:Christianity
FromMike Scott Rohan
Date2002-04-30 11:12 (2002-04-30 10:12)
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On Mon, 29 Apr 2002 21:35:36 GMT, "Jette Goldie" <jetteREMOVE@blueyonder.co.uk>wrote:

Jette Goldie
"Morgil Blackhope" wrote

Morgil Blackhope
Who gets to determine what Christianity is about?

Jette Goldie
Christ?

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Well somebody better go ask him, because we've got over a billion people running around claiming their Christians, and I think it's important that we found it which ones are and which ones aren't.

Jette made a good point in a sardonic way, though. I'm not a Christian myself -- closest to the Quakers, mostly -- but it seems to me that, put simply, anyone who accepts, believes and tries to follow the basic teachings of Christ as recorded by the New Testament is a Christian. By the same token anyone who goes against them directly isn't, even if they do it in the name of Christ. Okay, that lets out a lot of people, but that's their lookout. Although of course the word "tries" is the important one; it's always been a lot easier to be Christian and forbearing in civilized times and places, then when you're confronting hordes of howling barbarians -- and still more so fellow "Christians"!

Cheers,

Mike

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