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- From: mjmh@crsa.bu.edu (Michael J M Holmes)
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- Subject: Re: God and Science: The Ramblings of The Nightstalker
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- Date: 18 Nov 92 21:56:51 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.021617.14308@data-io.com> li@Data-IO.COM (Phyllis Rostykus) writes:
-
- >Grin... maybe I should start screaming? Nah... too tiring. You're right,
- >just because we're *not* annoying doesn't mean we don't exist. *Most* of
- >the Christians I know, work with, talk with and believe with are like me.
-
- [deletions for space]
-
- >there are many Christians who are as open minded as I am who don't study
- >the Bible the way that I do and who do not take it as seriously. But it's
- >the only way I've found to 'defend' myself against those Christians who,
- >the minute they hear that I'm 'Christian' think that I should think
- >exactly as they do.
-
- [more great stuff, deleted to save space]
-
- >I am no literalist.
-
- >I am no faith nut, nor do I shove my faith down other people's throats
- >unless they start in (sigh... I guess it's related to me only taking on
- >the huge, hairy guys that say they want to hammer someone) on trashing
- >*my* beliefs. I do that mostly in private, too. But, as someone pointed
- >out on another group, "Intolerance of intolerance is still intolerance."
- >So, usually, I just live and let live. Which means that I'm quieter than
- >the others.
-
- /* has been listening attentively to he discussions going on
- around him. Admittedly, some of these get a little heavy, and
- it's been a while he's been in a philosophy class. But his
- amethyst eyes start glowing when he hears from Liralen Li.
-
- "Liralen Li, the more I hear from you, the more impressed I am.
- Sure, you may be quiet in some ways, but I think it is your actions
- that speak volumes - and they speak *loudly* and clearly."
-
- "Although I left the Catholic Church, one of the things that
- remains with me is a hymn we sang a lot at Mass - the main line
- was 'They will know we are Christians by our love' - which always
- meant to me the way we act towards other people. And I should
- say that *I* always think of love as an unconditional emotion -
- any love with strings attached is not quite love in my book. So
- when I *was* a Christian, I tried to make sure that I was loving
- without requiring people to agree with me, or without any other
- ulterior motives. I was not always successful (!), but I did try.
- But it seems to me that you, Liralen Li, are embodying that
- principle wonderfully."
-
- /* smiles a purple smile, and then hears Linda in the background
- wanting a dance. "Hi Linda! I'm not the greatest dancer in the
- world, but I'm game if you are!"
-
-
-
-
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