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- From: mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mike A. McAngus)
- Subject: Re: is it necessary to hate?
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 10:17:13 GMT
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- HEATHER LEE FYFFE (910773f@axe.acadiau.ca) wrote in response to Charles
- Hedrick:
- : Basically, I agree. My only wonder is how you could hear the call of God in
- : your heart and respond and _not_ be a Christian, as the word simply means
- : one who believes in the divinity of Christ.
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- My wife has heard "the call of God" in her life and is not a Xian. There have
- been instances that she describes as "God said 'Yo, you might want to do this'"
- and things work out (I keep arguing for coincidence and serendipty but that's
- a matter of perspective). Mary is not interested in any religion that
- considers her a second class citizen simply because of her gender and,
- unfortunatly, your particular brand of religion is based as much on the
- writings of Saul the misogynist as they are on the alleged sayings of JC.
- --
- Mike McAngus (mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org)| Let the raucous sleigh bells ringle | Tom
- The Truth is still the Truth | Hail our dear old fried Chris Kringle |Lehrer
- Even if you choose to ignore it. | Driving his reindeer across the sky
- I wasn't sure if anyone would join | Don't stand underneath when they fly by.
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