On May 5, 11:01=A0am, Rod <icom...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> David wrote:
> > On May 4, 12:17 am, Rod <icom...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> ...
> >> =A0 David...that wasn't Kelly that wrote it. Kelly has never spoken
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> >> way to anyone that I know of.
> >> ...
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> > By your own admission you are soured on the Christian Religion.
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> =A0 =A0I am soured on the lies it feeds people, on the disregard it
shows
> =A0 =A0towards social reform and the lack of compassion it demonstates
> =A0 =A0towards anyone not being wealthy..
The institutional church is flawed but its mission to encourage
people to become deciders for Christ is the first step for them
to get closer in tune with their higher nature.
> > However, in my thinking without it American marriage and family
> > would turn into chaos.
>
> =A0 =A0I disagree with scripture on several points; I don't believe the
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> =A0 =A0of every man is evil, but I do believe the heart of every man is
> =A0 =A0capable of creating evil.
The ultimate question is whether violence is hard-wired so that human
depravity will lead to nuclear oblivion; the jury is out.
> =A0 =A0I do agree with the words of Jesus, love your neighbor as
yourself.=
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Jesus got his saying from Hillel, which had a definite historical
context
in among Jews in the Dias****a at the time.
Here in New England few love their neighbors as themselves because
they are much too reserved.
>...
> > Way back when, my restless mind demanded to know who the
> > real Jesus Christ was. =A0I wanted the supernatural element, the
> > NT miracles stripped away to expose his true history. =A0In this
> > quest I succeeded. =A0Thus, I fully understand his motivation
> > to carry on his dynasty thru marriage with Mary Magdalene.
>
> =A0 =A0There is very little concrete evidence for this, other than the
> =A0 =A0tomb outside of Rennes Le Chateaus.
You are unaware of the overwhelming evidence for it. I made
the case here on SRQ but anti-Thiering prejudice and
never-ending carping got in the way.
> > However, it is as an agent of social change to give ritual access
> > to God for the "unclean" cl***** that he is im****tant for us today.
>
> =A0 =A0Should there "be" any unclean cl***** it is because we have made
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> unclean in out minds. Perfection is a mental image and an unreasonable
> standard to hold others to when we as people cannot meet it ourselves..
You are against a holier-than-thou attitude.
> > May we spur one another on to love and good deeds (NT Hebrews).
>
> > d.c.
>
> =A0 =A0I like the last statement above, David, it's very nice.
>
> =A0 =A0Have a good day David...
>
> =A0 =A0 Rod
You are beginning to see the light.
d.c.
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