From: mauler@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: Re: this newsgroup
Message-ID: <1991Jul23.170339.32238@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 23 Jul 91 17:03:39 CDT
References: <rob.679945595@blacks> <1991Jul18.123511.14208@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>  <1991Jul22.182820.21673@cadence.com>
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In article <1991Jul22.182820.21673@cadence.com>, deej@cds8613.Cadence.COM (Jim Howard) writes:
> In article <rob.679945595@blacks>, rob@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov (Robbie) writes:
> [ ... stuff deleted ...]
>> It seems to me that you emphasize the pragmatic or applied aspects
>> of Scientology over the origin and underlying beliefs of the movement.  
>> An analogous statement from Christianity might be 'I believe that 
>> I ought to love my neighbor, but while Christ may have been right 
>> about that, I don't concern myself as to whether or not he was 
>> actually the only son of God incarnate.'  I would like to point out
>> that on a deeper theological level, there are in fact fundamental
>> incompatibilities between Scientology and Christianity.  Their 
>> resolution is problematical, but they ARE there, and it does us
>> credit to acknowledge this.
> 
>   Yes, I did emphasize that Scientology provided a clear-cut
> technology which could be applied to everyday life.  I am also
> quite content with the origin and underlying beliefs, as I 
> understand them.
>   I have found no incompatibilities between Christianity and
> Scientology.  Could you elucidate?
> 

Christ gave divinity away for free, at least compared to what Scientology
charges.  One *heck* of a major incompatibility, if you ask me!

> 							~ deej ~
> 						    deej@cadence.com
> 					       Jim Howard - (408) 944-7947
> 					       Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Leo