From: christir@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Christi)
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Subject: Re: A Silly Question
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Date: 7 Aug 91 22:59:53 GMT
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In-reply-to: george@brooks.ics.uci.edu's message of 5 Aug 91 22:22:47 GMT

In article <289DCFB7.23636@ics.uci.edu> george@brooks.ics.uci.edu (George Herson) writes:

   >{ "For God so loved the world that He gave | Matthew P. Mason        }
   >{ His only begotten Son, that whosoever    | SUNY Buffalo Law School }
   >{ believeth in Him should not perish, but  | v026ltr5@ubvms.bitnet   }
   >{ have everlasting life" John 3:16         | *** I'M AN UNCLE ***    }
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   Christianity may be more fashionable, but it too requires much faith
   over the directly observable (and isn't ashamed to admit it).  Nothing
   personal, but you are obviously either self-deluded or a hypocrite.

yes, but it does not cost great amounts (in general) to become a
christian.  in fact all it takes to become a christian is a belief in
christ as the savior of man.  sounds pretty cheap to me.

the most a church requests is perhaps some time, and one tenth of
one's income (as prescribed in judaic law).  i have never heard of
anyone going into debt, or mortgaging a house in order to pay amounts
his church required.

c.
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