From: utzoo!decvax!cca!ima!inmet!porges Newsgroups: net.religion Title: Re: points to ponder - (nf) Article-I.D.: inmet.41 Posted: Sun Mar 13 03:26:58 1983 Received: Fri Mar 18 02:23:32 1983 #R:tekecs:-60400:inmet:11600001:000:751 inmet!porges Mar 11 14:25:00 1983 I can't figure out what would count as a religion that neither tries to tolerate others nor tries to convert them. If you mean a religion that doesn't care at all what non-X's do, you might look at some aspects of Judaism which assumes a higher moral standard for Jews than for non-Jews -- not as a reccomendation, but, well, Jews are just SUPPOSED to behave better ("chosen people" and all). FLAME: This is also why it's legitimate in lefty political arguments to criticize American-backed sins without having to answer people who say "yeah, what about Afganistan?" Sure the Soviets are immoral -- the discussion is whether WE should be that way too. -- Don Porges ...harpo!inmet!porges ...hplabs!sri-unix!cca!ima!inmet!porges