Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!parsec!holt From: holt@parsec.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Re: lkk's response to anti-religious - (nf) Message-ID: <6271@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 03:47:03 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.6271 Posted: Tue Mar 20 03:47:03 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Mar-84 01:25:27 EST Lines: 26 #R:stolaf:-156000:parsec:34900014:000:1349 parsec!holt Mar 19 18:52:00 1984 The real reason that Christians get harassed, is because they come accross as complete hypocrites. TV channels whose sole function is to "spread the news of christ to the world", and also, uh, take in a little money, do little to dispose of this perception. If these same TV channels would then spend some modest fraction of their receipts helping the poor, educating people, or healing the sick, then I might feel less derisive of the Christian faith. But, when in reality, we see that the vast majority of the money brought in by the TV Christians is used for their fancy technological studios, satellites, Cadillacs, large houses with guitar shaped pools, even larger salaries, broadcast time, elaborate cathedrals, etc, it all seems like it must be just another giant corporation. What ever happened to the Christianity that I was taught as a child? In that religion, Christ preached that humans should forgo an interest in worldly things. Most "Christians" today, ignore this teaching of their God with the same piousness that they ignore many of his other teachings. I have no quarrels with the teachings of Christ. I am simply disgusted with the religions that claim to represent him and his teachings, and many of the people who belong to them. Dave Holt Convex Computer Corp. {allegra,ihnp4,uiucdcs,ctvax}!parsec!holt