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Subject: Re: Re: lkk's response to anti-religious - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 03:47:03 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 20 03:47:03 1984
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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.
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