Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site akgua.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!rjb From: rjb@akgua.UUCP (R.J. Brown [Bob]) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian,net.flame Subject: Re: Chapter 3: In Which Houts At Reed Defends Himself Message-ID: <1310@akgua.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Mar-85 17:01:13 EST Article-I.D.: akgua.1310 Posted: Mon Mar 11 17:01:13 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Mar-85 22:55:34 EST References: <1063@reed.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Technologies/Bell Labs, Atlanta Lines: 12 Xref: watmath net.religion.christian:411 net.flame:8783 The error that Mr. Houts makes in comparing his Cheeses series with JCS is that there was an attempt to interpret the Christ story in another cultural format (R&R) with JCS while his ditty is an undisguised lampooning of the NAME of God. If you know anything about Judaism or Christianity you know that God's name is important. Many Jews and some Christians will not even type or write God but will substitute G-d or L-rd as an act of reverence. Bob Brown {...ihnp4!akgua!rjb}