Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cmu-cs-k.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cmu-cs-k!tim From: tim@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Tim Maroney) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Law and Christianity (sort of) Message-ID: <295@cmu-cs-k.ARPA> Date: Sat, 9-Mar-85 06:18:51 EST Article-I.D.: cmu-cs-k.295 Posted: Sat Mar 9 06:18:51 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Mar-85 04:37:04 EST References: <3882@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, Networking Lines: 26 Charley responded to Ellen's few quotes about witch-burning. His response to a much stronger argument (that the historical period described in the Old Testament has historically been and still is idolized and made a mainstay of Christian education) was activating an automatic censorship program to silence any more messages from the person who made the argument. In case any of you were out with flu, the point may be summarized as follows. The OT prophets who ordered atrocities as a commonplace are always portrayed as the best and wisest of men in Christian religious education. It is far from unthinkable that Christians could ever support a repeat of the prophets' behavior. In fact, the majority of the history of Christianity has been one in which that line was crossed over for the worse, and such atrocities are even now continuing. The abortion-clinic bombing evidence included references to the bombing under a code-word referring to an Old Testament military operation. The Phalangists in Lebanon are devoutly Christian and devoutly intent on killing all the Moslems they can get their hands on. The major Christian religious shows such as the 700 Club (which have millions of viewers) support the Phalangists. If Robertson ever interviews the Phalangist leader again, be sure to watch, it'll be fun. The name "Ireland" says it all, don't you think? Oh well, perhaps someone else would like to try to refute this. -=- Tim Maroney, Carnegie-Mellon University, Networking ARPA: Tim.Maroney@CMU-CS-K uucp: seismo!cmu-cs-k!tim CompuServe: 74176,1360 audio: shout "Hey, Tim!"