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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Professor Wagstaff)
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Subject: Re: Christians converting Christians
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Date: Sun, 3-Mar-85 13:38:53 EST
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> How  can  the intrinsic intolerance of Christianity be denied?  The core
> of any strong proselytizing  religion  like  Christianity  or  Islam  is
> hatred.   When  a  Christian  goes to a non-Christian to convert him, he
> says, I hate your religion, I hate  your  culture,  you  must  adopt  my
> religion and culture.
> 
> Judaism  does  not  proselytize  specifically  because  it  accepts  the
> existence of many cultures and religions.  Everyone not just Jews has  a
> portion in the world to come.  Obviously, if some pagan is praying to an
> idol, he is not praying to God, but if that prayer  is  well-intentioned
> and sincere God may chose to listen.  Judaism merely expects of non-Jews
> that they act decently.  How is this intolerant?
> 
> BTW, I hate agreeing with Rosen  [MARTILLO]

Well, I don't "mind" agreeing with you, or your agreeing with me.  However,
you yourself are evidence (at times) that Jews are far from exempt from
such intolerance.  Your own diatribes on other Jews and their cultures do
not exactly "accept the existence of many cultures".  What I'm saying is
that NO such divisive movement or belief system is free from such things.

Regarding the last sentence in your first paragraph:
> When  a  Christian  goes to a non-Christian to convert him, he
> says, I hate your religion, I hate  your  culture,  you  must  adopt  my
> religion and culture.

I don't think that many Christian evangelistic types realize this about their
actions.  They don't perceive it that way.  However, I've noticed that many
of those same people are all too quick to "see it that way" when others go to
them (the evangelistic Christians) to make statements about THEIR beliefs.
-- 
Otology recapitulates phonology.
					Rich Rosen    ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr