"Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A." <news@jcsm.org> wrote in message
news:N3Dob.12159$CZ5.1263@twister.socal.rr.com...
> Piorokrat wrote:
> > news:ZIJmb.29197$EO3.14158@clgrps13...
> >>
> >
> >>>
> >>
> >> Believe it or not, I still consider myself to be a Christian in that
> >> Christ was/is
> >> my role model. However, Christ is only one of many great Masters to
> >> my way of thinking.
> >
> > If Christ is not unique to you, then it's my painful duty to tell you
> > that you probably don't know him as your personal saviour.
> >
> >>
> >> I don't believe Jesus Christ was Baptist or Catholic or Presbyterian.
> >
> > That is not really the issue.
> >
> >>
> >> The various institutional religions depict Jesus in their own
> >> fashion, and there are so many out there.
> >
> > It's a maze, but just giving up and saying they all must be right in
> > their own way is not an option for someone to whom God has given a
> > brain and the ability to go figure.
> >
> >>
> >> I respect every Christian, whether he be Mormon or Catholic, for his
> >> interpretation.
> >>
> >> Are you able to do that, Jason?
> >>
> >> la n.
> >>
> >
> > We respect people as having a human right to their religion, but we
> > also have the human right to believe that they are are in error,
> > which they must be if what we believe is true. The same as we would
> > be in error if what they believed is true.
> >
> > We don't vilify them for being wrong, but we have a duty to put the
> > truth out there.
> >
> > Even when we'd rather keep the peace and not bother.
> >
> > Uncle Davey
>
> Good words, Davey. And welcome back. How is your cold? I hope you are
> well.
>
> Your friend is welcome here. I just noticed that he was only here
briefly,
> then disappeared.
>
> God bless,
> Jason
>
>
I'm a *she* ... not a *he* ... and I got too busy to keep
participating. But peaked in nonetheless to see the Uncle
was back!
la n.
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