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Subject: Re: Ok, so then...


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Raven Kindshadow
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Date Posted: 16:02:23 02/12/02 Tue
In reply to: Diane 's message, "Ok, so then..." on 21:07:14 02/11/02 Mon
 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~But if you're not willing to test
>it...I mean, wouldn't you suspect someone's motives if
>the person refuses to try it out for themselves? I
>would.

What do you honestly think my motives are?

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Can you give me some examples of
>teachings that you don't like?

Well, one of the ones I don't like is the over all feeling of men being better then woman. I was once corrected by someone for speaking harshly around a woman and I replied "I speak around a woman as I would a man for I see them no different from each other." Excuse me for sounding somewhat hypocritical since I am a man preaching woman's rights but still. It seems from the very beginning with Adam coming before eve the Bible has stated that men are better then woman but you see I have also heard woman say that "God" made woman as an improved version of men. In either case I don't like any religious book preaching that one sex is better in either case male or female. (As I read more I will make a better argument with more cases but the matter of the fact is frankly I don't have the time.)

>(Truthfully I didn't
>know there was a difference between principals and
>teachings but...) Maybe all of us have had problems
>with the same ones as you.

The principles of a religion are what the people claim to be teaching there followers but some times individuals teach something somewhat against the principles. If they can't break the principle they bend it just a little bit like the principle being you go to hell unless you are baptized and the teaching is you are not really baptized unless that specific religion baptizes you.

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~So is that an admittance to not really
>being in a position to judge it? Sounds like it to me.

I am saying that I am not going into the New Testament without significant knowledge to back up my claims.

>Do you see how I might want to clear up some
>misconceptions about Christianity in the same way as
>you do about the occult?

I do see this and that is very good because it will provide for a very nice debate and just maybe together we can bring understanding of both religions and offer a better coexistence then we have right now. :)
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It looks like we're getting somewhereDiane09:31:29 02/13/02 Wed

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