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Date Posted: 15:35:28 02/04/03 Tue
Author: Mt. Healthy Mountaineer
Subject: Re: I was compelled to do it!
In reply to: Adilbrand 's message, "I was compelled to do it!" on 22:56:23 02/03/03 Mon

I'm not following you're jump in logic. When did Christ ever say that following him would mean that all of the social ills around you would be cured and there would be no need for the cops? I guess that would be true if all people were perfect - but that is a decidedly un-Christian point of view.

Rather, he said that those who followed him would be despised, etc. Individual Christians are to forgive. Society, however, has certain rules that need to be enforced, regardless of everyone's religion. Christianity says that that is one of the roles of government.

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