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- From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
- Subject: Re: Will the -REAL- Christians please stand up? Was: What did Judas betray?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.191622.11675@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:16:22 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan6.033610.29172@hfsi.uucp> ata@hfsi.UUCP (John Ata - FSO) writes:
- >>>1) I gave you a clear, concise technical definition of what a
- >>>Christian was. If you choose to ignore it, what more can I do?
- >>You can give me a useful one?
- >>The definition you gave me is _totally_useless_. It requires that I make a
- >>decision on something that you yourself cannot agree on. If Christians cannot
- >>themselves get consistent answers when they "look at the actions in their
- >>context and totality", how do you expect me, not even a Christian, to do it?
- >The definition I gave you did not require you to make a decision
- >on anything. Perhaps you have forgetten it, or did not read it.
- >I will repost it again: Technically, all people who have been
- >baptized and who have not renounced their faith are Christian,
- >i.e. members of the Church of Christ.
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- OK. This is a reasonable definition.
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- However, it does not seem to be the definition used when I point out something
- some Christian did, and the reply is "they're not a _real_ Christian".
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- How can I tell a "real Christian" from someone who's merely a Christian?
- --
- "On the first day after Christmas my truelove served to me... Leftover Turkey!
- On the second day after Christmas my truelove served to me... Turkey Casserole
- that she made from Leftover Turkey.
- [days 3-4 deleted] ... Flaming Turkey Wings! ...
- -- Pizza Hut commercial (and M*tlu/A*gic bait)
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- Ken Arromdee (arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu, arromdee@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu)
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