Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [RELIGION] Defining a Christian act... was Disowning Conservative Politics, Evangelical Pastor Rattles Flock

[Rick <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Christian M. Cepel wrote:
> Good grief, did you not know that we're in the middle of a family feud?  
> It's examples like this that make police reluctant to answer calls to 
> domestic disturbances... this and Troops by Kevin Rubio *grin*.

Troops is great =)

> A lot of people believe that while Issac was the father of the Jewish 
> race ( and from that a great deal of others), that his half-brother 
> Ishmael was the father of the middle-eastern/Arabic races.  When God 
> separated the two, he told Abram/Abraham that:  (well, he told Hagar)
>     ^12 He will be a wild donkey of a man;
>
>        his hand will be against everyone
>        and everyone's hand against him,
>        and he will live in hostility
>        toward ^[b 
> <http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults.php?passage1=Genesis+16&version=31#fen-NIV-394b>] 
> all his brothers."
>
> As far as the different books, well.  They are the same God, but in 
> theory one book was dictated by God and the other is just a collection 
> of nice fantasies and myths as Mike is fond of saying.  It's up to each 
> to decide which is which.  I believe that Muslims believe the same 
> "Creation Myth" and fantasies regarding the flood and such.  They just 
> disagree about who's really God's chosen people are, and who really 
> received His inspiration.  (This is my understanding).

And here is one of those core complaints that I have about religion in 
general: how do you know *your's* is the right book?

After the many responses from you and Stephen on this, I think I have a 
pretty good understanding of why you guys are Christians. But, that 
doesn't answer the question of why Christian (religion, not the person 
=) versus, say Buddhism.

Rick
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