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To: little jeremiah
I agree more than 100% that people of different sects/monotheist religions should put aside their differences, realizing that the differences are much smaller than than agreements.

What exactly are you suggesting we set aside? If I mistakenly thought my wife was a secretary for a law firm but she really worked as a fashion designer, would it not be in my bests interests to know the truth? If I didn't care what was true about my wife, so long as I know she loved me, what kind of a marriage would that be? Rather, our love is only strengthened by the continual process of knowing more and more about what is true about the other's life and desires and wanting to share in them.

Why would the same not apply to one's love of God? If we are to truly love God it is imperative to know what is true about Him and an all-loving God would seek to reveal all that is true about Him so that we can grow into deeper union with each other.

To write off discussions over the nature of God and His plan for His people as "unimportant" or "irrelevant" is to claim that the nature of God or His will is not important or relevant. I would never say that to my wife, nor would I say that about God.

Although I suppose being content with all points of view allows one to avoid being challenged and having to think about their own beliefs.....and we can't have that now can we?
87 posted on 09/28/2005 9:55:31 AM PDT by mike182d ("Let fly the white flag of war." - Zapp Brannigan)
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To: mike182d

I think you are mis-reading my intention. I am not suggesting that people of any faith should not persevere and increase their knowledge of and devotion to God.

I am just saying that vicious infighting between monotheists greatly please those who hate God and are busily attempting - with measurable success - to dismantle the basic religious foundations of human civilization.

Who is more dangerous to society - someone who believes in God but worships a little differently, on a different day, or in a different house of worship than you, or an atheist homosexual-promoting NAMBLA supporting ACLU activist who is trying to remove every reference to God in the public sphere?

I think the answer is pretty clear.


95 posted on 09/28/2005 10:21:35 AM PDT by little jeremiah (A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, are incompatible with freedom. P. Henry)
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