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To: Dr. Eckleburg
If you had a modicum of knowledge about the dynamics of the Albigensian ideology and the day to day lives of their civilizaiton you would know why Raymond, Count of Toulouse is credited with saying:"Kill them all. God will know his own."

A key belief in Manichaeism is that there is no omnipotent good power. This claim addresses a theoretical part of the problem of evil by denying the infinite perfection of God and postulating the two equal and opposite powers mentioned previously. The human person is seen as a battleground for these powers: the good part is the soul (which is composed of light) and the bad part is the body (composed of dark earth). The soul defines the person and is incorruptible, but it is under the domination of a foreign power, which addressed the practical part of The Problem of Evil. Humans are said to be able to be saved from this power (matter) if they come to know who they are and identify themselves with their soul.

Manicheanism is a persian dualistic religion - not Christianity in any form. Ignorant authors and succulent readers should know better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manichaeism

35 posted on 07/09/2007 5:58:24 AM PDT by x_plus_one (As long as we pretend to not be fighting Iran in Iraq, we can't pretend to win the war.)
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To: x_plus_one; Dr. Eckleburg
If you had a modicum of knowledge about the dynamics of the Albigensian ideology and the day to day lives of their civilizaiton you would know why Raymond, Count of Toulouse is credited with saying:"Kill them all. God will know his own."

Am I correct in believing you approve of killing these "dangerous" people in the name of God?

Should all "heretics" be killed in the name of God?

There are approximately 4-5 billion non Christians on earth. Certainly a great many of these peoples beliefs and practices are dangerous to Christianity. Should we kill them all and let Gord sort it out?

I do find it interesting that you would use probably the most unreliable "Encyclopedic" resource on the internet as the source of your apparent self-professed knowledge.

IOW, what is your point?

36 posted on 07/09/2007 9:05:31 AM PDT by OLD REGGIE (I am most likely a Biblical Unitarian? Let me be perfectly clear. I know nothing.)
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