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To: EternalVigilance
Mainstream or not, true Christianity overcame racism in the first century. Subsequent sin notwithstanding.

BS. Christians always try to use the "they weren't true Christians" dodge to avoid the responsiblity for historical acts by Christians that they are now embarrassed about.

Are you aware that some Muslims use the same argument to distance Islam from responsibility for terrorism?

Their argument is fallacious, and so is yours.

16 posted on 11/09/2003 9:36:43 AM PST by WackyKat
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To: WackyKat
I didn't say they weren't true Christians. I said they sinned. Get your facts straight.
18 posted on 11/09/2003 9:39:31 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: WackyKat
Are you aware that some Muslims use the same argument to distance Islam from responsibility for terrorism?

Your attempt to equate Christians with Islamists is offensive, to say the least.

You need to get some perspective.

19 posted on 11/09/2003 9:41:10 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: WackyKat
Need I remind you that it was the fiery activity of Christians that ended slavery in this country?

You seem to have a chip on your shoulder towards Christians, but let me tell you, it is exactly your attitude that feeds the myth that somehow Democrats and liberals ended discrimination against blacks in this country. They didn't.

It was the core Christian ethic and conscience of the American people that ended it.

The only place racism still finds a home is in the hearts of those who reject Christ and what He and His apostles taught.
24 posted on 11/09/2003 9:52:17 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: WackyKat; EternalVigilance
BS. Christians always try to use the "they weren't true Christians" dodge to avoid the responsiblity for historical acts by Christians that they are now embarrassed about.

Once again your bigotry is blinding you. You don't know what a Christian is, but you will go ahead a segregate people according to that label anyway. The Bible spends considerable space and time teaching discernment so that Christians can know who is and who isn't part of the Church. In Matthew 7, Christ teaches that many will claim to be Christians, but in the end God will say "I never knew you, burn in Hell you wicked one." So when hatefilled bigots like you come around and name people Christans according to your subjective definition of what a Christian is and when you totally ignore the true definition, then certainly you will be able to come to your predetermined conclusions. That's raw dishonesty, but hey, you don't care about truth.

Are you aware that some Muslims use the same argument to distance Islam from responsibility for terrorism?

Wow, a double package, both arrogance and ignorance. I guess one feeds the other. Clearly you know nothing about Christianity, and clearly you know nothing of Islam. First you lie and say the Bible pushes slavery, then you infer that Islam abhors terrorism. We have a pattern here, truth means nothing, and seat-of-the-pants ad-hoc religious revisionism is your only source. There are many places within the Koran that does more than hint at bringing the war to the infidels. In fact, it would be a buffet Muslim who would ignore those parts of the Koran and cling to others. I would think that a Muslim who molds his faith and belief around political expediency would in fact be a deserter of his own faith. This you seem to think is noble.

Their argument is fallacious, and so is yours.

But your demonstrably wrong arguments based on ignorance and hate should be taken how? Since you don't have a single clue about this topic, isn't it sort of foolish to say others are making fallacious claims when you haven't even come close to the truth yourself?

35 posted on 11/09/2003 10:17:34 AM PST by Dr Warmoose
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