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To: Daveinyork
>>>And there is also doctrine (I think it's the Catholic Chruch's Good Works Doctrine) that one can only reach heaven through Jesus. However, by doing Good Works, one has accepted Jesus and his sacrifice, even if one doesn't know who Jesus is.<<<

Why, then, did they burn heretics?

Probably something they read in Exodus or Leviticus. "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," or some other not so nice stuff in there about stoning or smiting.

Seriously, Christianity has Jewish roots -- for good and bad. So let's not point fingers.

237 posted on 08/19/2003 5:40:07 AM PDT by Commie Basher
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To: Commie Basher
I asked about heretics, not witches.
250 posted on 08/24/2003 7:29:56 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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