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Matchett-PI: "the very last person who would stop to render meaningful help to a low-life sinner like him, would be the very, very religious."

Tribune7: "I suspect a Mother Teresa would be the first. She did have a good track record there. :-)"

In spite of reading what I wrote, it's apparent that you missed my point. That means you also missed the point of the "Good Samaritan" parable Jesus told - even if you've read that, too. [Luke 10:25-37]

Hint, hint: The very, very, religious are legalists who compare themselves among themselves.

Those sorts of mentalities do not view themselves as being "low-life sinners". And unlike Jesus, they avoid even being in the company of "low-life sinners" for fear of being contaminated by them.

They think that God isn't talking about them when He says that ALL human effort to act in accordance with divine or moral law (righteous behavior) are like menstrous rags to Him.

By their self-righteousness, they are denying that only the righteousness of Christ imputed to them will make them acceptable to God. [The *gift* of Christ's righteousness: Rom.5:17]

Isn't that special?

Hint, hint: The very, very, religious are legalists who compare themselves among themselves.

Among the people who Mr. Hitchens puts in that category is Mother Teresa. It's pretty safe to say Mother Teresa would have been the first person to assist Mr. Hitchens if he should find himself in the situation you describe.

While, I often myself in agreement with Mr. Hitchens in this matter he is a hypocrit.