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To: GunRunner
Allow me to point out something that I said to you earlier but which you, for whatever reason, have chosen to ignore.

The existence of the Biblical G-d does not rise or fall with the truth of Evangelical Protestantism. For you to base your entire argument on the fact that "those evangelicals believe I'm going to hell!" is simply silly and has nothing to do with the issues. Now, I happen to know that their theology requires them to believe the same about me (and I know; I used to be one of them), but unlike you, this doesn't bother me. Why does it bother you? Are you perhaps afraid they are right?

The Biblical G-d was ordering the extermination of Canaanites and `Amaleqites for centuries before the first chr*stian missionary even existed. Now you may or may not like that (though since morality is determined entirely by Divine Decree you have no grounds to reject it for offending your "moral sensibilities"), but please stop the evangelical bashing and deal with the issue of whether or not the Biblical G-d exists. What evangelicals believe about where you're going has nothing to do with the argument pro or con.

70 posted on 06/22/2007 1:01:05 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator ( . . . veyiqchu 'eleykha farah 'adummah temimah, 'asher 'ein-bah mum, 'asher lo'-`alah `aleyha `ol.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
The existence of the Biblical G-d does not rise or fall with the truth of Evangelical Protestantism.

You are correct, I never said anything different.

Why does it bother you? Are you perhaps afraid they are right?

Not in the least. But for argument's sake, let's say the evangelicals are right. If I am in hell, I will be there with the rest of humanity that didn't believe in Christ's divinity, and I'll roast gladly with them. Think of it as sitting in solidarity with the downtrodden, while we stand in protest to the elistist country clubbers in heaven who's membership policy requires you to think exactly as they do or fry.

I guess the reason it bothers me is the apparent ease that they seem to have with 3-4 billion people being eternally condemned according to their theology. It seems irrational, and I don't like to see my friends become irrational people.

73 posted on 06/22/2007 1:19:11 PM PDT by GunRunner (Come on Fred, how long are you going to wait?)
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