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To: Sans-Culotte
"Are you certain someone wouldn't just mistake you for a Rotarian? Really, you think Christianity is just "being nice to each other"? Indeed, wouldn't most members of the "Hope and Change" movement say they behave in the way you recommend?

That depends. If they purposefully omit references to God, as you did, and attribute quotes which weren't written, then perhaps. You're point is taken: faith is about more than simple good acts, but that wasn't my isolated point, which is why I used Jesus as the model, and framed the whole idea within the following context: "Something that gives them hope and purpose and demonstrates the transformative power of God's grace.

You chose to ignore all that...inexplicably.

38 posted on 09/24/2009 10:56:44 AM PDT by americanophile (Sarcasm: satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language.)
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To: americanophile
You chose to ignore all that...inexplicably.

It seemed that I ignored it because I did not respond to it. I did not respond because I failed to see the connection between being nice and God's grace. If, while spreading the gospel of niceness you are also spreading the gospel of man's sinful nature and the unmerited gift of God's grace, then I can see a connection.

But if Christianity merely looks like all other "being nice" belief systems, wouldn't a person say (as many do) "I'm basically a 'good' person. I've never stolen or raped or killed. Do I really need to be judged by some God?"

41 posted on 09/24/2009 11:07:41 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte
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