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To: vladimir998

Whatever church you belong to, or none, or whatever faith you have, or none, OF COURSE you believe it is the one true faith. Who adheres to a belief system he does not believe is true?

Of course, true believers acknowledge that what they believe they believe by faith. And rational believers have no reason to attack other faiths, even though they may believe those faiths are wrong.


311 posted on 01/23/2011 5:44:24 PM PST by NCLaw441 (I before E except after C, or when sounded as A in neighbor and weigh. Isn't that WEIRD?)
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To: NCLaw441

You wrote:

“Whatever church you belong to, or none, or whatever faith you have, or none, OF COURSE you believe it is the one true faith. Who adheres to a belief system he does not believe is true?”

Actually, if you ask many Protestants here, they will tell you they do NOT believe their sect is the one true Church. They will make the obvious distinction between faith and Church which is necessary for Protestantism to survive.

“Of course, true believers acknowledge that what they believe they believe by faith.”

No. I believe what I believe about the Church based on historical fact. Yes, my faith is based on faith, but my view of the Church was first historical.

“And rational believers have no reason to attack other faiths, even though they may believe those faiths are wrong.”

False. It is the MOST rational thing to do to attack that which is false if the stakes are high. There is no stake higher than eternity.


325 posted on 01/23/2011 6:10:13 PM PST by vladimir998 (Copts, Nazis, Franks and Beans - what a public school education puts in your head.)
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NCLaw And rational believers have no reason to attack other faiths, even though they may believe those faiths are wrong --> I agree with you.
397 posted on 01/24/2011 6:46:34 AM PST by Cronos (Bobby Jindal 2012)
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