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Date:      Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:52:46 +0200
From:      Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr>
To:        Elden Fenison <moon_dog@spamcop.net>
Cc:        "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@blarg.net>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Religions (was Re: helping victims of terror)
Message-ID:  <20011022115246.B28419@lpt.ens.fr>
In-Reply-To: <20011020174707.E732@moondog.org>; from moon_dog@spamcop.net on Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 05:47:07PM -0700
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Elden Fenison said on Oct 20, 2001 at 17:47:07:
> * On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 11:43:45AM -0700, Gary W. Swearingen wrote:
> > Each of these things has a counter-argument, of course, but surely
> > Christianity has many definitions, and people shouldn't casually speak
> > as if it has only one.  Same for "free software" - that other
> > religion.
> 
> Point taken. I guess I could be labeled a "fundementalist". (which I
> have no problem with) I've always believed that the Bible is the
> foundation and authoritative definition of the Christian faith and any
> thinking or teaching "called" Christian should be measured against it. 

In that case, I'll be interested to know how you react to this
article on certain Biblical commandments:
http://www.monbiot.com/dsp_article.cfm?article_id=325
(and if you claim that they're overruled by the New Testament, I'd
like to know where.)

(As I said earlier, the reason I like Buddhism is that it permits and
encourages questioning.  In fact, the Buddha himself was overruled on
several issues by members of his Sangha, notably on the issue of
admitting women as members: he opposed their entry initially, but was
persuaded to allow them in by his disciples.)

- Rahul

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