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From: gulley@stolaf.UUCP (William Gulley)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Understanding the Bible
Message-ID: <1848@stolaf.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 19:48:32 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 15 19:48:32 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 16-Aug-84 03:52:51 EDT
Organization: St. Olaf College, Northfield MN
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OHHHH crud, not the old refrain of "Oh, why are Christians so HOLIER-
THAN-THOU" again. .

"Holier-than-thou" is a term that can be applied to any person that
has the conviction to speak like they actually know what they're 
saying, *and* actually have a positive connotation, but unforunately
the mere fact of where those convictions are placed turns this normally
very respectable person into the dreaded "HOLIER-THAN-THOU CHRISTIAN!!"
(To be said in your best Karloff)

I realize that it is natural for people with conviction to have detractors.
(Especially among those with a lack of it) I also realize that a subjective
term like "holier-than-thou" can be qualified in many ways; for example, ". .by
"holier-than-thou Christians", I just meant those Christians who try to
shove their beliefs down my throat. ." But since these people would most
likely be just as "holier-than-thou" in any other belief system, and since
there are many Christians who don't subscribe to this qualification, would
it be to much to ask that "holier-than-thou" and "Christian" be separated?
"Holier-than-thou" is the only part that speaks about the person itself,
a sideshot against a belief system that they may or may not conform to is
superfluous.

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