Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fisher.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!astrovax!fisher!david From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Understanding the Bible Message-ID: <280@fisher.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Aug-84 13:37:31 EDT Article-I.D.: fisher.280 Posted: Sat Aug 18 13:37:31 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Aug-84 03:45:14 EDT References: <272@fisher.UUCP> <941@akgua.UUCP> Organization: Princeton Univ. Statistics Lines: 18 Goodness, Mr. Brown are you that unaware of the way the Church has dealt with heretics, Jews, and such? Is it religious bigotry to mention a bit of colorful history? Is it anti-Catholic to condemn those Popes who condoned and even organized such persecution? I reject your implicit charge of hypocrisy on my part; I have no desire to dictate or modify anyone's personal beliefs. My remarks were not directed at Christianity in general, but rather against some individual Christians. Certainly, I can hold the opinion that Popes of the, e.g. the Middle Ages, were generally bigots and certainly not righteous without also holding the opinion that all Christians are such. Prejudice is the PREjudging of a person for whatever reason; I have formed my opinion of these Popes AFTER the fact. David Rubin {allegra|astrovax|princeton}!fisher!david