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From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Understanding the Bible
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Date: Sat, 18-Aug-84 13:37:31 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 18 13:37:31 1984
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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
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