From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Sat 09 Nov 2002 - 18:21:07 GMT
Perhaps, Grant and Wade, you are talking about two different issues:
Grant may be talking about what people who call themselves Christian assert
as being 'God's word.'
Wade is talking about 'teachings of Christ' that presumably are derived from
the Bible.
You could both be right, no?
Cheers, Lawry
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From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf Of
Wade T.Smith
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 1:00 PM
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: Re: The terrorism meme
On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 12:17 , Grant Callaghan wrote:
> People who want to spare the lives of little babies (fetuses) are doing
> God's work as espoused by Christ.
> That's an example of using the philosophy of Christ to gain followers.
Again, you err. These are not within the teachings of Christ.
Looks like a violent belief-meme of your own. The facts do not support
it. The whole 'go forth and multiply' thing was in the old testament,
not the new, although a few passages in Ecclesiastes actually support
abortion, or at least miscarriage, the 'untimely birth', as being
preferable to a life of sin.
Using the philosophy of Christ to gain followers would demand not
adherence to a particular ruler, but to Christ himself. Very different
from the postulation of yours.
- Wade
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