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In article <1996Jan31.185756.7640@sequent.com>,
Greg Peckham <stimey@sequent.com> wrote:
>
>Pete, 
>
>Not to try and turn this into a religious venting contest,

Very sincere.  I'm touched by your sensitivity.

>but if people 
>would just open their eyes and look around, the lack of Christian people
>governing our country, creating laws, etc. are the reason this country is
>so far in the toilet now.  
>
>I do not belong to that organization, but I'm pround to be a Christian, and
>I, with HIS help, will let anybody, and everybody know that.  In the future,
>please consider your statements carefully.  The reason that you feel the
>Christian Coalition is so far off to one side is that this country has gone
>so far off away from Christian values, and what our Lord wants us to do.
>
>It's not the Christians, who lead proper lives, but the unbelieving crowd
>that think only of their wants, and what feels good at the time, that has 
>brought this country down into the toilet of despair, and problems.

Huh, I must have missed the part in the Bible where Jesus told us
to be judgemental and intolerant, and to hate our fellow man.  I
gather, Mr. Peckham, that you've achieved perfection on your own,
and won't be needing Jesus' salvation because you lead such a
proper life that you are without sin.  "Let he who is without sin
cast the first stone."

So what's your plan, Greg?  Round up all the heathens and put them
to death?  Maybe we could build a big stadium and throw the heathens
to the lions, and Righteous folks like you could draw a Righteous
thrill from watching the unRighteous folks get their due.  And the
circle is completed.  The oppressed becomes the oppressor.

Well I'm not as perfect as you, Greg, (should I call you Saint
Greg?) so I'll just try to get along with my fellow man.  Since
you are perfect, I'll let you work out the details with God about
how you two are going to share the power of Judgement.  And I'll
leave my neighbor to work out his own arrangement with God, rather
than trying to usurp his free will by turning this country into a
fundamentalist theocracy like Iran.

I hope that time will temper your anger and teach you humility.
-- David Pletcher
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