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Re: Will the -REAL- Christians please stand up? Was: What did Judas be

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From: VANWEERDENBURG NICHOLAS JOHN
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 04:51
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In article <1993Jan5.002420.5296@cs.unca.edu> kepley@cs.unca.edu (Brad Kepley) writes:
>>It's ironic that someone who wants care to be paid can't even bother
>>to match the right quote to the right poster.
>
>Yep, you're right.  Sorry about that.  I have a real hard time 
>following who said what on internet.  It would be nice if it was
>easier to look back at who said what but I don't see any pointer
>to the message that was addressed.  How do you know  where the
>previous message came from?  I'm used to Bix and local BBS's where
>each reply contains a pointer to the message you are replying to.
>I can't figure the message header out at all.
>Again, sorry  :)
>
>But on the subject:
>
>>[Churches are] of no particular worth.
>
>Are you sure you want to say that?  Churches are obviously worth something
>to millions of people who give time and money to them.  That makes about 
>as much sense as saying that Biology is of no particular worth.
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My impression was that he meant that they are just buildings.  They can be
be easily rebuilt, their religion could exist without them.  Sure people
like their churches, etc., but they are of no "particular" worth.  Let me
put it this way- would you let the Nazis kill people as opposed to the 
Bolsheviks destroying churches.  Of course not. 
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From: vanweer@ecf.toronto.edu (VANWEERDENBURG NICHOLAS JOHN)
Subject: Re: Will the -REAL- Christians please stand up? Was: What did Judas be
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