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   John W. Kennedy  wrote:   
   > darylgene@aol.com wrote:   
      
   >> I would simply say,   
   >> again, that if the concept of God has any referent it must have   
   >> boundries. Unless you think everyone worships the same God you have to   
   >> make distinctions. If a person is a Christian, no matter what they   
   >> believe, just because they say they are, the term is meaningless, no?   
      
   > I quite agree that I would be happy if such devil worshipers as Pat   
   > Robertson and George W. Bush would stop calling themselves "Christian",   
   > but it remains the case that if you deny that Jews worship the same God   
   > that Christians do, your /own/ Christianity is put into serious doubt,   
   > "for Salvation is of the Jews".   
      
   How exactly have you concluded that Pat Robertson and George W. Bush   
   are devil worshipers?  They seem to believe that they are worshiping   
   the God of the Bible.  Do you think that they secretly address their   
   prayers to Satan?  Or do you think that despite their belief that   
   they are worshiping the Christian/Jewish/Muslim God that their actions   
   indicate they are mistaken, and are instead worshiping something else?   
      
   Stephen   
      
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