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   From: earle.jones@comcast.net   
      
   In article ,   
    Al Klein  wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:23:41 GMT, "Angel of HaShem/Messenger"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >   
   > >"Al Klein"  wrote in message   
   > >news:3p9ti2pfbkocgl9k02f7mcupoevq2k1plf@4ax.com...   
   > >> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:34:54 GMT, "Angel of HaShem"   
   > >>  wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>>"Pangur Ban"  wrote in message   
   > >>>news:Xns98557B79D73E6PangurBan.worldnetat@63.218.45.20...   
   > >>   
   > >>>> No argument from me.  What men have done to religions (the majority of   
   > >>>> them) should be criminal.   
   > >>   
   > >>>Oh. Are you judging them....?   
   > >>   
   > >> Why shouldn't s/he?  Only Christians are barred from judging others.   
   > >   
   > >It's pretty tough not to judge the wild asses of Islam....   
   >   
   > So?   
   >   
   > >>>> Not I....as I don't follow any of the nonsense of the major religions   
   > >>>> and most of the minor ones.   
   > >>   
   > >>>How many can you have....?   
   > >>   
   > >> A few thousand, at least.  Or, if you go by the fact that no two   
   > >> people agree on religion, a few billion.   
   > >   
   > >That's true....   
   > >   
   > >And there is only one Almighty God.   
   >   
   > Or a few billion of them.   
   >   
   > >>>> Belief in god does not guarantee a good - let alone - decent person.   
   > >>   
   > >>>Belief in God Almighty does.   
   > >>   
   > >> Nope.  Plenty do who aren't.  Some guy in Germany in the 30s?   
   > >> Mustache?  Adolph somebody-or-other?  Did what he was doing for God   
   > >> Almighty.  Wasn't a very nice fella.   
   > >   
   > >He did it for the same reason Osam, Farrakhan, and King did it.   
   > >To mock the Jews and HaShem.....   
   >   
   > Oh, you can read the minds of the dead?  I prefer the words of the   
   > living.  Hitler SAID he did it for his Christian god - same one you   
   > worship.   
   >   
   > >Who says one has to be nice to know the Almighty.   
   >   
   > So of what use is religion, if not to make good people out of us?   
   >   
   > >>>My maker has a name....   
   >   
   > >> Mrs. Twonky.  Her husband is Mr. Twonky.  And you're the Twonky kid.   
   >   
   > >My maker made them.   
   >   
   > So who made your maker?   
   >   
   > >> Failing to honor your parents goes against what your god (small 'g',   
   > >> I'm not using a name there) told you is mandatory.   
   >   
   > >I got punished sometimes. Spanked on the butt....one time with a belt....   
   > >"Ouch...I'll never do that again!"   
   >   
   > And?  You think making small talk makes me forget the thread of the   
   > conversation?  You claim piety and you openly admit to violating the   
   > laws of the god you claim to worship.   
   >   
   > >>>He's Mighty, Supreme, Benevolent and Wise, too....   
   >   
   > >> He's the Flying Spaghetti Monster.   
   >   
   > >Is that a cartoon character....?   
   >   
   > No, it's the only True God.  And, since it doesn't procreate, it   
   > doesn't have a gender - it's an 'it'.   
      
   *   
   "It" had a son.  Don't you believe that Jesus is the son of God?   
      
   If you don't, you're headed for the fires of hell.   
      
   earle   
   *   
      
     "I believe in Gosh.  If you don't believe in Gosh   
         You will be darned to heck."   
      
   ej   
   *   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)