XPost: alt.religion.christian, alt.religion.jiffyism   
   From: sot@tioat.ath.cx   
      
   Pastor Frank wrote:   
   > "PlanetEarth"  wrote in message   
   >> "Hildi"  wrote in message   
   >>>   
   >>> How do we defeat satan?   
   >>   
   >> Don't think about it.   
   >> Satan, like santa clause, god, tooth faries, easter bunnies, etc., only   
   >> exist in your mind. Stop thinking about it, and pooof, their gone!   
   >>   
   >     Satan is the symbol of "an evil person", not just abstract "evil". And   
   > sorry, but evil persons are NOT like the "Easter bunny", unless of course   
   > you like people like Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot.   
   >     Instead of "stop thinking about it" you should say 'start doing   
   > something about it'!!!!   
   > For evil (Satan) exists only where no one is doing anything to stop it (him   
   > or her).   
      
   Assuming all diplomatic methods have been tried, the first order of   
   business in the conduct of war is to define the enemy and then after   
   careful training and preparation declare war.  I suggest we learn   
   the actual name of this creature first.  The name Satan first   
   appears in the book of Job and in that story Satan has a dialog with   
   God.  Thoughtful attention to the words spoken by this creature   
   should tell us much about our enemy.  After reading that particular   
   story and searching for other existing records of communication from   
   this creature called Satan it doesn't appear that Satan is the evil   
   one you are concerned about.  In fact, in that story, Satan appears   
   to be a good friend of God.  Read it for yourself and you will   
   agree.  Could this enemy be someone else?  The Serpent? The Devil?   
   Lucifer? Beelzebub? Old Nick? Santa? Uncle Sam? Casper?   
      
   Is the enemy a supernatural spirit?  The ancients believed that a   
   spirit had to obey your wishes if you knew and used its real name.   
   The Jews make a big fuss about the name of their god and claim this   
   spirit has seventy two names.  I have no idea why they picked that   
   particular number but they seem to think it is quite important to   
   know the name or names of their god.  Since the people that wrote   
   the book on all this stuff place so much importance on knowing the   
   name of their god this makes me think that it is essential that you   
   learn the name of this spirit before you march off to war.   
   Therefor, I advise delaying this war until you learn the name or   
   names of your enemy.  Omitting this vital step is an unacceptable   
   risk and should be avoided if possible.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)