XPost: alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian   
   From: ted@nd.alice   
      
   Alex W. wrote:   
      
   > On 28/12/2015 06:09, Ted&Alice wrote:   
   > > duke wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 21:59:07 +0000 (UTC), "Ted&Alice"   
   > > >  wrote:   
   > > >   
   > > > > duke wrote:   
   > > > >   
   > > > > > On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:32:19 +0000 (UTC), "Ted&Alice"   
   > >> >> wrote:   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > > duke wrote:   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 22:33:48 GMT, "Ted&Alice"   
   > > > > > > >    
   > >>wrote:  >> >>   
   > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > I wish everybody reading this a very merry Saturnalia!   
   > > > > > > > > :)   
   > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > Sorry, that's already over.  The solstice is a week   
   > > > > > > > celebration ending on 12/21 to 23.  Christ_Mass is   
   > > > > > > > tomorrow, 12/25.   
   > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > Bible-believing Christians, however, may want to take   
   > > > > > > > > note:   
   > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > “Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by   
   > > > > > > > > following   
   > >>them, >> and >> > that thou enquire not after their gods, saying,   
   > >>'How did >> these >> > nations serve their gods? even so will I do   
   > >>likewise.' >> Thou shalt >> > not do so unto the LORD thy God.” -   
   > >>Deuteronomy >> 12:30-31 >>   
   > > > > > > > Hey, the modern way is in Christianity, not Judaism.   
   > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > "On that day of judgment," says the LORD, "I will   
   > > > > > > > > punish all   
   > >>>>those >> > following pagan customs.” - Zephaniah 1:8   
   > > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > > “For the LORD has rejected his people, because they have   
   > >>filled >> >> > their land with practices from the East. They have   
   > >>made alliances >> >> > with pagans.” - Isaiah 2:6   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > > Can't you read? I addressed that to "Bible believing"   
   > > > > > > Christians.  Not Catholics.   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > You quoted the Jewish OT.   
   > > > > >   
   > > > >   
   > > > > Apparently you're not that familiar with fundamentalist   
   > > > > Protestantism.  They believe that both the OT and the NT are the   
   > > > > inerrant word of God.   
   > > >   
   > > > I know, but what they don't understand is that God brought man   
   > > > out of the old covenant (OT) and into the new covenant (NT) when   
   > > > he became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ.   So when you live   
   > > > according to the OT, you're living as the Jews did.   
   > > >   
   > > > > Well, most of them really don't believe that, but they claim to.   
   > > >   
   > >   
   > > As you know, there are thousands of Protestant sects. They all have   
   > > varying levels of acceptance and rejection of the OT scriptures.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Which even holds true for the literalist lot, amusingly enough.   
      
   And they seem to be even less tolerant of each other than the   
   non-literalists.   
      
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