On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Irwan Ariston Napitupulu wrote:
Irwan:
Nah lho, apa site yg saya berikan itu bisa bukan dalam
konteks memberikan pengertian? Coba deh lihat lagi
dan kali ini buang dulu sifat curiga anda kalau memang
sebelumnya ada.
Koq saya tidak melihat site yang anda berikan itu
Bung Irwan, terima kasih atas jawaban anda.
Bolehkan saya menanggapi, agar ada keseimbangan dalam membaca homepage
tersebut ( http://answering-islam.org.uk "Christian Answers
to Islam " by Jochen Katz ).
1. Obyektifitas
Karena bung Irwan meminta saya mengecek beberapa link, maka saya lakukan
From: Irwan Ariston Napitupulu [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: interesting info about the so-called-Christmas
Oh ya, bagi rekan2 yang beragama Islam dan punya pertanyaan2
seputar agama Kristen, mungkin bisa menemukan jawaban di
http://answering-islam.org.uk/
peringatan:
Link2
In a message dated 12/21/98 5:08:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
"...The word itself is an abbreviated form of "Christ Mass,"
i.e., sacrament in commemoration of Christ. Although taken by Christians
to be the birthday of Jesus, the actual date of
celebration,
December 25 is decided by us - a humble human being with all our limitations.
Who are we to say that Christmas has to be on an exact date in the history of
mankind?
It is not a matter of what exact date is Christmas. It is all about God's love
and willingness to enter our very being - whatever
Thank you Mas Jungle Boy!
I am aware that this issue has brought more problems than what I thought
could fix.
I apologize, herewith.
INDI
JungleBoy wrote:
Mas Indi and Mas Bram,
I, also as a Muslim, did not find your email offensive,
however
it was inappropriate. I understand