As Norm of Cheers fame said "Everyone needs to believe in something, I'll believe I'll have a beer."
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 3:46 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > Mikey, > > you said > "If I believe that Asp is the best language around" > > recall that Cleopatra was bitten by an Asp. > so there. > > -Ben > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:01 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > > > > At 02:58 PM 4/12/02, you wrote: > > >I'm confused now. You are saying that you can call yourself > > Christian by > > >believing in a single common tenet. Is this correct? That > > is like me > > >saying I am Buhdist because I believe in luck. > > > > > >That has nothing to do with my question. I was questioning > > the contention > > >that "the messianics" are not Jewish because of the > > DISBELIEF in a single > > >Jewish tenet. > > > > Its the specific belief. The belief in Jesus as messiah means > > that someone is Christian. The fact that they want to say > > "we're Jews and Christians at the same time" is the thing > > that I'm speaking against. Your either a Jew or a Christian. > > You can't be both. If you believe that Jesus was the messiah, > > the son of God, God made flesh, etc. then your of a different > > religion. Belief is the focus here. If I believe that Asp is > > the best language around, can I believe that ColdFusion is > > the best language around? Can there be two bests? No. There > > can only be one best and everything else is less than best. > > You can't be both Jewish in belief and Christian in belief. > > > > > > >===== > > >Russel Madere > > >Senior Software Engineer > > >Turbo Squid, Inc. > > >http://www.turbosquid.com > > > > > >Is your head tag nested within your body tag? > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 1:47 PM > > >> To: CF-Community > > >> Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > >> > > >> > > >> Christians also believe in God. As long as I can 'hook' onto a > > >> single belief I can call myself anything I want. Actually, I > > >> don't even need that. I can say I'm African American and if it > > >> upsets people then they just have to deal with it. Just like the > > >> messianics. > > >> > > >> At 02:41 PM 4/12/02, you wrote: > > >> >If you want. But the point I was making was that not ALL > > >> Chritian clerics > > >> >believe that Jews don't belive Jesus was the Messiah. > > >> > > > >> >However, remember the definition of chrisitianity I was taught. > > >> Christians > > >> >Belive Jesus was the Messiah AND Belive he freed us from > > the Jewish laws. > > >> >So if you want to call yourself a Christian and have me > > believe that, you > > >> >have to meet that definition. > > >> > > > >> >===== > > >> >Russel Madere > > >> >Senior Software Engineer > > >> >Turbo Squid, Inc. > > >> >http://www.turbosquid.com > > >> > > > >> >Is your head tag nested within your body tag? > > >> > > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > > >> >> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >> >> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 1:31 PM > > >> >> To: CF-Community > > >> >> Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> So basically I can call myself a Christian? I believe > in God and > > >> >> that should be enough to claim it. > > >> >> > > >> >> >Jewish laws, except for the Messianic Jews. They believed > > >> that Jesus was > > >> >> >the Messiah but did not free us from the Jewish laws. > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
