--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/6/07 4:47:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Er...hundreds of thousands killed, maimed, or displaced by an > arrogant Christian fundamentalist regime (Bush, Ashcroft, Rice, > Rove, and others). Are you that anive that you don't realise that > the fanaticism that fuels the Christian "taliban" is the same > fanaticicism and arrogance that caused GW Bush to say he follows "a > Higher Father", and he, by believed he therefore cannot do wrong. > This is the EXACT philosophy of the Born-Again Christians, and they > believe they are superior and you are going to Hell. > > > Let's address your premise. First of all Bush's decision to go to war with > Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with his religion or anybody else's. It was > based on the history of Saddam Hussein and intelligence provided by the CIA > as well as intelligence provided by other nations and the lack of compliance > by Saddam with UN resolutions. The rest of your diatribe is equally flawed.< > BTW the Christians I know, don't feel superior to anybody. They don't believe > they stand a snowball's chance in hell of entering the Kingdom of Heaven > based upon their own works or efforts because they are just as flawed as a human > Being as anybody else. I don't know a Christian who believes he deserves to > go to heaven based upon his own conduct in life. They believe they are saved > by the Grace of God by admitting they are flawed, repenting of their sins, > and trusting Christ as their savior. Further more they believe it is a gift, > free, not costing $ 2,500.00 or more, to all that call on the name of Christ. > Your last sentence, above, can equally be said to describe an awful lot of > Transcendental Meditators as well.
Every single fundamentalist christian I've spoken to the past 30 years is absolutely convinced they are going to heaven and every non christian is going to hell. who cares how they justify it, conduct or grace or donations to the church, the point is that's their arrogant and closeminded belief. actually that fundamentalist christians don't give a rats ass about conduct is one of their big problems. have you read the immensely popular "left behind" books - floating up to heaven and not being left behind to get zapped with the non believers by jesus is the major motivator for them. for fundies grace is just a pretty word for superiority.
