--- Vivek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear mario: > > Seems to me that you have chosen to evade the main > issue at hand by seeking subterfuge in humor. I must > tell you that though humor is a great thing, it is a > poor substitute for cogent arguments. > Mario responds: > Vivek, > I hope you will forgive me for illustrating the monumental absurdities in your previous post on the subject by being equally absurd myself. > You should have figured out by now that the cogent arguments on this topic are being ably made by Gilbert Lawrence, for whom Goan history is more than just a hobby. I have nothing to add to that. > The Goanet archives contain a lot of evidence that I am a staunch cafeteria Christian Catholic who places more emphasis on the religion's rock-solid moral code for day-to-day living rather than the institutions and personalities that have occasionally besmirched it over the years. I have described the Crusades and the Inquisition as dark periods of Christian fascism and supreme intolerance that were in complete conflict and variance with what the religion and it's founder's taught. What more do you want from me? > However, there are supporters and there are opponents of Christianity that I may decide to take issue with from time to time, usually on matters of context and perspective, hyperbole or perceived attitude. >
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