> -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Montgomery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ZION] Nehors - was: Unconditional Love > > > At 08:09 AM 11/6/2003, you wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steven Montgomery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 9:56 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [ZION] Nehors - was: Unconditional Love > > > > > > > > > At 07:49 AM 11/6/2003, you wrote: > > > > > > >So for the moment I will abide your claims above. Meantime, > > > please answer > > > >the key question I asked earlier: Give us specific examples of > > > > ... how > > > >secular humanism and athiesm are bigger threats to us today than > > > they were, > > > >say, a couple of hundred years ago.< Church membership is up. > > > Ditto church > > > >attendance. Ditto people who identify themselves as a member > of a church. > > > > > > > >Ron > > > > > > Don't know if I can Ron. I think beliefs, attitudes and > > > philosophies (as in > > > many other things) go in cycles though. Just because Church > attendance is > > > up today doesn't mean there will not be a resurgence of humanistic or > > > atheistic belief tomorrow. Besides--what's your point in asking?< > > > >Although my memory is faulty, I recall a claim that we've lost or are > >losing our because of the rise of secular humanism, > agnosticism, communism, > >athieism all the old bugaboos...when, in fact, the stats (I saw them a > >couple of weeks ago) suggest just the opposite. Therefore, your > fear of a > >resurgence is not supported by history. We've been there, done that and > >survived quite nicely. To me such worries have a familiar John Birchian > >ring to them, no offense intended. > > > >Ron Scott > > Actually, I think history supports me quite nicely.<
Yes? How? > > And I'll take the "John Birchian" comment as a compliment--thank you.< I figured you would. You'e welcome. > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
