Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : To be a Liberal,you have to believe that..... -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1319)	9/8/1999 8:28:00 PM
From: Null Dog Ago	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

Cult in itself does not denote anything bad, it's just another word that adopted a different meaning. Technically, when Christianity was in the minority, it was itself a cult movement, Michelle. As for whether or not the book is biased, do some background research on the author/authors to see what doctrines that author believes. I have met many professors and religious writers that like to point out that many religions from before Christianity share strong similarities to it, but this was at a liberal arts college and as such had a strong bias against the religious right. One of the main texts we read for the course was written by another professor at that college, in fact.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1319)	9/8/1999 9:59:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

I have no idea what the topic of discussion is now... hopefully animal rights, my favorite I know, it's been a heck of a ride the past few days! We aren't on animal rights at the moment, except in the context of whether beastiality should be socially accepted or condemned, and whether the sheep (we limited it to that mostly for the time being) are exploited or favored. Whichever, it's presumably less traumatic for them than being turned into mutton. Do you happen to know if any non-christian societies hold this taboo? Example, african tribes... do they frown on homosexuality? Great minds run in the same gutter. <g> I've been asking the same question myself, at least twice, and did a short bit of web research which turned up little of use. I wish we had some definitive information. The author of these books claims that christianity was once one of many cults... please note I am not making a judgement of christianity itself here, just its origins No offense here. I think virtually everyone who is willing to be honest about the origins of Christianity recognizes that it was one of many cults looking for adherents around that time. As to whether the taboo against homosexuality was any part of its positioning for favorable recognition by the general population (one way to describe it!) I have no idea.