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To: Srexley who wrote (169875)	8/10/2001 12:35:02 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Who knows? Some do, some don't. As Mark Twain once said: "There are a hundred thousand different 'jim-crack' religions out there... each and every one of them claim that they - and they alone - have the One True Way to Heaven.... They can't all be correct." A simple empirical argument, but it has an undeniable logic to it. Toleration of divergent views should be considered the hallmark of civilization.

To: Srexley who wrote (169875)	8/10/2001 2:17:32 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

As a practical matter, one's religion is in most cases today a product of what one is raised to believe. Christ did not speak about being legitimate. Christ spoke of love and love is not judging others. I know what I believe and I don't judge what other's believe. All humans by my religion were created equal. That is the doctrine of the Catholic Church. I feel lucky that I was raised a Catholic. I grew up with good honest tolerant folks. I never ever recollect any nay saying about other races or religions. Now that said I don't claim that I never heard a bad word. But I always judged them in context to demean the speaker. I have however heard many ascribe a lot of rubbish to what Catholics are. But then I heard lots of rubbish ascribed to all religious, all races, all creeds. tom watson tosiwmee