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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (140)	8/12/1998 5:19:00 PM
From: CharleyMike	Respond to of 242

Ahhhhhh, Z, I know that wasn't aimed at me, but I luuuuvvvved it. Please don't let anyone shut you up.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (140)	8/12/1998 5:20:00 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 242

Your quotation of Ayn Rand says it all. You can believe what you want. Her message is one that will lead to ruin and death. >>the Christian Coalition would have already taken over the US government and imposed their Thirteen Century ideas, and we are still not out of danger, as we speak an enormous battle is being fought for such control<< Gimmee a break!!! Simply paranoia fed by the media. You are grossly misled. Free yourself. Think for yourself, instead of regurgitating the fear-mongering with which you are bombarded every day. Where is your tolerance? Do I not have the right to participate in the political process all of a sudden because I believe in Jesus Christ? Am I somehow sinister because I believe in a different mode of conduct? Your ideas are intellectually bankrupt. You are guilty of desiring what you fear others are going (going, not have) perpetrate on you. I support your right to believe all of this stuff you have spoken, but will continue to resist the establishment of such principles as you espouse in any participation that I have in government as it my right. I wish you well, but will leave it at that. You are one with this group who defines rational as simply people who ascribe to a certain way of thinking (Rand and her ilk). If it makes you feel good to think that everyone else is irrational -- so be it. It's a comfortable ignorance, but it is an ignorance nonetheless.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (140)	8/12/1998 8:01:00 PM
From: Adivino	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 242

x y zebra, man only follows the laws of his society which are taught to him by his parents, heredity and environment.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (140)	8/15/1998 3:15:00 PM
From: William H. Ferguson	Respond to of 242

Excellent

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (140)	8/15/1998 5:30:00 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 242

"TOLERANCE: "A fair, and OBJECTIVE, attitude towards opinions and practices which differ from one's own" Excellent! Now let's apply it. Have you ever read the ancient New Testament historical document with a fair and objectivwe attitude? The historical docuements in the New Testament were mostly written by eyewitnesses who observed the events they wrote about. The actually saw the miracles and heard the words that Jesus spoke. The historical documents in the New Testament are mostly dated before 65 A.D., which puts them contemporaneous with the events they write about. These documents claim that Jesus Christ was the Son of God who was Crucified for the sins of mankind and Resurrected from the dead three days after his Crucifixion. They also claim that if you believe in Jesus you will be filled with the Holy Spirit of God and be Born Again. Have you ever examined these claims with a "tolerant" attitude? Emile