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To: one_less who wrote (1080)	9/16/1998 6:53:00 PM
From: Alan Markoff	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1542

brees (from Nancy), <<http://www.tidalweb.com/lions_den/pakistan.html>> Is this the way to stop what a Muslim perceives as sin? The CHristians in Bosnia are killing Muslims for what they consider righteousness. We are all sinners and God will judge and heal people from their sins. He disciplines as a loving Father and it is not always eternal as so many think. NO ONE escapes His discipline so whatever sin you have seen CHristians commit I can assure you they have been punished. Religions that believe they can be good enough to obtain justice from God tend to do horrendous acts of violence from self righteousness as the Muslims are doing in Pakistan and the Sudan. I am not saying Christians do not do horrendous things for we all know some of the history but I do say that Muslims are no better and being cold in heart and self righteous is the bottom of the barrell. <<There is a purpose in living and it is worshipping God and living according to his directives and it isn't erased by a simple insincere statement.>> How can you determine if someone is sincere before God or not? Only God is worthy to judge a persons heart and sincerity.

To: one_less who wrote (1080)	9/16/1998 7:45:00 PM
From: IN_GOD_I_TRUST	Respond to of 1542

brees, Thank you for your reply...... I have many problems with your position, but I respectfully would like to decline taking them up now. Please don't consider it an insult, or a cop out, but I don't want to take up to many conversations at once about your faith. It gets to confusing around here as I believe others would attest to, when to many conversations are going about too many issues simultaneously. And I am trying to come up with an organized conversation with Raymond about the Islamic faith. I have a list of issues and questions very long indeed about your faith. But I am addressing them one at a time with Raymond. I would welcome and look forward for you to join in our conversation at any time, and would encourage it as well about the outstanding question. But we need to take it one at a time. Even with one at a time it probably will spiral out of control, as it has in the past. Then so many issues that need addressing get lost in the shuffle and valuable issues that need to be addressed are not. That's why I want to conduct my conversation this way. I hope you can understand and look forward to your involvement in our current outstanding question or issue. And I'm sure someone else will take up conversation with you about this and any other posts you care to post. So they will not get lost. So go ahead, let your position be heard and enter into conversation on our friendly thread.......I'm sure someone is ready to engage you! Thanks, Steve