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To: Krowbar who wrote (32257)	3/9/1999 8:01:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 108807

It holds a certain appeal for us agnostics as well. One simply expresses sorrow for the sins one has committed without reference to the fear of hellfire, which was supposed to be the motivating factor. One of the best allegorical descriptions of purgatory and hell that I have read is C. S. Lewis's The Great Divorce. If you haven't read it, do give it a shot. It makes a great deal more sense than the visions of fire and brimstone, yet it does convey a hell out of a nightmare--and one that is believable.

To: Krowbar who wrote (32257)	3/9/1999 9:35:00 AM
From: DScottD	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

<I forgot the exact words for making a perfect act of contrition> Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, And I detest all my sins because of Your just punishment. But most of all, because they offend You, my God, Who is all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin, Amen. Until I was well into my teens, I thought the first line was: "Oh my God, I am hardly sorry for having offended You." 100 Acts of Contrition will buy you a couple of hours indulgence from Purgatory according to the Sin and Indulgence balance sheet.