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To: Neocon who wrote (2359)	3/28/1999 5:26:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13060

You responded:"I don't consider what I said presumptuous at all. It is a well documented and written history. Adherents believe what they want. "

To: Neocon who wrote (2359)	4/21/1999 8:54:00 PM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13060

Neither Judaism or Christianity began as popular religions, and both were persecuted for many years before official/popular acceptance occurred. In both cases, their acceptance often required the incorporation of local customs/rituals in order to "attract" more followers. The history of how December 25 was chosen as Jesus' birthdate, or when Easter should be celebrated, are indicative of this. Buddhism "suffered" (not that evolution is necessarily suffering) similarly. I don't feel that this is presumptuous at all. The fact that I have studied religions as diverse as Catholicism/Judaism/Buddhism and recognize how they have developed doesn't make me bad/wrong. In fact, it puts me more in touch with the validity of each religion, but more precisely my own (Catholicism). I am better prepared to recognize where each one has morphed itself to gain more adherents.