Trisha Cummings wrote:
>
> Hi Kyle,

>     It was started over someone being I guess harassed for their CP by a
> bible thumper. I had an incident happen when Amber was a baby and we where
> just discovering she had CP. I was talking after the service about what was
> happening when this lovely woman - told me - GOD - did this to my child
> becasue I am a bad person and none of the people standing around said a
> thing. Now, I must admit the Christian version of God never had much
> creditibily with me in the first place, but this offended beyond. If people
> feel this way and talk to people this way then obviously it would seem to be
> a CP topic. Amber has had run-ins  - Who in their right mind picks on small
> child!  Besides CP seems to be an equal oppurtunity condition.
>
> >Also, I can't fathom your thesis that antiquity has bearing on the
> >validity of a faith system.

So you base your understading and opinion of Christianity based on the
comments of one ignorant soul and her accomplices?  Have you
investigated Christianity's claims on its own merits without being told
"what it means" by someone else?

>             Christianity is rather a late comer in the faith game.

And your point is?  The belief that the world is round is also a
latecomer to the science of geography, but that does not preclude its
validity.

 Yet, your
> believe your God is the the one and only and you must share this with us
> non-beleivers - is arrogant, autocratic, judgemental  and domineering.

 No
> one denies you the right to your beliefs or even the right to talk about

> them

Isn't that what you're doing right now?

>it the manner in which you do this, that is being objected to.
"Me" specifically, or "Christians" in general?

Man
> has been around for a long time. Somewhere between 30,000 and 35,000 years
> ago - beliefs came into being. The earliest ones were Goddess based.

 (In
> fact Goddess lives on in Christianity in the form Mary).

Where is there biblical reference to Mary as Deity?  In fact, Jn. 2:1-5;
Lk. 11:27,28; Mk. 3:32-35 seem to deny this idea.  A godly woman, yes.
A Goddess?  Nope.

 Why would any new
> comer belief be more valid than older ones. Christianity worked well for the
> leaders of the empire builders of the day. Christianity is a blending of the
> Jews and the Pagans right along with Romans.

Could you provide me with substantive (and historically contemporary)
documentation to back this up?
>
>                 Well got run - I'm off to Baltimore and Balticon 33!!
>
>                               Brightest Blessings

You seem to have strong feelings regarding this issue.  Perhaps we could
take the discussion "offline" and not burden our fellow listmates with
our stridence?

Write back if you'd like to continue

-Kyle