And you don't see Jewish missionaries riding around on
bicyles badgering people.
It, however, has been attacked for two millenia.
I personally don't think/feel other belief structures are
correct for ME. That doesn't make them wrong for someone else.
-Ben
>I think it's also worth acknowledging though that attacking other religions
>is pretty much a necessity for any religion. At their core, religions serve
>two purposes: 1) codify a set of rules for behaviour for the preservation of
>a culture; and 2) attempt to explain the big hows and whys of the universe.
>
>These are both predicated on convincing people that the given religion is
>the correct way to acheive these two things. For the protection of the
>religion, it is essential for it to include written "truths" that other
>beliefs are false, and it will almost always have a cultural set of
>behaviours to reinforce those truths. (Typically the first is from the
>Torah/Bible/Koran, the second is from the mechanics of the church.)
>
>Of course, the various religions generally try to offset the "attack" rules
>by espousing how believers are protected and even non-believers can be
>"saved".
>
>-Kevin
>
>
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>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:55 AM
>Subject: RE: Comments on Catholic Church
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