On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Iain Tatch wrote: > Only in Monotheistic religions, and the only one of those that's got any > substantial following in this country is Judaism. One of my favourite > Christian-baiting tactics (when I'm in that sort of mood) is to put > forward my proposition that they have a pantheon of gods.
Christianity is a derived form of Judaism. It teaches that there is one God and that's it. > For a start there's the three they get into enough trouble with just by > admitting their existence: God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit (whatever that is). One being - three persons. > Then you've got a couple of other major deities such as the Virgin Mary > (especially revered in Catholicism) and Satan, and a host of minor gods > who they usually name "saints". Neither is a God. Mary is human and that's it. She is revered as an example (as are the saints). Satan is just a messanger whose gone "off message". His name, Satan, means accuser and that's basically what he does according to Christian teaching - he accuses us before ourselves and God. All very simple. ;) It's also all very beside the point. Jason Clifford -- UKFSN.ORG Finance Free Software while you surf the 'net http://www.ukfsn.org/ ADSL Broadband available now
