On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 16:35 +0100, Tim Dijkstra wrote: > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:33:38 -0600 > John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> wrote: > > > In a more general sense, whether you are religious or not, there is no > > denying that the people inspired (for good or ill) by the Bible have > > left a remarkable impact on human history: > > Persecution, terror, war ... The anti-slavery movement. Missionaries going out and digging wells, instructing on public health. The Red *Cross* Society. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Whatever may be the moral ambiguities of the so-called demoratic nations and however serious may be their failure to conform perfectly to their democratic ideals, it is sheer moral perversity to equate the inconsistencies of a democratic civilization with the brutalities which modern tyrannical states practice." Reinhold Nieburhr, ca. 1940
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