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Michael hits that nail on the head. Scripture is like a Rorschach, you
tend to project into it what you wish. There is actually a fairly
robust dialog going on between Mormons and Evangelical Christians, but
none of that was reflected in the piece that Frank shared. Most
Christians totally reject the fellow's exigesis of what happens when
one dies, emphasizing Luke 16 (if my memory serves me -- the parable of
the rich man and Lazarus) as opposed to bitter stuff written by old
King Solomon, after his life became pointless to him. That part of the
exigesis is disallowed by the fellow writing, because of the notion
that every word of the bible is totally inspired, something Mormons
scoff at. <br>
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We have more peer review in Christianity than Islam, but perhaps less
than Buddhism. That's why I referenced the fairlds.org site, there is
dialog there.<br>
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Yet the real question is how one lives the life one is given. Dr. Bruce
Grayson (U Conn) recounted an example: a minister dies, meets Jesus,
and begins asking him doctrinal questions, to which Jesus laughs and
asks him, "How did you treat the people I put into your life?"
Actually, the minister wasn't totally and completely dead, just mostly
dead, and with a bit of Magical Max manipulation, he returned and told
us the story. All true. <br>
Lynn<br>
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--To which I (and many others) ask, "why?" And, who
determines what a Christian is or isn't? Is there some
kind of peer review?
Michael
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