Re: (TV) off topic belief

[Jay <piazzasanmarco@yahoo.com>]

i can practically hear philip's nervous fingers typing
this very instant


--- "Emilie T. Hsu" <ehsu@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Definitely off-topic -- but if you don't believe in
> Jesus, why do you care whether you'll end up in
> heaven or not?  
> 
> Plus, regardless of what Bush says -- and assuming
> your point is not that Bush is no authority on who
> does and does not get in heaven (well, whoever has
> that authority, please raise his or her hand, I am
> curious...) -- if you really want to end up in the
> Christian heaven, not believe in Jesus is probably
> not a good idea anyway.
> 
> Of course, if you happen to be Buddhist and want to
> go the Buddhist heaven (pure land of the west of
> some sort, believing in Jesus is probably optional)
> or Muslim (in which case, believing in Jesus is
> probably optional as well -- I think there may be
> some disagreements there, even though Jesus is
> considered to be one of the prophets) or believer of
> some other religion that has the same concept on
> after-life, then you probably have to believe in
> something or another, though believing in Jesus is
> most likely optional. 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:14:12 -0800 (PST)
> From: secretX@webtv.net
> Subject: (TV) Upcoming Televison Shows
> 
> Off Topic: One of my favorite topics is the
> separation of church and state. There's a poll at
> Newsweek.com. in the cover story George Bush And
> God. Click on the article about gospel in the White
> House.  The poll's on the left side. The Bible belt
> is winning. The question about morality seems to
> unfairly imply that, as Bush told a reporter, "You
> won't go to heaven if you don't believe in Jesus". 
> Morality is one thing, using God as a political tool
> is another.
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                                   --John Keats

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