From: mprc@troi.cc.rochester.edu (M. Price)
Newsgroups: talk.abortion,talk.religion.misc,alt.atheism
Subject: Re: Is it Christian values or chavinism?
Date: 30 Sep 92 19:19:52 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

In <nyikos.717793669@milo.math.scarolina.edu> nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos) writes:

>In <usglkrx.717686544@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> usglkrx@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Lori K. Rothman) writes:

>>nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos) writes:

>>>In <1992Sep25.211600.23804@coopsol.com> gordons@coopsol.com (Gordon Storga) writes:

>>>><1992Sep18.233054.14674@noao.edu> forgach@noao.edu (Suzanne Forgach) said:
>>>>>From article by iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Ivan A Derzhanski):
>>>>>> In article mprc@troi.cc.rochester.edu (M. Price) writes:
>>>>>> >In nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos) writes:
>>>>>> >    <...> the fact that Suzanne
>>>>>> >used the word "crucified" to refer to the justifiable tongue-lashing
>>>>>> >Christ gave those who debased His temple trivializes the agony and
>>>>>> >suffering He underwent in His death and spiritual separation from His
>>>>>> >Father.

>>>>Suzanne seems to ignore the castigation of other Christians who take her
>>>>to task for trivializing their god's contributions.  I notice she doesn't
>>>>apologize for it.

>>>Get with it, Gordon!  Don't you see how Ivan has exposed M. Price's 
>>>"castigation" for the hoax that it is?  And I've addressed this
>>>"castigation" myself several times.


>>Well, just to be fair, I asked my aunt what she thought of Suzanne's
>>"joke".  My aunt is 78 years old, goes to church every Sunday, doesn't
>>drink, etc.  Maybe not a typical Christian, but one who takes her 
>>religion seriously.  She told me that she felt Suzanne's use of
>>the word was "disrespectful".  She thought that the statement was "in
>>very bad taste".  The subject was "nothing to joke about".
>>I read her the statement that M. Price wrote, and she felt that
>>it was a very nice way of putting it.

>Did you read to her M. Price's original comment which elicited
>Suzanne's sarcastic [but sarcasm directed at M. Price] remark?
>M. Price accused Jesus of having "white hot flashes" and said
>"think of how those Scribes and Pharisees must have suffered."

     Oh boy, oh boy, let me please!  Duuhhh Peter, we've spoken about
reading comprehension before. Next time, read the name next to the
heading, or try reading the signature. Then you might have noticed that
the "White hot" rage comment was not mine, but (I think) Lori's.Get with
it, please.

>Suzanne's rejoinder, putting the "suffering of the Scribes and
>Pharisees" into perspective, was, "Oh, yeah, he really crucified
>them."

>>Maybe M. Price wasn't serious, but it doesn't really matter.  There are
>>people who feel that way.

>But think of the context.  After making his initial disrespectful
>comment, M. Price donned sheep's clothing, and your aunt saw only
>the sheep and not the wolf inside.

     This statement is not correct. In more than one way.

>>my opinions....(well, ok, my aunt's)

>I'd be interested in your aunt's reaction to this follow-up of mine.
>If she wishes, I can show her a lot more that has transpired along
>this thread.

    Oh, do! Please show her my original article about white hot
rage--somehow I don't seem to be able to find it.

>Peter Nyikos


                                                 M        P (I spaced it
out for the hard-of-reading).
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