From: johnsd2@lib102.its.rpi.edu.its1 (Daniel Norman Johnson)
Subject: Re: Merry CHRISTmas to everyone,   I love all
Reply-To: johnsd2@lib102.its.rpi.edu.its1
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 00:52:55 GMT

In article 20082@ncsu.edu, storrs@eos.ncsu.edu (JERRY STORRS) writes:
>
>I would like to thank all of you who post here.  The one thing this group does
>for me is strengthen and broaden my faith with every posting I read.

That is, perhaps, good.

[deletia- messages not for a Godless Heather like myself ]

>I thank those of you who, in your disbelief, (unwittingly) do the task that God 
>has given you by reaffirming my footing on the path. I'm sure that you believe
>that you have full control of your destiny and that you do what you do because
>you want to.

Yeah! And never mind that annoying Free Will stuff! :) We're just
automatons in the hand of God, to guide YOU! :)

Funny thing tho. Isn't it Christian Doctrine (tm) that humans- even
naughty ones- can really make their own decisions? That if we
could not, we would not BE naughtybadheathens?

Hmmmmmmm...

>  I understand your attitude, flawed as I believe it may be, mainly
>because I know I can only let the Lord shine his light through me to you.

Hmm.. I dont see much of your posting. :/ Perhaps that's by design, but
you can't very well "shine" the "light" of "God" (":)") on us if we
never see you.

However, if you really understood our attitude, I think you would
see why the Flashlight Of God hasn't worked on us.

> I
>discovered long ago that if people want to wear dark glasses, then it is their
>choice to not see the Son.

Oh Gad, what an awful pun. :O <-- stunned expression.

Anway, even if we Saw The Light and Believed, we might not convert. Your
God does not look very appealing to me, at least. He sounds so bloodthirsty!

> I only hope that one day the light will be so 
>brilliant that even you will find the path and discover that the dark glasses
>were not necessary.

Hmm... We (err, well, I) spend some effort trying to see, as you
put it.

If we did not, we would not disbelieve, we would simply accept what we
were taught like good little drones. Most of us would be Christians,
I think, if only in name.

>I thank and pray for all of you, even though there are those who don't "want"
>it.  Happy Holy-days to all of you.

You're welcome. But praying for me is a waste of time, from both
of our views, I think. After all, how can I be 'saved' if I refuse
to Accept The Lord (tm)? And if I ->DO<- Accept The Lord (tm), is that
not sufficient? Why I should think it useless should be obvious.

Btw, what you mean by ' "want" '?

Oh well.

Have a nice, renewing Winter Solstice. (pardon awful spelling)

>		May the Lord Bless you and Keep you,   JLS

From what I've heard the Lord's Blessings are just too pricey for me.
And I don't wish to be kept by anyone. Please don't wish such things
on me. 

>(previous postings, although not as windy, seem to have been lost)

Perhaps that's why I never saw 'em. :)

>(HOOOOOOO-BOOOYYYYY !!!!!  I can feel the 'flames' already..YEEE-HAWW!)

I did not intend to flame; I understand that you mean well, and
I hope you understand that I do too.

---
			- Dan Johnson
And God said "Jeeze, this is dull"... and it *WAS* dull. Genesis 0:0

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