Christian insanity

David Flandry errancy@infidels.org
Mon, 31 May 1999 11:27:49 -0400 (00928182469, 007c01beab7a$28c1c560$ee024d0c@oemcomputer)


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FROM: David Flandry,dflandry@worldnet.att.net
TO: errancy@infidels.org
SENT: 05-31-1999
SUBJECT: Christian insanity
 
    On May 27, 1999 at 11:10 AM Matthew Bell wrote:
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   >Matthew Bell

> >Who said unborn babies are in hell? Such is nothing more than
> >what you accusse Sims of, i.e. begging the question. Please
> >provide proof for that which you assume? As a further point of
> >which you are obviously ignorant, babies/children are
> >hell-deserving not through a specific committed sin, but through
> >what they are by nature i.e. sinful beings.Again, groups which
> >deny original sin are not excluded in my statement.
snip However, on May 22, 1999 at 12:52 PM , Matthew Bell wrote: snip
> Matthew Bell
> Christians freely admit (that's with one 't' not two) that ALL life derives
> from God and can be disposed of by Him at His Will. Such is especially true
> of sinful man, who is hell-deserving and indeed, without the mercy and
> intervention of God hell-bound, including children in the womb, infants and
> children. Exempt from such beliefs of course would be groups which deny
> original sin, e.g. the Church of Christ, the Mormons etc etc.
snip So Matthew Bell answered his own question retroactively. Some CHRISTIANS believe babies in the womb deserve hell, and in fact are hell- bound. Its because some xians believe this absurd doctrine that skeptics have even mentioned it in the first place. ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01BEAB58.9CF00540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ORIGINAL MESSAGE</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>FROM: David <A=20 href=3D"mailto:Flandry,dflandry@worldnet.att.net">Flandry,dflandry@worldn= et.att.net</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>TO: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:errancy@infidels.org">errancy@infidels.org</A></FONT></DIV=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>SENT: 05-31-1999</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>SUBJECT: Christian = insanity</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>On May 27, 1999 at 11:10 AM Matthew Bell wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; snip</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&gt;Matthew = Bell<BR>&gt; &gt;Who=20 said unborn babies are in hell? Such is nothing more than<BR>&gt; =
&gt;what you=20
accusse Sims of, i.e. begging the question. Please <BR>&gt; &gt;provide = proof=20 for that which you assume? As a further point of<BR>&gt; &gt;which you = are=20 obviously ignorant, babies/children are <BR>&gt; &gt;hell-deserving not = through=20 a specific committed sin, but through<BR>&gt; &gt;what they are by = nature i.e.=20 sinful beings.Again, groups which<BR>&gt; &gt;deny original sin are not = excluded=20 in my statement.<BR></FONT>&nbsp;<FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20 snip</FONT></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp; However, on May 22, 1999 = at 12:52 PM ,=20 Matthew Bell wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>snip</FONT></DIV> <DIV>&gt;<FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Matthew Bell<BR>&gt; Christians = freely admit=20 (that's with one 't' not two) that ALL life derives<BR>&gt; from God and = can be=20 disposed of by Him at His Will. Such is especially true<BR>&gt; of = sinful man,=20 who is hell-deserving and indeed, without the mercy and<BR>&gt; = intervention of=20 God hell-bound, including children in the womb, infants and<BR>&gt; = children.=20 Exempt from such beliefs of course would be groups which deny<BR>&gt; = original=20 sin, e.g. the Church of Christ, the Mormons etc etc. <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;=20 snip</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp; So Matthew = Bell&nbsp;answered his own=20 question retroactively. Some </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp; = CHRISTIANS&nbsp;</FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>believe </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>babies = in </FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>the womb deserve hell, and in fact</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp; are hell- = bound.&nbsp;</FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>Its because some xians believe this absurd=20 doctrine</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp; that skeptics have=20 even&nbsp;</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>mentioned&nbsp;it in the = first=20 place.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01BEAB58.9CF00540--