From: Max More (max@maxmore.com)
Date: Fri Jun 28 2002 - 17:59:32 MDT
At 06:53 PM 6/28/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>THere are many protestant sects which do not accept the divinity of
>jesus. The alleged divinity of the guy has been probably THE major bone
>of contention among christian sects since before the Council of Nicea.
They may *say*, but I think they should not be considered Protestants at
all. They can't really be considered Christians even. The early Church did
have protracted and heated discussions about exactly what it meant to talk
about "the son of God". However, as a matter of good cognitive practice we
should stick to the usage according to which a Christian are all and only
those who believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ. [To make this more
lively, read each instance of this name in a deep, booming Southern accent
-- "Jay-sus Chrasst!!"] After all, what is a CHRIST-ian otherwise?
I think that to be considered a Christian, someone needs to believe more
than that J.C. was a really cool kind of guy.
Dancing on the head of a pin, wearing my nanoshoes,
Max
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