From: skinner@sp94.csrd.uiuc.edu (Gregg Skinner)
Subject: Re: Davidians and compassion
Reply-To: g-skinner@uiuc.edu
Organization: UIUC Center for Supercomputing Research and Development
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sandvik@newton.apple.com (Kent Sandvik) writes:

>In article <1993Apr20.143400.569@ra.royalroads.ca>, mlee@post.RoyalRoads.ca
>(Malcolm Lee) wrote:
>> Do you judge all Christians by the acts of those who would call
>> themselves Christian and yet are not?  The BD's contradicted scripture
>> in their actions.  They were NOT Christian.  Simple as that.  Perhaps
>> you have read too much into what the media has portrayed.  Ask any
>> true-believing Christian and you will find that they will deny any
>> association with the BD's.  Even the 7th Day Adventists have denied any
>> further ties with this cult, which was what they were.

>Well, if they were Satanists, or followers of an obscure religion,
>then I would be sure that Christians would in unison condemn and 
>make this to a show case.

You might be sure, but you would also be wrong.

>And does not this show the dangers with religion -- in order 
>word a mind virus that will make mothers capable of letting
>their small children burn to ashes while they scream?

I suspect the answer to this question is the same as the answer to,
"Do not the actions of the likes of Stalin show the dangers of
atheism?"

