I believe this is the ole 'tunnel vision' syndrome. When I was a cop I
viewed the general public as suspicious, no one could be taken for their
word. (sad but true, and it's still taught today in police academies).
Cops only dealt with 3-5% of the general public (the bad apples) but this
made cops suspicious of everyone.
When one is dealing with people and their problems, they need to be careful
on labeling everyone the same way. Yes, 9/11 gave the world a glimpse of
some really rotten individuals, and they happen to be Muslim, but this
doesn't make all Muslim's evil.
btw: from what was previously stated, how would you define a 'misfit
Christian' as apposed to a 'fit Christian'? I thought the whole idea of
religion was to make bad people good and good people better. So, a misfit
Christian, in my view, would be any person starting the journey to improve
them self. Am I missing something here?
-----Original Message-----
From: Campbell, Elizabeth [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 11:49 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Pledge of Allegiance ? Was church and state
The question is how does your friend the social worker define "good
Christian home"? Are the 90% social misfits that he sees coming from a
"Christian home" his perception only?
Main Entry: 1Chris*tian
Pronunciation: 'kris-ch&n, 'krish-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin christianus, adjective & n., from Greek christianos,
from Christos
Date: 1526
1 a : one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ b (1) :
DISCIPLE 2 (2) : a member of one of the Churches of Christ separating
from the Disciples of Christ in 1906 (3) : a member of the Christian
denomination having part in the union of the United Church of Christ
concluded in 1961
2 : the hero in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy HPTraderOnline [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 2:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Pledge of Allegiance ? Was church and state
Where do Christians live? If someone purports to have a Christian home,
they may not support Christian ideals?
Guy
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