Re: Mutual Admiration Society

Sassanian (sassanian@SHELL.LIBERTY.COM)
Wed, 4 Dec 1996 10:32:28 -0800 (PST)

On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, Matthew wrote:

> At , you wrote: >>
> >>>TILL 12/2
> >>>Ralph, Michael, Mike, Steve, Rhonda, and all other skeptics, would you like
> >>>to start a mutual admiration society too? If so, this is how it will work:
> >>>no matter what any of us say in our postings, the others will immediately
> >>>fire off messages of congratulations that praise the effectiveness of the
> >>>postings. Each message will also conclude with a potshot at the Christians
> >>>on the list, something like: "The presuppositions being made by Christians
> >>>and others against atheism and skepticism is quite appalling. I think that
> >>>they do it without thinking, perhaps even without realizing it."
>
> Matthew 12/4
> Mr. Till, it may be that some atheist on this list do not understand the
> need for Christians to support one another. As such, let me offer a couple
> of verses:
>
> 1Thes 5:9-11
> 9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation
> through our Lord Jesus Christ.
> 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live
> together with him.
> 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact
> you are doing.
> (NIV)

Then do it in private or you should have no qualms in seeing it from
skeptics on the list. Agreed?

Mike