RE: Arks of mail

Ralph Nielsen (nielsen@uidaho.edu)
Wed, 16 Apr 1997 20:01:10 -0700

WALT JR
>Well, I'm glad you get to sleep in on Sundays, Sarah, because the Bible
>teaches that a day is coming when you will wish you could sleep. I hope
>and will continue to pray that your heart will be softened to see His love
>and His glory. He truly loves you dearly, Sarah.
>
>His,
>Walt Jr.

RALPH NIELSEN
Walt, there are several problems here. First, how do you know just what the
Bible says, when you don't have the original MSS to hand? How do you know
that what you just referred to is an accurate translation of the original
MS? How do you know what the Bible teaches?

Another problem is the moral character of Yahweh. First you threaten Sarah
with an angry Yahweh who will spoil her Sunday morning sleep. On the day
that you Xians call the "Lord's Day," too. Then you turn right around and
try to tell her that this arrogant, small-minded deity wants her "to see
His love and His glory. He truly loves you dearly, Sarah."

Poor Sarah, Walt's Bible seems to teach him that not only will Yahweh
rudely awake you some Sunday morning; he will also tell you that "He truly
loves you dearly" and attempt to show you "His love and His glory" as well.
This sounds to me like what they used to call "a fate worse than death."

Isn't it great to know that this creature doesn't exist except in the minds
of people like Walt, Jr.?

Not His,
Ralph