necoandjeff wrote:
> John W. wrote:
> 
>>necoandjeff wrote:
>>
>>>Whether you call it born again or not, isn't Kevin simply
>>>referring to that
>>>simply wonderful Christian concept that (thanks to that nasty
>>>bitch Eve) all
>>>people are essentially born bad, evil people with wretched
>>>souls that need
>>>to be saved in order to go to heaven. And isn't it the being
>>>saved part that
>>>makes one "born again."
>>
>>I refuse to speculate what he is referring to, but whether or not
>>that's the origin of 'born again' is irrelevant. These days to be born
>>again means to stray from the path and then re-discover God.
> 
> 
> How many people are devout Christians the day they are born? You have to be
> fed that nonsense by your parents and teachers in order to actually believe
> it 

No, there are far too many adult converts to various religions. By the 
way, are all religions nonsense, or just Christianity? I'm trying to 
figure out why it isolated for ridicule. Is Islam or Hinduism more 
empirical?

>(incidentally, the number one predictor of one's religion, far and above
> ethnicity, culture, nationality, citizenship, peers, socieconomic status,
> etc. is the religion of your parents. So much for seeking the "truth.")

This is one reason why the Roe Effect works.

-- 
Kevin
"This is the best election night in history."--Democratic National 
Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe, Nov. 2, 2004, just before 8 p.m. EST