Kevin Gowen wrote:
> 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?

No, all are equally nonsense. Christianity is particularly irritating,
however, because of its proselytizing nature and because I've been exposed
to it most of my life.

Jeff