Re: christian love at its best



Alan Cossey wrote:

> "Salahuddin" <Muslim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > "Alan Cossey" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> "Salahuddin" <Muslim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >>>A film apparently showing a Royal Marine being beaten unconscious
> >>>has been widely condemned.
> >>> The footage obtained by the News of the World appears to show two
> >>> naked men being forced to fight each other.
> >>>
> >>> One of the men is then kicked in the face, allegedly by one of his
> >>> superiors in 42 Commando.
> >>>
> >>> READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT -
> >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4475034.stm
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Salahuddin,
> >> Naughty, naughty.
> >> What is your basis for describing these Royal Marines as being
> >> Christians?
> >>
> >> Alan
> >
> > rockaya said this is a christian nation, hence the army are
> > christians. rockaya will blame the Muslims for this too, but I see
> > no beards
> Salahuddin,
> I understand the thrust of your argument. This country has a Christian
> background. Christianity has been the only major religion for hundreds
> of years and, what, >80% still describe themselves as Christians,
> though most probably are not. Compare this to 2.7% claiming to be
> Moslems in the 2001 census.
> The actual number of true Christians is much harder to work out and,
> in one sense, is impossible as only God truly knows our hearts and our
> motives. However, the number of people attending a Christian church,
> home group or whatever on a regular, relatively frequent basis is
> somewhere around 10%. That would suggest a 90% chance that the Marines
> were not Christians.

Only about 18% of the British follow any religious beliefs, at least they
have got something right recently.

It is probably because at school these days they are not forced to read
parrot fashion from an old book of fables and then hate every other
living human that does not.

Like nother religious lot I can think of

>
>
> If Rock has said Britain is a Christian nation, I would have to
> disagree with him, but would agree if he is saying that Christianity
> is still the basis of some of our decisions, is still the main
> religious factor in our public and private lives and so on.
>
> I'd be interested to know your impression of what percentage of the
> Muslim world are true Muslims.
>
> Alan

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