Tink, commenting on my new view of JC:
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I clearly made a false assumption about JC being kind,
loving and forgiving. Thanks to you, and your refeences to
scripture, I have been disabused of such faulty notions.

Yes, and Good.
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But, Tink, why do you see this as good? Are you thus definitely saying
that JC was neither kind, loving, or forgiving? The only reason I
repeat my question is because this revelation stuns me.

Tink wonders:
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I definitely agree that you have some silly notions about
the kind and caring prophet, and I would be interested where
you got those ideas.
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I must get these notions from the society around me. I'm a
non-believer, but I have some intellectual curiousity about the people
around me (some of whom purport to be Christians). They tell me of a
kind, caring, loving, forgiving JC. I guess I've believed them in the
past because, in my non-believer mind, the only way I could come even
close to accepting this religious stuff, is if it offerred a life
philosophy worth emulating: kindnees, peace, charity etc.

Now you've explained to me that it isn't so. In your words, they were
"silly notions".

However, what am I to replace those silly notions with? What, then, if
not love and peace, is the true nature of JC?

frtzw906