On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:52:29 -0400, BAR wrote:

Jim24242 wrote:
Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
m...
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:17 am, HK wrote:
That's not the point, tim. The fact remains that in many
underdeveloped
countries, especially in central and south america, evangelical
christians use the "help" they offer impoverished native peoples as a
hook to "convert" them to the protestant form of christianity de jour.
I have a couple of relatives by marriage who support these efforts
with
contributions and trips to these countries to "help," and I have
listened to their tales and seen their newsletters. Well, I used
to...they stopped telling me about these conversion efforts after I
told
them many times I thought the practice was disgusting on many levels.
It's weird, too, because several times it was obvious that Roman
Catholics were being converted to protestantism...apparently the
simpie
evangelicals, many of them, try to promote the idea that the Catholics
are *not* christians.

To me, evangelical christians seem very insecure in their relgious
beliefs. Those who remain unconverted seem a threat to the
born-agains.
Reminds me of the Borg Collective from the old Star Trek shows.
"Assimilate...resistance is futile..."

Well, screw that.
harry, I have a brother and sister-in-law who have done the same in
Panama for years. sister-in-law is a dentist/LPN who has worked very
extensively with Guaymi indians for years. My brother builds clinics
and church's (Oops". I meant to say "COMPOUNDS!") their kids come up
here and finish high school then go back. My family members have no
insecurity in their faith. Of course they're not really living in a
hostile part of the world. Harry, for those who feel threatened by
Christianity. I feel sorry for.


If people like like my family members don't do anything to help who
they do. Then who will? the government?

Gee, tim...i dunno. My dentist is gone in july and august (his
partners handle emergencies) every year. He goes to underserved asian
countries (he's korean) to fix the teeth of kids who have no way to
pay for such services. He sure as hell isn't serving up religion with
his dentistry.

Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
unsophisticated native populations.

I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture.

It does give the impression of bribing or blackmailing. The poor
people need the health care and will sell their souls to the highest
bidder for that care.


Sometimes the promise of hope and change is enough to sway them.

Nice one!

Simple answers for simple people. Germans liked it too!

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:43:04 -0400, BAR wrote:

Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:47 am, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:17 am, HK wrote:
That's not the point, tim. The fact remains that in many underdeveloped
countries, especially in central and south america, evangelical
christians use the "help" they offer impoverished native peoples as a
hook to "convert" them to the protestant form of christianity de jour.
I have a couple of relatives by marriage who support these efforts with
contributions and trips to these countries to "help," and I have
listened to their tales and seen their newsletters. Well, I used
to...they stopped telling me about these conversion efforts after I told
them many times I thought the practice was disgusting on many levels.
It's weird, too, because several times it was obvious that Roman
Catholics were being converted to protestantism...apparently the simpie
evangelicals, many of them, try to promote the idea that the Catholics
are *not* christians.
To me, evangelical christians seem very insecure in their relgious
beliefs. Those who remain unconverted seem a threat to the born-agains..
Reminds me of the Borg Collective from the old Star Trek shows.
"Assimilate...resistance is futile..."
Well, screw that.
harry, I have a brother and sister-in-law who have done the same in
Panama for years. sister-in-law is a dentist/LPN who has worked very
extensively with Guaymi indians for years. My brother builds clinics
and church's (Oops". I meant to say "COMPOUNDS!") their kids come up
here and finish high school then go back. My family members have no
insecurity in their faith. Of course they're not really living in a
hostile part of the world. Harry, for those who feel threatened by
Christianity. I feel sorry for.
If people like like my family members don't do anything to help who
they do. Then who will? the government?
Gee, tim...i dunno. My dentist is gone in july and august (his partners
handle emergencies) every year. He goes to underserved asian countries
(he's korean) to fix the teeth of kids who have no way to pay for such
services. He sure as hell isn't serving up religion with his dentistry.

Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
unsophisticated native populations.

I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture.


"Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
unsophisticated native populations."

Thats transparently obious. Harry.


" I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture."

Yeah, look at what they're culture has had to offer them.


They have the option of not receiving the free dental work or medical
care. Everything comes with strings attached. There is no free lunch.

Dental work for pay comes at a set price, and it doesn't require a
life of indentured servitude, shame or guilt.

Snake oil salesmen peddle the same crap. False hope.

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:53:35 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jun 23, 7:43*am, BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:47 am, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:17 am, HK wrote:
That's not the point, tim. The fact remains that in many underdeveloped
countries, especially in central and south america, evangelical
christians use the "help" they offer impoverished native peoples as a
hook to "convert" them to the protestant form of christianity de jour.
I have a couple of relatives by marriage who support these efforts with
contributions and trips to these countries to "help," and I have
listened to their tales and seen their newsletters. Well, I used
to...they stopped telling me about these conversion efforts after I told
them many times I thought the practice was disgusting on many levels.
It's weird, too, because several times it was obvious that Roman
Catholics were being converted to protestantism...apparently the simpie
evangelicals, many of them, try to promote the idea that the Catholics
are *not* christians.
To me, evangelical christians seem very insecure in their relgious
beliefs. Those who remain unconverted seem a threat to the born-agains..
Reminds me of the Borg Collective from the old Star Trek shows.
"Assimilate...resistance is futile..."
Well, screw that.
harry, I have a brother and sister-in-law *who have done the same in
Panama for years. sister-in-law is a dentist/LPN who has worked very
extensively with Guaymi indians for years. My brother builds clinics
and church's (Oops". I meant to say "COMPOUNDS!") their kids come up
here and finish high school then go back. My family members have no
insecurity in their faith. Of course *they're not really living in a
hostile part of the world. Harry, for those who feel threatened by
Christianity. I feel sorry for.
If people like like my family members don't do anything to help who
they do. Then who will? the government?
Gee, tim...i dunno. My dentist is gone in july and august (his partners
handle emergencies) every year. He goes to underserved asian countries
(he's korean) to fix the teeth of kids who have no way to pay for such
services. He sure as hell isn't serving up religion with his dentistry.

Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
unsophisticated native populations.

I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture.

"Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
*unsophisticated native populations."

Thats transparently obious. Harry.

" I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture."

Yeah, look at what they're culture has had to offer them.

They have the option of not receiving the free dental work or medical
care. Everything comes with strings attached. There is no free lunch.

They also have the option of taking advantage of the health care with
no evangelicalism. no one forces anything on anyone.

You are a naive fellow if you think there isn't a debt incurred.

jps wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:53:35 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jun 23, 7:43 am, BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:47 am, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:17 am, HK wrote:
That's not the point, tim. The fact remains that in many underdeveloped
countries, especially in central and south america, evangelical
christians use the "help" they offer impoverished native peoples as a
hook to "convert" them to the protestant form of christianity de jour.
I have a couple of relatives by marriage who support these efforts with
contributions and trips to these countries to "help," and I have
listened to their tales and seen their newsletters. Well, I used
to...they stopped telling me about these conversion efforts after I told
them many times I thought the practice was disgusting on many levels.
It's weird, too, because several times it was obvious that Roman
Catholics were being converted to protestantism...apparently the simpie
evangelicals, many of them, try to promote the idea that the Catholics
are *not* christians.
To me, evangelical christians seem very insecure in their relgious
beliefs. Those who remain unconverted seem a threat to the born-agains..
Reminds me of the Borg Collective from the old Star Trek shows.
"Assimilate...resistance is futile..."
Well, screw that.
harry, I have a brother and sister-in-law who have done the same in
Panama for years. sister-in-law is a dentist/LPN who has worked very
extensively with Guaymi indians for years. My brother builds clinics
and church's (Oops". I meant to say "COMPOUNDS!") their kids come up
here and finish high school then go back. My family members have no
insecurity in their faith. Of course they're not really living in a
hostile part of the world. Harry, for those who feel threatened by
Christianity. I feel sorry for.
If people like like my family members don't do anything to help who
they do. Then who will? the government?
Gee, tim...i dunno. My dentist is gone in july and august (his partners
handle emergencies) every year. He goes to underserved asian countries
(he's korean) to fix the teeth of kids who have no way to pay for such
services. He sure as hell isn't serving up religion with his dentistry.
Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
unsophisticated native populations.
I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture.
"Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
unsophisticated native populations."
Thats transparently obious. Harry.
" I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture."
Yeah, look at what they're culture has had to offer them.
They have the option of not receiving the free dental work or medical
care. Everything comes with strings attached. There is no free lunch.
They also have the option of taking advantage of the health care with
no evangelicalism. no one forces anything on anyone.

You are a naive fellow if you think there isn't a debt incurred.


The great joe hill wrote a song about this:


Long-haired preachers come out every night,
Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right;
But when asked how 'bout something to eat
They will answer in voices so sweet

You will eat, bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky;
Work and pray, live on hay,
You'll get pie in the sky when you die

And the Starvation Army they play,
And they sing and they clap and they pray,
Till they get all your coin on the drum,
Then they tell you when you're on the bum

Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out
And they holler, they jump and they shout
Give your money to Jesus, they say,
He will cure all diseases today

If you fight hard for children and wife-
Try to get something good in this life-
You're a sinner and bad man, they tell,
When you die you will sure go to hell.

Workingmen of all countries, unite
Side by side we for freedom will fight
When the world and its wealth we have gained
To the grafters we'll sing this refrain

You will eat, bye and bye,
When you've learned how to cook and how to fry;
Chop some wood, 'twill do you good
Then you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye

The chorus is sung in a call and response pattern.

You will eat [You will eat] bye and bye [bye and bye]
In that glorious land above the sky [Way up high]
Work and pray [Work and pray] live on hay [live on hay]
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]

Thus the final verse becomes

You will eat [You will eat] bye and bye [bye and bye]
When you've learned how to cook and how to fry [How to fry]
Chop some wood [Chop some wood], 'twill do you good [do you good]
Then you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye [That's no lie]


joe hill, for the culturally ignorant, was a labor organizer early in
the last century who was framed for murder by the bosses of the copper
mines where he was organizing workers. He was murdered by a state firing
squad.

On Jun 23, 9:10*am, Gene wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:17:34 -0400, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 1:53 am, jps wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:00:13 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jun 23, 12:13 am, jps wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:38:11 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jun 22, 6:23 pm, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 22, 6:06 pm, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 22, 6:02 pm, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 22, 8:56 am, HK wrote:
wf3h wrote:
On Jun 22, 6:20 am, Jim24242 wrote:
That's good news for Harry Krause, isn't it. The fear and intimidation
you suffer at the prospect of being asked to consider a moral, ethical,
and religious life must have you shakin in your boots
except, of course, the s. baptists have never come close to living a
moral ethical and religious life. the church was founded as a
proslavery church in 1845 and has opposed freedom for anyone ever
since...in the name of god. it's also america's leading pro-
creationism church
IOW it's wrong about everything.
An absolutely backwards "bunch" of religious zealots, doing "the devil's
work" wherever it can. That floridajim believes they're moral and
ethical says even more about him than it does about the white southern
baptists.
What about the Black Southern Baptists, Harry? *There's lots of them.
Different organization.
nope.
Yup.
Nope.
and what do you think is the objective of a Southern Baptist
"Missionary" Hospital?
Proselytizing.
"Proselytizing.?"
Surely you can do better than that, Harry.
I'd say it never occurred to you that the Christian (Catholic and
Protestant) *Churches main mission is to do the will of Jesus.
*James 2:14 * Dear brothers, what's the use of saying that you have
faith and are Christians if you aren't proving it by helping others?
Will that kind of faith save anyone?
James 2:15 *If you have a friend who is in need of food and
clothing, * and you say to him, "Well, good-bye and God bless you;
stay warm and eat hearty," and then don't give him clothes or food,
what good does that do?
James 2:17 So you see, it isn't enough just to have faith. You must
also do good to prove that you have it. Faith that doesn't show itself
by good works is no faith at all--it is dead and useless.
James 2:20 Fool! When will you ever learn that "believing" is useless
without doing what God wants you to? Faith that does not result in
good deeds is not real faith.
Just a few of the references Harry. But I don't expect you to believe
any of it. It's not your nature.
WTF do any of the above quotes have to do with missionary work or
proselytizing on behalf of Christianity?
It's an endeavor that seeks to enrich the organization more than
spreading Jesus' teachings. *You're supposed to live and be guided by
his spirit, not try to sell his way.
Anyone who has a beef with unions trying to enrich their organizations
should have a major problem with missionaries.
Bunch of whoey.
My favorite is the missionaries who hunted aboriginals with the aim of
converting them just before putting them to death in order to send
them onto Jesus.
****ing insanity that continues today in a somewhat benign manner.
Of course you would think so.
I have good reason.

More have died in the name of Jesus than any other "cause."

Hmmm *yeah. If that's what you wish to believe, then I suppose you
need to stay locked in your house and not ever venture outside, and
keep a 9mm close by. you never know when some christian will come
knocking at your door.

That's not the point, tim. The fact remains that in many underdeveloped
countries, especially in central and south america, evangelical
christians use the "help" they offer impoverished native peoples as a
hook to "convert" them to the protestant form of christianity de jour.
I have a couple of relatives by marriage who support these efforts with
contributions and trips to these countries to "help," and I have
listened to their tales and seen their newsletters. Well, I used
to...they stopped telling me about these conversion efforts after I told
them many times I thought the practice was disgusting on many levels.
It's weird, too, because several times it was obvious that Roman
Catholics were being converted to protestantism...apparently the simpie
evangelicals, many of them, try to promote the idea that the Catholics
are *not* christians.

To me, evangelical christians seem very insecure in their relgious
beliefs. Those who remain unconverted seem a threat to the born-agains.
Reminds me of the Borg Collective from the old Star Trek shows.
"Assimilate...resistance is futile..."

Well, screw that.

I have a generous helping of these screwball relatives, too...
including clergy. *I, too, hear all of the stories about people of
"other" religions finally seeing the light and coming over to "their"
side (especially Catholics and Jews). (A messianic Jew?? WTF??)

Southern Baptists believe that it is their duty to convert everybody
to their way of thinking....it is stated in their writings. If you
aren't a Southern Baptist, you are not, in their eyes, a "real"
Christian and must be saved.

As for Harry's ridiculous assertion concerning the number of folks
killed by Christians..... here's a short list:

"Listed are only events that solely occurred on command or
participation of church authorities or were committed in the name of
Christianity. (List incomplete)

Ancient Pagans

As soon as Christianity became legal in the Roman Empire by imperial
edict (315), more and more pagan temples were destroyed by Christian
mob. Pagan priests were killed.

Between 315 and 6th century thousands of pagan believers were slain.

Examples of destroyed Temples: the Sanctuary of Aesculap in Aegaea,
the Temple of Aphrodite in Golgatha, Aphaka in Lebanon, the
Heliopolis.

Christian priests such as Mark of Arethusa or Cyrill of Heliopolis
were famous as "temple destroyer." [DA468]

Pagan services became punishable by death in 356. [DA468]

Christian Emperor Theodosius (408-450) even had children executed,
because they had been playing with remains of pagan statues. [DA469]
According to Christian chroniclers he "followed meticulously all
Christian teachings..."

In 6th century pagans were declared void of all rights.

In the early fourth century the philosopher Sopatros was executed on
demand of Christian authorities. [DA466]

The world famous female philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria was torn to
pieces with glass fragments by a hysterical Christian mob led by a
Christian minister named Peter, in a church, in 415.
[DO19-25]

Mission

Emperor Karl (Charlemagne) in 782 had 4500 Saxons, unwilling to
convert to Christianity, beheaded. [DO30]

Peasants of Steding (Germany) unwilling to pay suffocating church
taxes: between 5,000 and 11,000 men, women and children slain
5/27/1234 near Altenesch/Germany. [WW223]

15th century Poland: 1019 churches and 17987 villages plundered by
Knights of the Order. Number of victims unknown. [DO30]

16th and 17th century Ireland. English troops "pacified and civilized"
Ireland, where only Gaelic "wild Irish", "unreasonable beasts lived
without any knowledge of God or good manners, in common of their
goods, cattle, women, children and every other thing." One of the more
successful soldiers, a certain Humphrey Gilbert, half-brother of Sir
Walter Raleigh, ordered that "the heddes of all those (of what sort
soever thei were) which were killed in the daie, should be cutte off
from their bodies... and should bee laied on the ground by eche side
of the waie", which effort to civilize the Irish indeed caused "greate
terrour to the people when thei sawe the heddes of their dedde
fathers, brothers, children, kinsfolke, and freinds on the grounde".
Tens of thousands of Gaelic Irish fell victim to the carnage. [SH99,
225]

Crusades (1095-1291)

First Crusade: 1095 on command of pope Urban II. [WW11-41]

Semlin/Hungary 6/24/96 thousands slain. Wieselburg/Hungary 6/12/96
thousands. [WW23]

9/9/96-9/26/96 Nikaia, Xerigordon (then Turkish), thousands
respectively. [WW25-27]

Until January 1098 a total of 40 capital cities and 200 castles
conquered (number of slain unknown) [WW30]

After 6/3/98 Antiochia (then Turkish) conquered, between 10,000 and
60,000 slain. 6/28/98 100,000 Turks (incl. women and children) killed.
[WW32-35]
Here the Christians "did no other harm to the women found in [the
enemy's] tents - save that they ran their lances through their
bellies," according to Christian chronicler Fulcher of Chartres.
[EC60]

Marra (Maraat an-numan) 12/11/98 thousands killed. Because of the
subsequent famine "the already stinking corpses of the enemies were
eaten by the Christians" said chronicler Albert Aquensis. [WW36]

Jerusalem conquered 7/15/1099 more than 60,000 victims (Jewish,
Muslim, men, women, children). [WW37-40]
In the words of one witness: "there [in front of Solomon's temple] was
such a carnage that our people were wading ankle-deep in the blood of
our foes", and after that "happily and crying for joy our people
marched to our Saviour's tomb, to honour it and to pay off our debt of
gratitude."

The Archbishop of Tyre, eye-witness, wrote: "It was impossible to look ....

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I understand what you're saying Gene. But were these madmen truely
Christian? I dare say not. they wore the name, but their actions
proved differently.


"Southern Baptists believe that it is their duty to convert everybody
to their way of thinking....it is stated in their writings. ..."

Isn't that the rule with most (and I mean MOST--not all) religions?

On Jun 23, 1:29*pm, jps wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:10:29 -0400, Gene

wrote:
I have good reason.

More have died in the name of Jesus than any other "cause."

Hmmm *yeah. If that's what you wish to believe, then I suppose you
need to stay locked in your house and not ever venture outside, and
keep a 9mm close by. you never know when some christian will come
knocking at your door.
killed by Christians..... here's a short list:

"Listed are only events that solely occurred on command or
participation of church authorities or were committed in the name of
Christianity. (List incomplete)

Snipped...

Tim? *Where are you Tim? *Hello?

Thanks Gene.

Working from 7:30 AM to 5:15PM today

On Jun 23, 1:34*pm, HK wrote:
jps wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:10:29 -0400, Gene
wrote:

I have good reason.

More have died in the name of Jesus than any other "cause."
Hmmm *yeah. If that's what you wish to believe, then I suppose you
need to stay locked in your house and not ever venture outside, and
keep a 9mm close by. you never know when some christian will come
knocking at your door.

killed by Christians..... here's a short list:

"Listed are only events that solely occurred on command or
participation of church authorities or were committed in the name of
Christianity. (List incomplete)

Snipped...

Tim? *Where are you Tim? *Hello?

Thanks Gene.

A typical response from the christian sectists: "oh, those people who
killed all those other people weren't *real* christians."

*snerk

Exactly Harry. Do you know of ANY order that Jesus made to persecute
others?


I don't think so.

On Jun 23, 2:22*pm, jps wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:37:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



On Jun 23, 6:53*am, wf3h wrote:
On Jun 22, 10:47*am, "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!"

wrote:
On Jun 22, 8:06*am, Tim wrote:

On Jun 22, 6:50*am, wf3h wrote:

IOW it's wrong about everything.

I very much disagree with you , but I won't argue about it.

I wonder why seemingly good people, and of course assholes like Harry
feel the need to push their anti-Christian bigotry on everyone
whenever they find a remote opening, or even make one up? Why must
they shove their "religion" down our throats all the time... * * Oh,
but we can't talk about ours, that would hurt their feelings and they
would want to take us to court snerk In other words, why are they so
hypocritical?

the s. baptists are anything but christian.

If you wish to believe so.

Oh so circumspect. *It doesn't pass the smell test.

To you? probably not. But then again, that is expected.

On Jun 23, 3:38*pm, jps wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:43:04 -0400, BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:47 am, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:17 am, HK wrote:
That's not the point, tim. The fact remains that in many underdeveloped
countries, especially in central and south america, evangelical
christians use the "help" they offer impoverished native peoples as a
hook to "convert" them to the protestant form of christianity de jour.
I have a couple of relatives by marriage who support these efforts with
contributions and trips to these countries to "help," and I have
listened to their tales and seen their newsletters. Well, I used
to...they stopped telling me about these conversion efforts after I told
them many times I thought the practice was disgusting on many levels.
It's weird, too, because several times it was obvious that Roman
Catholics were being converted to protestantism...apparently the simpie
evangelicals, many of them, try to promote the idea that the Catholics
are *not* christians.
To me, evangelical christians seem very insecure in their relgious
beliefs. Those who remain unconverted seem a threat to the born-agains..
Reminds me of the Borg Collective from the old Star Trek shows.
"Assimilate...resistance is futile..."
Well, screw that.
harry, I have a brother and sister-in-law *who have done the same in
Panama for years. sister-in-law is a dentist/LPN who has worked very
extensively with Guaymi indians for years. My brother builds clinics
and church's (Oops". I meant to say "COMPOUNDS!") their kids come up
here and finish high school then go back. My family members have no
insecurity in their faith. Of course *they're not really living in a
hostile part of the world. Harry, for those who feel threatened by
Christianity. I feel sorry for.
If people like like my family members don't do anything to help who
they do. Then who will? the government?
Gee, tim...i dunno. My dentist is gone in july and august (his partners
handle emergencies) every year. He goes to underserved asian countries
(he's korean) to fix the teeth of kids who have no way to pay for such
services. He sure as hell isn't serving up religion with his dentistry.

Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
unsophisticated native populations.

I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture.

"Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
*unsophisticated native populations."

Thats transparently obious. Harry.

" I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture."

Yeah, look at what they're culture has had to offer them.

They have the option of not receiving the free dental work or medical
care. Everything comes with strings attached. There is no free lunch.

Dental work for pay comes at a set price, and it doesn't require a
life of indentured servitude, shame or guilt.

Snake oil salesmen peddle the same crap. *False hope.

To you? probably so.

On Jun 23, 3:39*pm, jps wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:53:35 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



On Jun 23, 7:43*am, BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:47 am, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 5:17 am, HK wrote:
That's not the point, tim. The fact remains that in many underdeveloped
countries, especially in central and south america, evangelical
christians use the "help" they offer impoverished native peoples as a
hook to "convert" them to the protestant form of christianity de jour.
I have a couple of relatives by marriage who support these efforts with
contributions and trips to these countries to "help," and I have
listened to their tales and seen their newsletters. Well, I used
to...they stopped telling me about these conversion efforts after I told
them many times I thought the practice was disgusting on many levels.
It's weird, too, because several times it was obvious that Roman
Catholics were being converted to protestantism...apparently the simpie
evangelicals, many of them, try to promote the idea that the Catholics
are *not* christians.
To me, evangelical christians seem very insecure in their relgious
beliefs. Those who remain unconverted seem a threat to the born-agains..
Reminds me of the Borg Collective from the old Star Trek shows.
"Assimilate...resistance is futile..."
Well, screw that.
harry, I have a brother and sister-in-law *who have done the same in
Panama for years. sister-in-law is a dentist/LPN who has worked very
extensively with Guaymi indians for years. My brother builds clinics
and church's (Oops". I meant to say "COMPOUNDS!") their kids come up
here and finish high school then go back. My family members have no
insecurity in their faith. Of course *they're not really living in a
hostile part of the world. Harry, for those who feel threatened by
Christianity. I feel sorry for.
If people like like my family members don't do anything to help who
they do. Then who will? the government?
Gee, tim...i dunno. My dentist is gone in july and august (his partners
handle emergencies) every year. He goes to underserved asian countries
(he's korean) to fix the teeth of kids who have no way to pay for such
services. He sure as hell isn't serving up religion with his dentistry.

Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
unsophisticated native populations.

I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture.

"Sorry, tim, but I am no fan of evangelizing, *especially* among
*unsophisticated native populations."

Thats transparently obious. Harry.

" I am sure the Ngäbe appreciate the dental work, and they'd probably
appreciate it more without the efforts of evangelicals to sell them
jesus and in the process destroy their culture."

Yeah, look at what they're culture has had to offer them.

They have the option of not receiving the free dental work or medical
care. Everything comes with strings attached. There is no free lunch.

They also have the option of taking advantage of the health care *with
no evangelicalism. no one forces anything on anyone.

You are a naive fellow if you think there isn't a debt incurred.

I know my family and I know how their mission works. Tell you what.
Why don't you go to Panama and stay for a month and see for yourself.

I have.