Re: the stupidest Bible story -- BLATANT COPYING

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Crowley) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
 
> We don't know what rules or strategms are used in the spiritual
> sphere.  For example we are told there is a spiritual war on.  But
> they manufacture no weapons of war, cannot cut off each other's supply
> lines, and cannot die in the sense  human soldiers do ("the intent of
> war is to close on and kill the enemy").  So what sort of war is it? 
> It seems to me it is a proxy war in some ways, just as the USSR and
> the USA fought each other via Vietnam, Korea etc.  Except this time we
> are in the proxy territories.  The devil hurts God by destroying God's
> people - simple as that.
> 
> If you can tell me how a spiritual war is fought, then you will also
> be able to tell me why Christ chose to send the Spirit from heaven and
> not earth.  I can't tell you the answer to either question.

I think given the choice between believing that the ancient stories of
superstitious and gullible men might be, shall we say, out of touch
with the real world, and believing that spiritual wars are won by
abandoning your troops, denying them access to vital intelligence,
aiding and supporting the enemy, executing maneuvers that consistently
expose your weakest flanks to the enemy's best assaults, withholding
direct support, allowing your chain of command to break down to the
point that there is considerable confusion among the soldiers as to
who the legitimate officers are, and ultimately sending most of your
own children to eternal torment in hell--well, I know which
alternative seems most reasonable to me, and I think that 99 times out
of 100, if the 99 times dealt with non-Catholic stories, you would
probably agree with me.  The question is why you don't in the 100th
case.

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