Re: Michael Jackson bust

On 28 Nov 2003 07:24:18 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Crowley),
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>"Mike Painter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> "Jos Flachs" <'wcruise'@ksc15.th.com> wrote in message
>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > On 26 Nov 2003 04:41:07 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob
>> > Crowley) wrote:
>> >
>> > >The difference between Michael Jackson and any other alleged
>> > >paedophile, or a past American President and any other alleged
>> > >adulterer, or a former (now deceased) cricketer and any other gambling
>> > >"fixer", or a movie star with weight problems and any other overweight
>> > >person, is that they are public figures.  For every public figure
>> > >arrested or criticised on such counts, there are probably hundreds of
>> > >private individuals who are not publicly berated.
>> > Nevertheless, since they are public figures they have to bear the
>> > responsibility of their actions. They want to be in the spot lights,
>> > and have all the benefits? Then they pay the price.
>> 
>> They may not be publically berated but ask a few of your friends to let
>> their children sleep with you for a few nights and see what happens to you
>> in private.
>> They'd handcuff you and toss you in the back of a squad car rather than lete
>> you surrender with your attorney.
>> 
>> > >It is a moot point whether the public figure should be so treated,
>> > >although I suppose if they gain the benefit of sympathetic media and
>> > >marketing in more favourable times, then they are at the risk of the
>> > >opposite happening in due course.
>>  
>> > >IN the case of the church, I believe God (I'm a Christian obviously)
>> > >wants His church back in one piece.
>> > Pretty weak god you worship. They (obviously you forgot to mention you
>> > worship at least 3 deities) created the universe, didn't they? A minor
>> > miracle would suffice...
>> >
>> > >Between the thousands of
>> > >differing Protestant sects who cannot agree despite having the same
>> > >Bible by the same Holy Spirit, poltical chicanery by the Orthodox
>> > >churches in Russia and the Balkans, the alleged infallibility of the
>> > >Magisterium, the banning of the pill by the Catholic Church (I believe
>> > >in fact it was God's gift), and now the coverups of paedophilia by
>> > >Catholic church officials, there is not much hope.
>> > There is, but very little. That one day people will merely laught at
>> > all these shamans.
>> >
>> > >No wonder He is allowing the Moslems to challenge the West.  I think
>> > >He's had enough and is going to jettison the current status quo and
>> > Aids is a divine curse, right?
>> 
>> You'd think if he is allowing Islam to challenge the West he would allow a
>> few charismatic people to get christianity back under one roof.
>> 
>> But it's nice to see that you don't believe in free will.
>
>I believe in Free Will, although I also believe in Predestination. 
>How the two work together I don't know.

They don't.

>I also believe that there is a devil, or spiritual being of sheer
>malevolence.  

Which is the deity you worship.


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