A note to someone who reckoned atheists wielded too much power in aus.religion.christian Fact 1: Danny had a hand in the original FAQ and hosted it 2. Andrew Bromage was ‘moderator’ of the group when we were discussing retro-moderation, and he posted the FAQ from time to time. Marriage and family have precluded his involvement […]
From: “Chris Ho-Stuart” Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Cross-posting and NGs [was Re: Eulalia] > [newsgroups pruned] > This is Usenet. Usenet by tradition is not read with browsers, but > with newsreaders. I use “tin”, and it is entirely text based. The > FAQ was written (before I came along) with the aim of being […]
Barna: Christians believe Almost Anything They read on The Internet Study shows “Heightened Gullibility” Among Evangelical Web Surfers VENTURA, CA – Preliminary findings of a study released here in early November by the Barna Research Group shows evidence of an alarming lack of caution on the part of evangelicals who surf the Web. The study, […]
E-Mail Survival Guide A Translation of all the acronyms out there on the ‘net AFAIC As Far As I’m Concerned AISI As I See It ANFAWFOS And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor ANFAWFOWS And Now For A Word From Our WEB Sponsor AOL Assholes On Line ASAP As Soon As Possible ASAFP As […]
One netfriend wrote: Mark these messages, as we are commanded to admonish a heretic twice and then reject him. Give him another try or two, and then plonk him. It’s what everyone else does, and it is wonderful in my opinion. Another responded: I have been through this several times with other brothers and sisters […]
Another netfriend: Satire is like that. The best English satirist was a Christian – Jonathan Swift …and his “teacher” was the French Christian, Rabelaise. The Christian theologian Erasmus also used satire. Well, now there’s a site dedicated to stopping Landover Baptist: http://objective.jesussave.us/shutdown.html Landover Baptist have an injunction on the unsaved to ensure that they stay […]
One netfriend wrote: The problem is that someone seeking more knowledge looking upon it might be turned away. I don’t think its funny at all. Another responded: Hi, Christopher – No one with a mind who uses it would think that Landover Baptist is, by ANY stretch of the imagination, something to look upon for […]
“ROCK” wrote in message news:… The best Christian news groups/forums I have found are moderated. Here is forum that is good and has allot of different views. http://www.christianforums.com/ GBU
In a recent/current thread filled with some horrible ad hominem stuff two posters wrote: Since you hate Christians and Christianity so much why do you call yourself a Christian? and I wish all you squabbling xtians would shut the f___k up! After a decade of wandering around Usenet religious (and other) groups, I’ve come to […]
May 2004 Some notes from a friend: Hi Rowland, The seminar, Technology in the Temple, was very interesting. We started by entering a darkened room which had many projectors and data projectors displaying images and words along with music and other sounds. The images where projected onto many different surfaces such as a dome tent […]