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Aus.Religion.Christian Newsgroup

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From: Richard Kerr <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: My Reply Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 17:11:43 +1000 wrote: > > Andrew Bromage wrote: [snip] > > Whilst we welcome contributions from anyone anywhere in the world, this > > group caters specifically for Australian-related religious matters. > > I'm glad you said Australian-related religious matters. […]

Christianity—Chosen People?

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It’s time for my once-a-year posting of ‘Is Gandhi in Heaven?’ 🙂 Steve Gibbins wrote:>> It is a tenet of the Christian faith that only those who accept Jesus> Christ as their savior shall have a place in heaven. If this is> so—then what of the fellow in the remote African village who has never> […]

Sex Before Marriage

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Subject: Re: Proselytizing (was Re: Homosexuality)Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 17:36:42 +1100From: Richard Kerr Organization: University of SydneyNewsgroups: aus.religion.christian Rowland Croucher wrote:>> ‘Most Baptists/Evangelicals would discipline/remove from membership apractising> homosexual or adulterer… But about 70% of their members who are marriedfor the> first time are not virgins – and Baptists/Evangelicals also believefornication is> just as […]

Wik Debate: Some Responses From Around The World

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Subject: Wik Debate: some responses from around the worldDate: Fri, 05 Dec 1997 05:22:05 -1000From: Rowland Croucher Organization: John Mark MinistriesNewsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion Attached please find some responses from around the world: After twentyfive years service to my nation in the Royal AustralianEngineers,a service of which I was mightily proud, I now cringe at the comments […]

Why Go To Church?

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Subject: Why Go to Church?Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 09:53:35 -1000From: Rowland Croucher Organization: John Mark MinistriesNewsgroups: aus.religion.christian Here’s one response (he’s given permission to reproduce).I’d probably express the reasons differently. …………………………………………. Why Go to Church? – An Answer to the Apostate by Jeffrey StueberCopyright (C) 1997, all rights reservedI am a dutiful Christian who […]

Aus.Religion/Aus.Religion.Christian Faq

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Subject: (FAQ) aus.religion Frequently Asked Questions List From: (Andrew Bromage) Newsgroups: aus.religion,aus.religion.christian Reply-to: Posting-Frequency: Every four weeks Last-modified: 28th July, 1997. The latest version is up at the WWW site (http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~bromage/aus.religion). aus.religion Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) —————————— Subject: 1. Introduction This document is the Frequently Asked Questions list (FAQ) for the Usenet newsgroup aus.religion. If […]

Women Priests

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Subject: Re: Women priests: will it happen in Aus?Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 17:12:29 -1000From: Rowland Croucher Organization: John Mark MinistriesNewsgroups: aus.religion.christian Michael Kennedy wrote:>> On Wed, 24 Dec 1997 09:26:15 -1000, Rowland Croucher> wrote:> >*** U.S. Anglicans split over women priests> >> >Conservative Episcopalians opposed to the ordination of women have> >announced a formal […]

Tongues: 1 Corinthians 14:26

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Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 02:18:53 GMT From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Michael wrote: …your whole point of my dishonesty stems from me not agreeing with your interpretation of texts. Funny, my dictionary dosen’t support that usage. Michael You have misunderstood and misrepresented the point I was making. I know you do not agree […]

Rowland Croucher’s Wisdom/Heresies July/August 1997

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* If we put it into it’s most precise form, I think most everyone here would believe that someone is saved when they first believe that Jesus died, was buried, and rose from the dead. (1Cor.15:1-4). The 1 Cor. passage seems to be some early form of church salvation / belief creed. * I believe […]

Aus.Religion.Christian Faq (August 1997)

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Subject: (FAQ) aus.religion Frequently Asked Questions List Date: 23 Aug 1997 14:00:03 GMT From: (Andrew Bromage) Reply-To: Organization: Comp Sci, University of Melbourne Newsgroups: aus.religion,aus.religion.christian Posting-Frequency: Every four weeks Last-modified: 18th August, 1997 aus.religion Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) —————————— Subject: 1. Introduction This document is the Frequently Asked Questions list (FAQ) for the Usenet newsgroup […]

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