On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Dave Hiatt wrote:

> That is enough of that Christian nation mumbo jumbo.  There is none.  At 
> least, none that is true.
> 
"None that is true"? Could that be because people like you have destroyed 
the cultural foundation of the faith, paid for in the blood of REAL 
Christians? Have you read Eusebius re the awesome sacrifice made so that 
the teachings, the WAY OF LIFE taught by Jesus Christ and the Apostles 
could be entrenched beyond a few rugged individuals and entire NATIONS 
could enjoy the benefits? After most of the original Apostles were 
tormented, tortured and murdered, it took 300 years and the execution of 
no less than 30 Church leaders (popes) to entrench the faith at the 
cultural level. And now people like you dishonour their blood and sacrifice.
There were Ten Great Persecutions up to 300 AD. Millions were enslaved, 
tortured and murdered, all of which means nothing to you.
   But since you know that "there are none" you must have some kind of 
yardstick by which to measure modern nations. Are, liar, then going to 
tell us that you know which nations are NOT Christian but you don't know 
how to describe one that IS Christian?!!!

> >I have better things to do than discuss how many angels can dance on 
> the 
> >head of a pin.
> >FWP.
> 
> Oh really?  Well, you asked the question for a reason, did you not?
> 
Somebody used the word "substance" initially and I simply asked if 
anybody knew what it meant realizing that I am in the cybercompany of a
veritable epidemic of non-comprehension. All I want to say is that 
defining a comprehensive, complete and UNIFIED Christian Culture seems to 
fit the meaning of a matter of substance.
FWP.