Path: shell.portal.com!shell.portal.com!not-for-mail From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nagasiva) Newsgroups: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.christnet,alt.religion.christian,alt.religion,talk.religion.misc,talk.religion.newage,soc.religion.christian Subject: LGoodwin: Sex and Religion: whither polyandrists? Followup-To: alt.polyamory,alt.magick.tyagi,alt.christnet,alt.religion.christian,alt.religion,talk.religion.misc,talk.religion.newage,soc.religion.christian Date: 13 Jun 1996 20:50:04 -0700 Organization: Portal Communications (shell) Lines: 39 Sender: tyagi@shell.portal.com Message-ID: <4pqnhc$le@jobe.shell.portal.com> References: <4mbghq$6k3@wormer.fn.net> <4pheba$45b@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> <4phgno$2ha@beast.coast.net> <4pichf$j4g@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> <4pijr2$km5@beast.coast.net> <4pkati$kna@dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com> Reply-To: lalaura@ix.netcom.com(Laura Goodwin) NNTP-Posting-Host: jobe.shell.portal.com Xref: shell.portal.com alt.magick.tyagi:8496 alt.christnet:112912 alt.religion.christian:121740 alt.religion:2343 talk.religion.misc:224094 talk.religion.newage:52605 soc.religion.christian:80392 [from alt.polyamory: lalaura@ix.netcom.com(Laura Goodwin)] In <4pijr2$km5@beast.coast.net> jenniedo@kira.intranet.org (JennieD-O'C) writes: > >Lord Maximilien wrote: >> If the "official Christian doctrine" disagrees with you, but the >>religion as you understand it does not, why do you continue to use >>the same name? > >I didn't say I agree with "the official Christian doctrine", I said I >disagree with the *idea* of there *being* such a thing. To be a Christian you have to believe that Jesus Christ was the (one?) Son of God, God incarnate, for example. That's official doctrine. Second, you are supposed to use his teachings as recorded in the New Testament as a guideline for living. That's Christian doctrine. It exists. To the best of my knowlege, all Christian churches agree on at least that much. That's what unites them under the name, "Christian". Mormons (First Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints) are Christians who added to canon an extra book, the book of Mormon. Believing in the revealed truth in the book of Mormon is what makes you a Mormon Christian. Among their particular revelations is that polygamy is OK. So yes, not *all* Christians eschew multiple relationships. They have suffered persecution for attempting to live their beliefs...interesting history there. They were quite unconstitutionally deprived of their right to multiple marriages, in spite of the fact that it was in accordance with their faith. -- Laura Goodwin <--- that friendly Hartford, CT lady "I love those who love me, and they who seek me earnestly shall find me." (Proverbs 8:17) -- Ensure my response - CC public replies to email http://www.hollyfeld.org/~tyagi/nagasiva.html (emailed replies may be posted) check: http://www.paranoia.com/coe/