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From: cknox@sedona.intel.com (Christopher W. Knox~)
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Subject: Re: Who's next?  Mormons and Jews?
Date: 20 Apr 1993 19:25:53 GMT
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In article <C5sDyp.C6E@bony1.bony.com>, billg@bony1.bony.com (Bill Gripp) writes:
> In article <C5rLnE.4pC@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> pmy@vivaldi.acc.Virginia.EDU (Pete Yadlowsky) writes:
> 
> >Arms? Automatic weapons, grenades, rocket launchers? The sorts of things
> >no family should be without, I guess. Anyway, I've often wondered what
> >business followers of Christ would have with weapons. It's hard to imagine a
> >pistol-packin' Jesus, though I suppose a pump-action shotgun would have
> >made clearing the temple a hell of a lot easier.

Luke's account of the Last Supper.  "...sell your cloak and buy a
sword."  Peter carried a sword (scene in Gethsemane).

> 
> FYI, these people were not "followers of Christ".  David Koresh was
> their messiah.

Good point.

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>  but three rights make a left.
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