>>>That's what your religion teaches
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>More precisely, it's how Rick interprets what he has read and heard.
>It's almost impossible to find a "pure" version of a faith as expressed by an individual because no matter how disciplined, an individual will inevitably color the interpretation.
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>Catholics, for example, have seen a dizzying array of "teachings" over the past 40 odd years from a string of popes whose interpretations have been all over the lot. The contrast between the teaching of the last two is especially striking.
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>If you find proselytizing to be offensive, stay away from people like Rick.
haha, we do - but he does not
>They let us know what they're about pretty quickly and after that if we hang around and engage them, we're inviting it.
Gregory