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Camel's Noses, Trojan Horses, and Cultural Aggression

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cavediver
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03-17-2010 2:00 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Percy
03-17-2010 11:18 AM

As a Christian, I would look upon missionaries placing themselves in harm's way as standard behaviour. We are dealing with peoples' immortal souls, and we shouldn't be afraid of conflict - if just one person is saved, then it has been worth the fight, because that is one more soul in heaven, not hell. Non-Christians just do not appreciate what is at stake, and we have to continue envagelising in every corner of the world despite their protestations.
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If you read through the comments to that NYT piece, you can see these sentiments repeated over and over again.
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Now no longer a Christian, I have to ask... do those comments scare the fuck out of you as much as they do me???
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03-21-2010 7:10 AM 		Reply to: Message 33 by Coyote
03-20-2010 8:33 PM

Re: To Catholic Scientist and Anglagard
The figure I was trying to cite was the change in population of the indigenous coastal peoples in the mission zone during the mission era (1769-1834).
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And for the record, that is exactly how I interpreted it.
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03-23-2010 2:37 PM 		Reply to: Message 80 by New Cat's Eye
03-23-2010 10:24 AM

Re: WARNING, FRIENDS! :
God isn't going to damn me for a joke on an internet forum.
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Oh, you are so wrong C.S.
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ABE: Bugger, how do I hide that damn avatar?
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Edited by G-d, : No reason given.
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