[narf poit chez BOOM]

the parable of the good samaritan rules out the inquisistion. at least, if you know what a samaritan is.

short Version, for those who don't know what i'm talking about, this parable was told by Jesus. this is a rendition of it.: man lying on the side of the road, robbed and left for dead. man's a jew. jewish priest walks by, goes to the other side of the road. jewish levite walks by, goes to the other side of the road. a samaritan walks by, binds the jews wounds, puts him on his donkey, when he reaches the city at the end of the road, he puts him in an inn and tells the innkeeper to charge the man's stay to his bill when he comes around next time.

the parable is supposed to show who a neighbor is, that is, everyone. the samaritan's where viewed as lower than the gentile's by the jews at the time, from what i know. and the samaritan's didn't like the jews, either. a levite is a member of the jewish tribe of levi and a heriditary priest.

no, christian's aren't any better than anyone else. nobody is better than anybody else except god, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. but a christian is supposed to strive to be a better person.

[ September 02, 2003, 21:29: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]