Christian love

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Kelley Walker wrote:
>
>>but, in this case, to claim that what happened in this incident can 
>>be chalked up to the s-m tendencies of christianity just doesn't 
>>stand up to scrutiny.
>
>Let's see. The central myth of Christianity is that god took human 
>form, and in that human form was tortured, crucified, and buried, 
>and he resurrected several days later. Through suffering there is 
>redemption, forgiveness, rebirth. If there's nothing sadomasochistic 
>about that, then I'm Marie Queen of Romania.
>
>Doug

That appears to be a universal belief fostered under capitalism: "no 
pain, no gain."

Yoshie