> >
> >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
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"If a man will not work, he shall not eat." [Paul, Second
Thessalonians]
"He who does not work, neither shall he eat." [Article 18 of the Soviet Constitution]
Ian