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Subject: Re: Dawkins the 'Cultural Christian'
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Martin Harran <martinharran@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 11:59:21 +0100, Ernest Major
> <{$to$}@meden.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>On 12/04/2024 13:06, Martin Harran wrote:
>>> On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:20:46 -0600, Pro Plyd
>>> <invalide@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm reminded of a couple of Gandhi quotes
>>>>
>>>> "If Christians would really live according
>>>> to the teachings of Christ, as found in the
>>>> Bible, all of India would be Christian today."
>>>>
>>>> "Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you
>>>> Christians - you are not like him."
>>>>
>>>> "I like your Christ, I do not like your
>>>> Christians. Your Christians are so
>>>> unlike your Christ."
>>>
>>> Do you think Gandhi was applying that to *all* Christians or even
>>> Christians in general and, if so do you agree with him?
>>
>>In the absence of any context to make me think otherwise I would take
>>these quotes at face value as applying to the generality of Christians.
>
> That would disappoint me. I'm pretty sure that Gandhi would have
> experienced firsthand the bigotry that Indians suffer due to
> stereotyping, and I would like to think he wouldn't fall into the trap
> of doing the same to other groups.
As far as I'm aware, all of those quotes are apocryphal. At least,
none of them has been reliably attributed to Gandhi.
Andrew.