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This extended conversation began with my initial reposting of the article by Metaxas below. My heading was Pigs and Pearls. – YeKengale

Subject: Pigs and Pearls

(if you dont get it ask me why)

What Makes Christianity Different from Other Religions?

By Eric Metaxas | February 10, 2017 | 4:16 PM EST

One aspect of Christianity is so amazing, that it impresses even the CBS Evening News.

Quick, name the practice that most sets Christianity apart from the non-Christian world. Respect for human life? Not really. Religions such as Jainism have, if anything, an even more uncompromising prohibition against harming any living things.

Sexual morality? Again, there are religions—Orthodox Judaism and Islam immediately come to mind—that place an even higher premium on sexual purity than Christianity. If you doubt this, ask yourself when was the last time you saw a Christian woman in a burqa.

The answer to this…

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