There is a saying something about the study of history being the application of current ideology to past events. My only other comment would be that discussing religion with other people is pretty much pointless as there's no physical referent for God. Thus nobody is ever going to think/see God exactly the same way. -----Original Message----- From: Alex Nixon [mailto:unitcancellation at hotmail.com] In fact, whenever I'd bring up the OT in discussions with them, they'd shoot me down, telling me it isn't relevant in today's Christianity. While I agree that the OT is in Christianity, it is my belief that they try to "ignore" it, as it tends to go against what they want Christianity to be.