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[Alvin Smith]

Brothers,

Please forgive me if I am out of order here.

I have two issues:

1.  Our response to B Gates.
2.  Our response to MS vs Linux.

As Christians, does anyone disagree that our response to BG is to love him?  
Matt 5:48.  Verbal abuse gets us nowhere.  The World responds this way.  We 
however have been called out. to respond in a decidedly differrent manner, 
like Christ.  How does the use of verbal assault against BG promote the cause 
of Jesus Christ or the concept of "Kingdom Building"?

Our enemy is not BG, nor is it MS, nor is it any flesh.  Eph 6:12.

How can we maintain that one OS is evil and another is virtuous based on men 
and their motivations?  How many know that Linus is an atheist?  Software is 
just a tool that is to be used for the glory of God and for the building of 
His Kingdom regardless of the licensing philosophy.

Before you drive a nail, do you always stop to contemplate the motives of the 
maker of the hammer?

Yes, I choose Linux.  Not because I hate MS, but because I believe it is 
better.  I also believe it is the best choice for the Church as well for many 
reasons.

II Cor 5:18-20 surely guides us in our response to the machinations of the 
world system.

peace,
-- 
Alvin Smith