Theos-Talk Archives (October 1996 Message tl00619)

K. Paul Johnson wrote:
>
> In response to points made by Bart and Kym:
>
> I agree with you, Bart, that "nucleus within the universal
> human family" weakens the object.  You don't say why, but to me
> it loses the prescriptive quality, the idea of trying to
> exemplify an ideal and be an evolutionary vanguard.  You also
> don't say why "fellowship" weakens it for you; at least it
> retains this quality of "should" rather than "is." Why is
> fellowship weaker than brotherhood?

	Fellowship implies friendship; Brotherhood implies that we came out of
the same womb, that we are all responsible for each other, that we are
all responsible TO each other.

	Bart Lidofsky