"Above All Else a God Needs Compassion"
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Being an episode written primarily for U.S. TV audiences of the period, one would assume "the One" was a recognizable reference to God in the Christian understanding of Him. This is to say there were more self-identified Christians among the U.S. population--and one might assume the TV viewers--in that era, so Kirk's reference would not be left open for interpretation.
You are correct, although things were a bit more mushy and tolerant, so far as such things go. Anti-Muslim sentiment hadn't really started yet, for instance, and Jews were depicted (and of course, were actors) with frequency. I mean, the utterer of the line was Jewish, after all.
The past is not a monolith.
And Jews and Christians worship the same God (at least, that's what I was taught).
Whatever you say.Yes, Christians just do it wrong.
Still wondering what the point of this long rambling meditation was.
Maybe to refute Kirk's claim that worship of the Greek gods was the foundation of the Golden Age and western civilization --?
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I'm still waiting for the Temple to be rebuilt to do it rightYes, Christians just do it wrong.
Why not even bring back animal sacrifice?I'm still waiting for the Temple to be rebuilt to do it right
The final Temple must be a Spiritual one, not brick and mortar, and that would explain why the end comes with everyone unaware.I'm still waiting for the Temple to be rebuilt to do it right
Why not even bring back animal sacrifice?
That is happening today, have you been to a meat packing plant lately? hehe
If the Temple is rebuilt I imagine there will be one.Why not even bring back animal sacrifice?
Indeed, but some things still must come in time.The final Temple must be a Spiritual one, not brick and mortar, and that would explain why the end comes with everyone unaware.
Dad, is that you? 
I was watching "Bread and Circuses" this afternoon, and I noticed that McCoy tells Septimus "we represent many beliefs". Also, Kirk and company seem pleased at the end that a version of Christianity is beginning on the Roman planet. (Of course, this has been criticized by some, including "The Trouble with Tribbles" writer David Gerrold, and I understand his objections.)
They could also have been looking at it from a historical perspective rather than a personal belief perspective.
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