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To: Eric Blair 2084
Our New Testament reading for today was 1st Corinthians 10:14-11:1, and included the following passage:
23 "Everything is permissible" — but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible" — but not everything is constructive. 24 Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.
You speak of a "Golden Rule":

THE GOLDEN RULE: It’s all fun and games until you hurt someone else. Not annoy someone else...really hurt someone else.

And indeed, if I were talking to someone who said they were hurt by "I'd hit it", I would advise them to not allow others boorish behavior define their own mood.

But here I'm talking to the people saying "I'd Hit It". And I say: What is permissible is not constructive, what is permissible is not beneficial.

The reference is generally gratuitous, is not nearly as funny as those making it think, objectifies women, demeans the discourse, and makes some people feel put off, attacked, and debased.

And while people are free to speak their mind, I appeal to the conscious of those who post, to think about what they write, to consider how it reflects on them and others, to understand how their words can be hurtful, and to then heed Paul's admonition:

Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.

I hope this also answers the question you asked previously, as to why I posted this. Well, that and I did think it would be a funny thread. I hoped it would both be funny, drawing people in, and informative, making people think a little more about what they are doing, to consider others more than themselves.

568 posted on 05/06/2007 7:35:29 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT
23 "Everything is permissible" — but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible" — but not everything is constructive. 24 Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.

Charles, that would also seem to apply to the posting of images of Monica Belluci. Dang, now I've got to go off and repent a while...

By the way, Happy Monday.

569 posted on 05/07/2007 8:34:07 AM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

That certainly answers my question about why you posted this. Thanks.


575 posted on 05/07/2007 3:29:18 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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