[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Can you see Israel inviting a Baal worshiper to speak inside Solomon's Temple just to speak about curing disease?

I really don't understand why you can't see the problem. Help dying people if you feel so led. That is good and not evil. Though the big production of it all seems a bit self-glorifying (charity done in secret seems more correct) -- either way, go outside of your church to do it so that you don't use the church as a poster child for Universalism.

Sometimes good intentions are not enough. Sometimes you have to be willing to look at what the finished product looks like and see if you are sending the wrong message.

[reflecting]

Yes I agree that we must be thoughtful about the implications of any association...shun even the appearance of evil....my though is that having H.Clinton speak at a non worship time about a common concern might send exactly the right message...something like this "we are the Church of Jesus Christ, and we believe Jesus is the one and only way of eternal salvation, and we love and care about others just as He does." Yet also one must imagine that associating with sinners might lead some to think you are endorsing them....but isn't that exactly what Jesus said not to worry about....isn't that the very thing that made the Jewish leaders so angry...."he eats with sinners, he goes to their house"

Let me ask again if Warren had only invited Fred Thompson would that have been o.k.?