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[lockeliberty]

at the same time, if we know that a particular word or phrase offends other people, wouldn't it be the Christian thing to do to choose another word or phrase, if possible?

Possibly. I take it on a case by case basis. There were times when Jesus, Paul, et al, would use descriptive phraseology to convict the hearer.

[White Mountain]

Your #497: Hi White Mountain. That's my hope too. :)

We were 25 seconds apart. Great minds think alike!

[lockeliberty]

Yes, you've proven over and over again that you can only read in a wooden literal letter of speech instead of the spirit of the speech. Thus your problem.

[A.J.Armitage]

The bell curve: Shouldn't the Pope be able to chop off the offending end of the curve?

The question of their Catholicity: Why does the Pope suffer non-Catholics to be in communion with him?

Do you see what I'm getting at? The unity of Catholics is purely nominal as often as not.

[xzins]

There are 3 meanings, LL. 1 of them is about cats. The other is about female anatomy. The 3rd is about weakling, but it derives from the 2nd.

Is there another that I'm missing?

2 out of 3 are bad and the first is easily detected because it would be in a context of children and kitty-cats.

This is not hard. Just don't use it.

[Salem]

'Ping' on this thread, just in case you are ever in the Religion forum. There's a very nice cop on duty now.

Reminds me of the one very extensive and educational thread where Judaism/Messianic Judaism was, um, debated. I thought everybody in our sphere of influence was downright professional!  




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[Barnacle]

But the pro-choice Catholics also fail to obey the Pope.

I seem to remember from your past postings that you are a pretty smart guy. So, the way you're playing stupid has me wondering...

Are you just trying to piss me off?

[lockeliberty]

So when Paul was inspired to use the term, "goads", was he being naughty?

Repent of your legalism.

[Sidebar Moderator]

bring 'em young.

Surely you could have found a better way to provide the information than that.

I am somewhat computer and Internet literate, and I already had enough information to find more information on that subject should I decide to do so.

I'm going to use your post to, hopefully, impart some information about myself and how I moderate to everyone; I'm not picking on you, A.J.

One thing that's always in the back of my mind is the great difference between personal face-to-face communication and Internet communication. In heated oral discussions, words sometimes slip out - you thought it, you said it, it's out there, and it can't be taken back. Those things happen and we all learn how to deal with those situations.

Internet communication is different. Words don't just "slip out" - they have to be thought, then typed, then (hopefully) reviewed, then posted, all of which after the original thought need to be consciously decided upon. Compared to verbal conversation, there aren't any "slips of the tongue" in cyber conversation. In that sense, every word that appears on this forum or any forum is premeditated.

Yes, we all get angry, or any number of other combinations of emotions, which cause us to blurt things out. But the Internet allows us time to reconsider. You might be surprised to learn how many times I've rewritten my remarks just on this thread. In one or two instances I did exactly what I'm talking about - just sent it "out there" without reconsidering. In my view, too many people don't reconsider. That's when flame wars start. That's what I'm here to stop.

[Barnacle]

Why does the Pope suffer non-Catholics to be in communion with him?

I don't know. As long as you're contemplating such marvels, why don't you ask why Jim Robinson why he suffers non-Conservaives on Free Republic?

[lockeliberty]

Xzins example of it's use as term for "weakling" would be accurate. In fact, I would not have a problem using the phrase in front of my mother who is a very devout Christian. She would have known exactly what I would have meant. She would have known that my meaning had nothing to do with either a part of the female anatomy or a cat.

[A.J.Armitage]

I'd like to ask another question. White Mountain here, in the name of posting "both sides", insists that those of us who are Christians post Mormon material (which happens to be contrary to Scripture), while himself never posting material criticizing Mormonism. Now, as you no doubt know, there's a word for such people.

Am I permitted to apply that word to its referent in the person of White Mountain?

[Sidebar Moderator]

[sigh] Take discussions regarding Mormonism to threads posted for that purpose, and I'll decide on a case-by-case basis.

I'm not about to give blanket approval for some future event.

[xzins]

Goad??? There's no problem with goad. It's not legalism to point out legitimate means of words.

Merriam-Webster: Main Entry: 1goad Pronunciation: 'gOd Function: noun Etymology: Middle English gode, from Old English gAd spear, goad; akin to Langobardic gaida spear, and perhaps to Sanskrit hinoti he urges on 1 a : something that pricks like a goad : THORN b : something that urges or stimulates into action : SPUR 2 : a pointed rod used to urge on an animal synonym see MOTIVE ,

Your word is also a type of tree, an adejective meaning "full of pus," and some variety of skunk.

The context will tell if those are what is meant.

[A.J.Armitage]

I'm not playing stupid (nor, I hope, stupid for real). The point of criticizing Protestants for having multiple denominations is that Sola Scriptura fails to insure unity. My point is, so does the Papacy. Otherwise, why would the late-Mideaval Catholic Church have become disunited when the Reformation happened?

[185JHP]

DYK know the source of the belief that b\c at any given time a certain number (36?) of Righteous men are alive, the Lord doesn't destroy the world?

[A.J.Armitage]

I don't know. As long as you're contemplating such marvels, why don't you ask why Jim Robinson why he suffers non-Conservaives on Free Republic?

And just how is a discussion board equivalent to the Bride of Christ (which is what the Catholic Church claims to be)?