No I'm just tired of it. You guys think (a)that we worship Mary and (b) that if we don't then it's our fault that some dunderheads who go to our churches do.
Yes and no. We don't live in a vacuum. And there is a LOT of aiding and abetting nonsense that goes on in most conregations. And in ancient ones, there's usually more such. Sometimes one aids and abets by being silent. Sometimes by applauding. Sometimes by joining in. Sometimes by merely showing up and not protesting. How much you may do so is between you and God. I could imagine little to none though I'd think there must be some because of your statements hereon. These issues are not always minor issues.
Most of us Protties are SICK AND TIRED of the Protty bashing and baiting that is the SOP with some. But we are not about to roll over and play dead about the important issues being thrown at us.
And, you may have noticed, matching intensity for intensity is more my brief. I'm rarely very shrill with you, any more. I have a better understanding of your heart for God.
I see a lot of what amounts psychologically to shrine and ancestor worship in Virginia. I used to call it "Virginia Shinto" when I was in the pulpit. I don't blame it on the various denominations. I think "homecomings" are a fine thing to do. But they do nurture Virginia Shinto or provide a friendly environment for it. But when (IF) our people blue from hyper dulia to latria, it'sour fault, But if one of your people go the other way, it's not your fault? I note that Tertullian ended up a Montanist, but I don't conclude that the "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem" gang are all crypto-heretics waiting for some stimulus to burst into frank fulminating heresy
Need to close IE7 so will try and get back to this. LUB,
Well, some of us do. It's very cramped, and every day or so there's this terrible windstorm that gets everything dirty real quick. I wish they would change the bag and filter more often.