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To: Manfred the Wonder Dawg
IMHO, the warrant has run out on appeals to "what one owes" on religion threads.

You may be a perfectly irenic and reasonable brother in the Lord. I don't know one way or the other and truly do not have an opinion.

But I've seen enough really awful stuff here to discourage anything like frank participation on my part. I am simply no longer interested in discussing anything with anybody whose opening conversational move is to call me an idolater. But people who think that's a great conversation starter ARE worthy of study.

That the person who does that says something nasty -- or nice, for that matter -- about anybody else doesn't mitigate the problem.

Anyone with half a wit to rub together knows that idolatry is the root and fruit of pride and, since it involves breaking the first commandment is rightly considered the first sin. That in itself does not provide a justification for picking fights.

That somebody has an obsession about my faith does not impose a moral obligation on me to make myself his victim.

YMMV

317 posted on 01/29/2008 1:10:59 PM PST by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: Mad Dawg

Perhaps a collection for tissues would be of service?


321 posted on 01/29/2008 1:19:16 PM PST by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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