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To: SoothingDave
There you go spouting off without reading the full context and seeing things that aren't there again.

How many people are there in this "perfect clergy" of yours?

Notice dave, please pay special attention! The context was of those who practice homosexuality, pedophilia and other ongoing, habitual, continuous practice of sin without benefit of true repentance.

Ya see, there you go trying to poo poo away pedophile priests and other perverted clergy by making a strawman argument that just because they aren't perfect, they shouldn't be disallowed as clergy.

Would you allow a habitual murderer to be a priest?

I'm not saying one has to be perfect----Im saying they shouldn't be clergy when they are engaging in the ongoing, continuous, habitual practice of walking in darkness, whether it be homosexuality, pedophilia, fornication, adultery, stealing, murder, drunkenness, being a dope addict, etc, etc. One doesn't have to be "perfect", however, anyone in the clergy does have to hold a pretty high standard, Scripture says so, and that standard includes not being a pedophile, adulterer, fornicator, theif, murderer, drunkard, etc, etc.

30,940 posted on 02/28/2002 9:42:30 AM PST by Isaiah_66_2
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To: Isaiah_66_2
How many people are there in this "perfect clergy" of yours?

Notice dave, please pay special attention! The context was of those who practice homosexuality, pedophilia and other ongoing, habitual, continuous practice of sin without benefit of true repentance.

OK, but you made a pretty general statement. I was attempting to get you to clarify it.

Ya see, there you go trying to poo poo away pedophile priests and other perverted clergy by making a strawman argument that just because they aren't perfect, they shouldn't be disallowed as clergy.

Now you're seeing things that aren't there. All I was doing was asking you about the statement you made.

I'm not saying one has to be perfect----Im saying they shouldn't be clergy when they are engaging in the ongoing, continuous, habitual practice of walking in darkness, whether it be homosexuality, pedophilia, fornication, adultery, stealing, murder, drunkenness, being a dope addict, etc, etc. One doesn't have to be "perfect", however, anyone in the clergy does have to hold a pretty high standard, Scripture says so, and that standard includes not being a pedophile, adulterer, fornicator, theif, murderer, drunkard, etc, etc.

So it was a general statement, and not one just limited to context. I wish you'd make up your mind.

SD

30,946 posted on 02/28/2002 9:50:18 AM PST by SoothingDave
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