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To: From One - Many

I don’t think Thompson’s kicking anyone out.

Whatever Dobson might think Dobsonite isn’t the same thing as Christian.

At the time he asserted Thompson wasn’t a Christian, I observed that as a mere subdeacon of the Patriarchate of Antioch (where the disciples were first called Christians) I had a better claim to the name than Dobson, and to deciding who got to bear it. Neither I nor my bishop would deny the name ‘Christian’ to someone just because he was lax in their church attendance, nor even because he wasn’t in communion with us.

Quite frankly, questioning someone’s faith, as Dobson did of Thompson, unless the person is an notorious sinner who does not repent after correction or has denied a major doctrine, or the questioner is his spiritual father and knows the weakness of the person’s faith and questions it to strenghten it, is an insult for which the questioner deserves to apologize.

As Thompson is neither a notorious unrepentent sinner, nor an apostate, and Dobson has never even met him, much less gained enough insight into his spiritual state to question his faith as a means of correction, Dobson owes him a public and forthright apology.

Thompson’s attitude can hardly be characterized as kicking Christians anywhere, unless maybe you regard Dobson as your Pope, and his declaration of Thompson’s non-Christianity to be an infallible ex cathedra pronouncement.


64 posted on 10/04/2007 6:05:29 AM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know. . .)
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To: The_Reader_David
I do not see this as a big deal....I think the old media is attempting to split the Republican Party for Hillary / Obama....this is the way I truly see it....I do not support Fred, I support Mr. Hunter....so maybe I should not be on this thread....but maybe something I typed made a point, or maybe not....but throwing out the Christians has not won an election in 20 plus years....yet some Republicans (mclame for one) enjoyed throwing the Christian out....I see throwing the Christians out as part of this Nation’s ills....but that is me....apparently many have no problem with throwing the Christians out of the Republican Party...I would hate to see that happen....but if it should I would go with the Christians....because I am a mind-numbed robot.....LOL
75 posted on 10/04/2007 6:12:01 AM PDT by From One - Many (Trust the Old Media At Your Own Risk. I Will Be Voting for Mr. Duncan Hunter, fellow FReepers.)
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To: The_Reader_David

A very good post. And to the rest of the born-agains and holier-than-thous on this post. Please familarize yourself with the prodigal son and the hiring of the servents during the course of the day. Two of my favorite’s in the New Testament. One says that if you leave God, he will accept you if you return. Not only accept you but will meet you more than halfway. Just make the effort and God is there. The second one - no matter what time of the day - your life - you come to work for God, everyone gets the same reward. I beleive most born-agains have a hang-up with that one.


163 posted on 10/04/2007 6:47:28 AM PDT by 7thson (I've got a seat at the big conference table! I'm gonna paint my logo on it!)
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