Some Mormons have the same complaint as do some Scientologists as do some Protestants as do some Jewish posters as do some preterists as do some atheists and so on.
We will not allow the assembly to be disturbed on devotional threads and those which are like church services – such as the daily mass readings.
But threads like this one are a town square or liberty tree, so every poster is free to argue the subject at hand. As long as the statements are not personal attacks of another poster, obscene, hateful, anti-Semitic or racist - issues can be raised for the next guy to knock down, like piñatas.
This thread (so far) is a great example of how assertions may be made and countered for the edification and amusement of the general forum.
The posters here – both by what they say and how they say it – are living testimonies of their own confessions. I would that all posters, when suffering ridicule and contempt for what or Whom they believe, would approach the town square as an opportunity.
The posters here – both by what they say and how they say it – are living testimonies of their own confessions. I would that all posters, when suffering ridicule and contempt for what or Whom they believe, would approach the town square as an opportunity. 29 posted on 03/26/2006 10:16:08 AM MST by Religion Moderator
Bless you. b'shem Y'shua Very anointed words indeed.
>>The posters here – both by what they say and how they say it – are living testimonies of their own confessions. I would that all posters, when suffering ridicule and contempt for what or Whom they believe, would approach the town square as an opportunity.<<
I don't mean to seem contrary here but when posters come onto a thread with the words Mary, Pope or Rosary in the title and are slamming Catholic beliefs in the first few posts, that is insult. The people who continually do this are not looking for a discussion, they are looking to condemn.
If it happened on a thread with the words Tallit, Shiva or Moses in the title, it would be call Anti-Semitic.
The purpose of this thread was to allow people to take a look at what the filmmakers presented and decide for themselves what they thought about that which was presented.
Further I ask that people keep an open mind about this and have a desire for further inquiry into what has been presented by the filmakers.
Who knows what may ultimately come of this. It may be nothing, or then again, there may indeed be something to all of this.
To find out, we may have to be willing to challenge previously held opinions and try to keep an open mind.
Sometimes it is hard, but it can be done.