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To: harmonium
Similarly, saying ‘To the Black” when talking about a community is a little iffy

Ah, so the ethno-religious grouping as you put it is not the problem.

It's rather a group of some kind which may not want to be classified as "object" in your opinion.

I can see where "to the christian" might be perceived as offensive also depending on context. However, in this context there should be no hurt feelings since it is simply a direct quote from Scripture. The context in Scripture is exactly the same as "to the Gentile" which follows directly afterwards.

24 posted on 05/26/2011 11:43:53 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: Siena Dreaming

“The context in Scripture is exactly the same as “to the Gentile” which follows directly afterwards.”

Which I wouldn’t take issue with. I’m not suggesting scripture be changed.

It’s what was pulled as a title for the blog post, out of context, and the lack of awareness for how it read that I found of concern.


25 posted on 05/27/2011 12:59:35 AM PDT by harmonium
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