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To: Cronos; Natural Law; Quix; Running On Empty; smvoice
I'm about to be officious 'n stuff. Shields up, shovels out! Yesterday, owing largely to smvoice's Christian patience, a degree of real comity was reached here. There was listening and sharing across a divide of theology, style, and hostility.

Though the casual observer might miss it, smvoice and I were engaging in prayer and praise together. When one considers the history and even the vibe at the beginning of the day's work, this is nothing less than an act of God, in my view, and it is marvellous in my eyes.

We've all tweaked one another pretty severely. We all bear wounds that may make us wince to the end of our days. And, if I may say so, like a killdeer who pretends to be wounded to distract predators from her clutch of eggs, we all should respect Quix's ability to draw and then take fire, even as we wish he'd reserve it for democrats and our other enemies.

Please, by the bowels of Christ (Cromwell's way of invoking Divine compassion) let us note this small comity and see if through prayer and charity it can grow into a kind of fellowship which, while treating differences respectfully and seriously, will itself enrage our ancient enemy (who rubs his hands when we go at one another) and startle the non-Christians who have used our severe antipathies as an excuse to turn away from the Lord of Love.

Okay -- even I can't be that smarmy for too long. You're ALL a bunch of bozos (βοζοι?), and everybody but me and one or two of my closest friends will burn in the unquenchable fire, so there.

2,481 posted on 06/15/2011 4:59:42 AM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: Mad Dawg; Natural Law; Quix; Running On Empty; smvoice
Yesterday, owing largely to smvoice's Christian patience, a degree of real comity was reached here. There was listening and sharing across a divide of theology, style, and hostility.

hmmm... ok -- I'm willing to call an armistice on your say-so, MD.

If there's a dialogue, good....

2,482 posted on 06/15/2011 6:31:13 AM PDT by Cronos ( W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie I Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie.)
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To: Mad Dawg

MORE EXCELLENT POINTS.

YOU’RE ON A ROLL.

Just watch that hat size, now.

LUB BRO.


2,484 posted on 06/15/2011 8:11:36 AM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Mad Dawg
Thank you for the beautiful testimony of truth you gave here. From my vantage point, it was exactly as you wrote, Mad Dawg. I could go on here, but I would be taking away from the beauty of what we both witnessed yesterday. God Bless.

smvoice

2,485 posted on 06/15/2011 9:36:32 AM PDT by smvoice (The Cross was NOT God's Plan B.)
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