Dean wrote: > Last trip I didn't feel right about holding up the > Mormon underclothing in mockery but in honor of you > this year I will do so and send TT a picture for you > to view
Dean, before you do this, would you consider talking about it? I have not gone to Salt Lake City yet, but there are two things that have bothered me from the reports. One is about somebody who wore a skull cap to mock James White, and the other is about waving the Mormon underwear. Sarcasm is a technique of communication that I think is a very dangerous slope for the believer. Sarcasm means trying to be hurtful towards someone by mocking. It is not exactly the same as ridicule or sardonicism or satire. It incorporates this idea of being hurtful and cruel. I think Elijah pushed it to the edge when he mocked the prophets of Baal. He did not say the things to hurt anyone, but to laugh at their false religion and expose its foolishness. This underwear matter seems a bit over the edge to me. I wasn't there so I don't know how it was done, but you yourself indicate that when you were there, you did not feel right about doing it. Was this your conscience? It seems like maybe you saw something wrong with it. On the other hand, now you indicate that you will do it in honor of Dave Hansen. Can you explain what you mean? What is the message you hope to convey by waiving the underwear? Do you just want to hurt Mormons, or is there something else motivating you? When you say you will do it in honor of DaveH, are you saying this in irony, as if you really mean to hurt Dave? Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
