Blaine wrote: > The Mormon mnissionaries are far from being like > you street preachers. They wear suits,
Some street preachers do that, just not Ruben. He is always in shorts. Sometimes I wear a suit and tie, but not always. Blaine wrote: > look clean and neat, Yeah, some street preachers do that too... Blaine wrote: > travel in pairs (the testimony of two witnesses > is biblical), Well, Ruben usually has an entourage of about 24 men with him these days, but when he splits them up for the work, he makes sure they are at least in pairs. :-) Blaine wrote: > are called by those in authority, Yup... this would be true of virtually all street preachers. Blaine wrote: > only teach those whose permission they have obtained, Ooops... no, street preachers sometime obey God rather than man. Blaine wrote: > do not yell, scream Got us there. Street preachers sometimes yell, scream, blow whistles, use truth horns, etc. Blaine wrote: > or otherwise show disrespect for others or > their religions-- Right again. Street preachers generally speaking will respect others, but they rarely ever respect the religion of others. Blaine wrote: > there are probaly more differences, all > in favor of the missionaries. . . One BIG difference is that the Mormon missionaries are always kids who wear big name tags that say ELDER. Why is that? I never get that. Try telling one of these kids to take off the tag, and he won't do it. I remember one who came into my home. I told him that I was almost old enough to be his father. Why did he demand that I call him ELDER? I said he should show me more respect than that. I said, "you are just a kid!" He would NOT tell me his first name no matter how politely I asked for it. I told him my first name but I never could get him to tell me why he would not tell me his first name. I told him that I would like to have a respectful conversation with him, but I was not going to address him with the title ELDER because it was unbiblical. I told him he was ignorant of the Bible, but it wasn't his fault because he was so young and was following a church which had deceived him. Then I asked him if he would like for me to teach him what an Elder was from the Bible. Normally, I'm not so tough on these young Mormon kids, but for some reason, I pressed the matter just a little bit with him that day. Blaine, can you tell me why the Mormon church violates the Scriptural meaning of the word "elder" by sending out these unmarried kids, forcing them to make the people they talk with to address them by the title of Elder? You claim that the Mormon missionaries don't show disrespect toward others, but I think that depends on perspective. Ask Dean if he thinks you are respectful of people here on TruthTalk. I think you can imagine his answer to that. :-) I think I remember Glenn talking about some guys who would not get off his driveway or leave his home or something like that. My memory is a little foggy on that, but I think Glenn might disagree with you too. 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.
