--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > I didn't get that Lawson was comparing specific > > > > > characteristics, just noting that many people of > > > > > Jesus' time didn't approve of his behavior-- > > > > > socializing with prostitutes and tax collectors > > > > > and such, healing on the Sabbath, etc. Different > > > > > expectations, but the same tendency to be > > > > > disapproving if they weren't fulfilled. > > > > > > > > Yes, because he was doing what he knew to be right, not > > > > conforming to someone else's standards. Bevan? > > > > > > This brings up an interesting question -- can one be > > > enlightened and at the same time be a total toady? > > > > Define "total toady." > > Main Entry: toady > Pronunciation: 'tO-dE > Function: noun > Inflected Form(s): plural toad·ies > Etymology: by shortening & alteration from toadeater > : one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors > synonym : SYCOPHANT -- a servile self-seeking flatterer > synonym : PARASITE -- one who clings to a person of > wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society > > That, only totally. :-) >
That's not Bevan at all, then. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
