On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Ed Leafe <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 19, 2011, at 4:59 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > >> I thought I was writing about Freedom from Religion Foundation and >> nobody else. Sorry if you were offended. You allow people to be >> themselves which is great. > > OK, for those who have trouble reading what was actually written > instead of what they want to see: > > You said: > "God in your life is a personal thing. Tebow gets it." > > Then I replied: > "Tebow is a perfect example of someone who makes their faith public, not > private. If you want to believe in something and use it to guide your life, > so be it. But constantly blabbing about it and making public displays means > that you are trying to broadcast your beliefs for everyone to see. You're > praying to your fellow man instead of to your god." > > My only complaint was characterizing a public display of faith as > "personal".
------------- I still say that he isn't going yelling to the world from his soap box and capitalizing on the media frenzy at his feet right now with respect to faith. It is all about his job and only mentions today are because a question was asked that needs an answer. To me that is personal. To take your joy for something like he does in the winter to early spring and go on a mission to help others in another country is personal as well. He is doing what he wants to do telling people about it usually after he comes back. Reminds me of how you treat Dabo. You share your experience with your friends when you can, let others know how great it is when opportunity allows. On top of that you are in control of your feelings as well as know when is the proper time to share and when it is not. > To contrast, most couples consider their sex life personal. If I asked > you the last time you and your wife had sex, you would probably reply with > something like "It's none of your business - that's persona". But if you > started wearing "I got laid last night!" markers under your eyes, or made > some suggestive motion, or otherwise broadcast these personal items, they are > public, not personal. -------------- I get lost here Ed. Are you saying that the action of networking is wrong when you want to share your passion with others? What I was saying is that Tebow could get a ton of air time at this point and he is avoiding it. Probably for all of the right reasons but that is another conversation. The young man is maturing and setting a great example for others I think. When you go back to the 3:16 it seals my point. There you have John the Baptist making the spectacle for all to hear and see. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. -- Stephen Russell 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMYJJAfNQSi0EhpOmCAstzPLpt2vm=o23ixyfiu_pdhu...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
