Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-07-04 Thread Terry Clifton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 7/4/2004 9:42:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Judy is 'gonzo'. I'm sorry that she 'abdicated'.  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Me to and likewise.   I read or study perhaps 5 hours a day and work 10 to 14 . All or mos

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-07-04 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 7/4/2004 9:42:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Judy is 'gonzo'. I'm sorry that she 'abdicated'.  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Me to and likewise.   I read or study perhaps 5 hours a day and work 10 to 14 . All or most of my extra time is spent in some aspect of the

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-07-04 Thread Lance Muir
Judy is 'gonzo'. I'm sorry that she 'abdicated'.  [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 04, 2004 11:55 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence   then why are (e.g.) you engrossed in politics?     On Fri, 25 Jun

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-07-04 Thread ttxpress
  then why are (e.g.) you engrossed in politics?     On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 05:20:17 -0400 Judy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ..Constantine started a bastardized hybrid that is full of mixture and that calls itself the church..

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Jonathan Hughes
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 4:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence   Apparently not yours? Why can’t you explain WHAT YOUR WORDS MEAN? Don’t go weird(er) on us, Lance! Izzy   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread ShieldsFamily
Violence   Izzy:words 'mean' things. - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 29, 2004 10:17 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence   What does THAT mean Izzy   Fr

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Knpraise
/2004 6:48:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What happens indeed?? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 29, 2004 09:19 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence In a message dated 6/29/2004 4:41:08 AM Pacific

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Lance Muir
Judy:Actually, it is. - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 29, 2004 13:21 Subject: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence Understandable since you, Chris, Jonathan, and Bill are of one heart and one mind in many areas, t

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Lance Muir
Judy:I occasionally get the impression that you haven't. Thus. - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 29, 2004 12:34 Subject: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence I thought we had advanced from "Can Sally run" and wer

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Lance Muir
Judyt:No, they don't. They refer away from themselves to reality. That's what they MEAN. A 'chair' is that thing upon which you sit. Men's/women's wc, walk/don't walk etc. - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 29, 2004 10:54 Sub

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Lance Muir
Izzy:words 'mean' things. - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 29, 2004 10:17 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence What does THAT mean Izzy   From: [EMAIL

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread ShieldsFamily
My house! I will love them no more; All their princes are rebels. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence   In a message dated 6/29/2004 4

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Lance Muir
Izzy:'liars', 'indoctrinated dupes', 'error': JUST AS WE ARE!! If you're including us then, I agree.  - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 29, 2004 10:19 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Christians an

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread ShieldsFamily
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance Muir Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 5:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence   Izzy:God does not "hate" the RCC so why then should you, Judy et al "hate" the RCC??   PS:How does one separate t

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread ShieldsFamily
What does THAT mean Izzy   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance Muir Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 5:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence   Izzy:There are no christian principles

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Lance Muir
What happens indeed?? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 29, 2004 09:19 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence In a message dated 6/29/2004 4:41:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 6/29/2004 4:41:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Izzy:God does not "hate" the RCC so why then should you, Judy et al "hate" the RCC??   PS:How does one separate the Lie from the Liar?, the whatever from the whatever?? I don't, you don't &God doesn't, as I s

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Lance Muir
From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 29, 2004 07:18 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence Lance, Could you elaborate on this statement? Which groups? I, for example, “hate” the RCC. But I love Catholics (such as my own family members, fr

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread Lance Muir
Izzy   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance MuirSent: Monday, June 28, 2004 3:46 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence   Izzy:An aside (I think) America was not, is not and, will never be a 'Christian' n

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread ShieldsFamily
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance Muir Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 3:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence   Izzy:An aside (I think) America was not, is not and, will never be a 'Christian' nation except in name only. Compare Musli

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-29 Thread ShieldsFamily
World”? I think you’ve been reading too much TruthTalk! J Izzy   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance Muir Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 3:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence   Judyt:Amen on the 'h

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-28 Thread Lance Muir
Izzy:An aside (I think) America was not, is not and, will never be a 'Christian' nation except in name only. Compare Muslim 'nations'. From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 27, 2004 23:57 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-28 Thread Lance Muir
Judyt:Amen on the 'hatred' observation. I do, however, believe that there exists genuine 'hatred' , in practice, between believing groups in America. - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 27, 2004 17:03 Subject: [TruthTalk] Chris

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-27 Thread ShieldsFamily
I wonder how many more Jews (and others) would have died if every Christian refused to fight for them.  Certainly America would still be an English colony if some Christians had not fought for independence here.  Izzy   I wonder how many Jewish lives pacifism would have cost i

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-25 Thread ShieldsFamily
Bill, I believe we are to obey the government as long as it does not violate our conscience. We obey God first, government 2nd. When the Revolutionaries fought for freedom from oppression (on many levels) I believe they were laying their lives on the line for what their conscience told them

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-25 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 6/25/2004 2:57:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The debt you owe them is immeasurable.  The eyes you read scripture with every day are not fresh eyes (none of us has fresh eyes); rather, they are eyes that have learned both wrongly and rightly from what has

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-25 Thread Wm. Taylor
The NT Canon was closed in 367AD at which time the professing Church was hopelessly mired in mixture.    Judy, You surely do not think that there were any epistles being written after, say maybe, AD 85-95, do you? That is what I meant by the "closing of the Canon."     - Original Messa

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 6/24/2004 9:52:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Damn    ocrats?   ahm. John

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 6/24/2004 8:27:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The devil ... has on occasion controlled men in positions of authority. Hitler is one example and the Jews pacifistic response to him cost them a lot of lives.   I wonder how many Jewish lives pacifism would

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Terry Clifton
Lance Muir wrote: Terry:My 'Bonhoeffer' point was, that each much decide for himself. Much like the theologies expressed on TT. There is no one (1) right answer to which all must subscribe.   The Bible cannot and must not be USED as either an ANSWER BOOK  or a PROMISE BOOK.  

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Wm. Taylor
  - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence  JT   >   By the second century the early church was off into heresy   BT

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Jonathan Hughes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence     By the second century the early church was off into heresy and when Constantine tried to blend church with state it made things much worse. Paul exhorts his hearers to obey those who have been given Governmental authority and it a

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Chris Barr
\o/ !HALALU Yah! \o/  Greetings in the Matchless Name of YahShua !!   - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 06/24/2004 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence > > Bill:> > Why would you call the Third Reich "Christian?&

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
By the second century the early church was off into heresy and when Constantine tried to blend church with state it made things much worse. Paul exhorts his hearers to obey those who have been given Governmental authority and it appears (at least once) that he valued and used his Roman citizens

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Wm. Taylor
th Pope Pius but that does not make either of them Christian." It's smoke and mirrors, Judy, and you know it. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [TruthT

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bill: Why would you call the Third Reich "Christian?" They were into all kinds of occult practices. Do you know much about what was involved in being a member of the German Army during WW2. I know Hitler made a Concordat with Pope Pius but that does not make either of them Christian. Grace a

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Wm. Taylor
The devil ... has on occasion controlled men in positions of authority. Hitler is one example and the Jews pacifistic response to him cost them a lot of lives.    I wonder how many Jewish lives pacifism would have cost if every Christian in Germany would have taken Paul's words seriously and

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread ShieldsFamily
Lance, the confusion always comes when we confuse God’s commandments on an individual/personal level with God’s authority given to governing bodies.  Yes, of course it is okay to fight as a soldier.  No it is not okay to fight as an individual, UNLESS it is in self-defense (who would not pr

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Wm. Taylor
them to kill people. - Original Message - From: Slade Henson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:33 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence Good questions. I think there's a difference between "kill" and murder.

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Lance Muir
John:Me too. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 24, 2004 09:30 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence In a message dated 6/24/2004 6:22:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: wonder

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 6/24/2004 6:22:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: wonder how many TT'ers favor the death penalty? On merit, it is ok.   In practice  - absolutely not until we figure out how not to send innocent folk to the death row.   DNA has caused me to change my mind ab

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Lance Muir
Judy:In this(spiritual warfare) I believe you to be correct. However, in the other (just plain warfare) it is an option. Many Christians have chosen this road. This is a reflection of their conscience before God.   Many in the early years of the church chose this route.   I wonder how many

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 6/24/2004 6:04:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's not a viable option in the spiritual warfare.  Do you have any examples of how it has helped in the world at large? I took Lance's remark as a comment regarding the physical world. John

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Knpraise
In a message dated 6/24/2004 5:52:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Bible cannot and must not be USED as either an ANSWER BOOK  or a PROMISE BOOK. Lance,  if you are voicing an opinion against viewing the Bible as a book of formulae, I very much agree.   principles - yes

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Knpraise
Well done. John In a message dated 6/24/2004 4:21:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Good Morning All: Terry - I've given your question a lot of thought over the years since we were a military family when the Lord got my attention once more on Adak AK and I began to ser

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence

2004-06-24 Thread Lance Muir
Judy:Pacifissism is a viable option. - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 24, 2004 08:38 Subject: [TruthTalk] Christians and Violence Terry writes: Still, the real question has not been addressed.  We know what happen

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Lance Muir
t ask that respondents think before writing. O Ya? just doesn't cut it. - Original Message - From: Terry Clifton To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 24, 2004 08:22 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence Lance Muir wrote: Judy:Well said. Yo

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Slade Henson
refusing to please man.   Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Terry CliftonSent: Thursday, 24 June, 2004 08:22To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: PROBABLE SPAM> Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence     May I say that everythi

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Terry Clifton
Lance Muir wrote: Judy:Well said. You might be seen, on occasion, as a modern day "Church Mother". (Amma Judy) - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 24, 2004 07:19 Subject: [TruthTalk] Christians and violenc

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-24 Thread Lance Muir
Judy:Well said. You might be seen, on occasion, as a modern day "Church Mother". (Amma Judy) - Original Message - From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 24, 2004 07:19 Subject: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence Good Morning All: Terry - I'v

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread Lance Muir
L PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance MuirSent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:46 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence   Izzie:Would that it were so. War, peace, death, life, black, white, love, hate, good, bad. I'm fairly confident that neither you nor

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread Wm. Taylor
23, 2004 7:07 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence   Just once will someone help Judyt understand ambiguity. You, and perhaps Terry, want for someone to say: "here's the answer, here's the verse(s), this is what you are to

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread ShieldsFamily
: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence   Izzie:Would that it were so. War, peace, death, life, black, white, love, hate, good, bad. I'm fairly confident that neither you nor Judy have found life itself to be functionally a

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread ShieldsFamily
Proves my point? J Izzy   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance Muir Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence   I'm off to a 90 minute visit to the beloved dentist. W

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread ShieldsFamily
  -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 6:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence Good morning family:  What a nice way to say hello.  Yes, I consider even ras

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread Lance Muir
I'm off to a 90 minute visit to the beloved dentist. Why? I didn't take adequate care. Nothing complicated there.  - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 23, 2004 09:38 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread Lance Muir
effer illustration? Does Judy?  - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 23, 2004 09:38 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence Again, Lance, you often seem to be confused by simplicity.  Why do you find comfort in foggy,

RE: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread ShieldsFamily
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lance Muir Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence   Just once will someone help Judyt understand ambiguity. You, and perhaps Terry, want for someone to say: "here&

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread Lance Muir
Just once will someone help Judyt understand ambiguity. You, and perhaps Terry, want for someone to say: "here's the answer, here's the verse(s), this is what you are to think" Neither Scripture nor life can be reduced to this sort of formulaic thinking (in my opinion, of course). - O

Re: [TruthTalk] Christians and violence

2004-06-23 Thread Lance Muir
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was, by conviction, a pacifist. After a great deal of inner turmoil, he decided to participate in an attempted assassination of Hitler. It failed. He was arrested. He was hanged a few days prior to the end of the war. I believe Bonhoeffer was right. Original Message - F