Re: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-13 Thread Jon Spencer
CTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa > John W. Redelfs wrote: > > But that is just anecdotal. --JWR > > I don't know Ann, but I know her brother, Tom Sc

Re: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-13 Thread Jon Spencer
John W. Redelfs wrote: > But that is just anecdotal. --JWR I don't know Ann, but I know her brother, Tom Scrotal. And he says that she, indeed, is often just that. Noj // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at ///

RE: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-13 Thread Stacy Smith
The two most Christlike individuals I can say that I knew intimately, ah, one is dead and the other one I lost contact with. They were the first to fellowship me in my ward. Stacy. At 04:07 PM 11/12/2003 -0900, you wrote: I grew up outside the Church and met a number of good, honorable, even

RE: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-12 Thread John W. Redelfs
I grew up outside the Church and met a number of good, honorable, even Christlike people. But the most Christlike people I have ever known, by far, are a small number of Mormons that I have met since joining the Church. But that is just anecdotal. --JWR //

RE: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-12 Thread Stacy Smith
The people of the earth often get messages from the Holy Ghost; they just don't always have Him with them. Neither do we if we're not living right. Stacy. At 04:30 PM 11/12/2003 -0700, you wrote: > > The truth is, Ron, I don't know that much about Mother Theresa. There are > a lot of good peo

RE: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-12 Thread Tom Matkin
> > The truth is, Ron, I don't know that much about Mother Theresa. There are > a lot of good people outside of the Church. Perhaps she was one of > them. I'm still convinced that the best people are inside the Church. I > have to believe that or discount the need for the gospel in the world. >

RE: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-12 Thread John W. Redelfs
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Not only that, but according to Christ, almsgiving is to be done > anonymously. Mother Theresa was FAMOUS for her unselfishness. Just how > > unselfish can giving be when it brings that kind of fame? --JWR Two points: 1)To my knowledge, Mother Thereas did not publiciz

RE: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-12 Thread rbscott
John W. Redelfs wrote: > > Stephen Beecroft wrote: > >Christopher Hitchens hates "Mother" Teresa. This is not a secret. > >Given some of Hitchens' proclivities, I am not necessarily prone to > >uncritical acceptance of his viewpoint, but the man is very intelligent > >and, I think, makes a few g

RE: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-10 Thread John A. English, n/OEF
Dear friends, > -Original Message- > From: Jon Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 8:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa > ... snip > So I suggest that we withhold our criticism of MT and f

Re: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-10 Thread Jon Spencer
John W. Redelfs wrote: Not only that, but according to Christ, almsgiving is to be done anonymously. Mother Theresa was FAMOUS for her unselfishness. Just how unselfish can giving be when it brings that kind of fame? --JWR ** I think that we need to be careful about our view of MT. This w

Re: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-10 Thread Jon Spencer
It seems that I may have been taken in by the popular press accounts of her, without doing much critical thinking. On the other hand, since I don't know much about her, I must avoid being taken in by negative stories. But, to tell you the truth, I don't really know if it is important enough to me

Re: [ZION] "Mother" Teresa

2003-11-10 Thread John W. Redelfs
Stephen Beecroft wrote: Christopher Hitchens hates "Mother" Teresa. This is not a secret. Given some of Hitchens' proclivities, I am not necessarily prone to uncritical acceptance of his viewpoint, but the man is very intelligent and, I think, makes a few good points. (Not that I know enough abou