[TruthTalk] I found it Blaine...but you lost it

[jandgtaylor1]

From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.   Judy: In your photos David there is some glaring disrespect - when one of the street preachers accepts a beer from one of the revelers and then pours it out on the ground - To me that would be like a slap on the face, wouldn't refusing it to begin with have been more respectful?   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.