Perry wrote: > Speaking only for myself, I have imagined nothing of > the sort that you described below.
Just for the record, I did not have you in mind when I wrote that. I was in a PalTalk discussion last night where such was suggested to me. Perry wrote: > His actions have indicated to me that he has one of > two (or maybe a combination of the two) reasons for > being here besides the acceptable "public" reason. > 1) He wants to affirm and bolster his own faith by > proving that Protestants are all screwed up in their > theology, and that he can effectively defend his own > faith against anything and everything they believe, > or 2) he is testing Protestant theology to see if it > can be considered a viable Christian position, perhaps > for conversion. Your two alternatives hold tenaciously to a religious motivation. Perhaps you should consider some more academic motivations. For example, 3) he is sincerely curious as to how Protestants hold to certain beliefs that to him appear preposterous. To examine this, he must question some of the answers according to his own mindset and thinking, to see how the answers hold up. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
