Re: [TruthTalk] Loving and Merciful God of Justice

[Dave Hansen]

Lance Muir wrote: Dave:You've been reading TT'ers for a looooooong time. DAVEH:  It has only been about 5 years now...... To my knowledge there are no Roman Catholic or Orthodox participants.   You ask 'how many Protestants do think alike?" I believe I've witnessed more than a touch of humour on your part from time to time sooooo, is this one of those times? DAVEH:  No.  No humor is intended.  My interest is primarily focused on Protestantism.  That does not mean that I want to exclude all other views though.  I am willing to listen to anyone's opinion, regardless of their bias.  But I do try to put it into a Protestant context IF I see a connection.   I'd simply say that I wish I could tell you, from my 18 years of experience interacting with the 'non-catholic, non-ordox' "believers", that what you've witnessed on TT is atypical but I CANNOT! DAVEH:  I agree Lance.  I realize that what I see here is hardly a normal cross section of Protestantism.  However, it seems to me that most TTers share similar roots, that are steeped in Protestantism.  That is one reason I use the T-Doctrine as a measure of how deeply tied some TTers are to the doctrines handed down from the RCC to the Reformers.  As I view it, Protestants eschew Catholicism, yet accept the Trinity Doctrine.  Are there any exceptions?   By the by I believe that the same level of diversity exists withink the Mormon community. DAVEH:  Sure.  But that doesn't interest me as much as Protestantism.  I can talk to LDS related folks all day long, and learn very little about the outside world of theology.  Chatting with Protestants though gives me a much different perspective.  But I think talking to TTers gives me even a broader view of Protestantism!   :-) My only frustration with Dave's response is that it includes an insistence that (1) "protestants" are those who are not Mormon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain six email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF, MOTORCYCLE and CLIPS.