Kevin:Speaking JtoJ we ought to keep this in mind.
From: "Charles Perry Locke" <
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>
Dave,
> I can't understand why you do not hang on
every word Kevin posts! He
> backs up all of his biblical claims with
scripture references, and not
just
> one or two, with several to
many. He backs up what he claims about the
> Mormon church with
statements from your own non-prophets and leaders. He
has
> a passion
for the Lord, and quite evidently has been called to use this
> passion,
and his knowledge of the Word, to spread the gospel. I would
expect
>
him to act no differently on TT than he does on the street. Just
because
he
> does not fit your idea of what Truth Talk should be does
not mean that his
> exchanges are not meaningful. In fact, in terms of
proclaiming the gospel
to
> the unsaved, Kevin is probably doing more
on TT than any other poster. He
> steadfastly sticks to the message, not
straying into the
pseudo-intellectual
> realms of so many posts.
Those things are often titillating and fun to
> ponder, but when it
comes down to it, either you believe or you don't.
>
>
Perry
>
> >From: Dave Hansen <
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>
>Reply-To:
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>To:
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>Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] baptism
> >Date: Tue, 10 May 2005
23:46:44 -0700
> >
> >DAVEH: Nothing will make for
easier discussions, IF one of the parties
> >does not want to have a
meaningful exchange, Kevin. I view TT as being a
> >place where
two or more people of contrasting opinions can explore why
> >other's
believe differently. I perceive that some TTers (such
as
yourself)
> >are here not to have a meaningful discussion
unless it results in the
other
> >person adopting your
beliefs. Basically, you want to use TT as a forum
to
>
>convert people to Christianity as you understand it...is that
correct?
> >Assuming so, you probably don't feel a need to find areas
of common
belief,
> >but rather cut right to the chase and try to
overwhelm your opponent with
> >their error of thought/belief as you
perceive it. Have I analyzed it
> >correctly, Kevin?
>
>
> > I harbor no illusions about changing your
anti attitudes, Kevin. But
I
> >am curious as to why you are
as you are (and why you believe as you do),
if
> >that makes any
sense. It's just one of my hang-ups I suppose.
So,
every
> >now and then you do reveal a bit about yourself, for
which I am
> >appreciative. But as I see it, you mostly put up
a pretty thick wall
> >hoping to wear your opponents down in their
futile efforts to overcome
that
> >wall. Then you try to
attack their perceived soft spot, hoping for a
quick
>
>victory.
> >
> > That'll be $250 for
your initial therapy session, please! :-D
> >
>
>Kevin Deegan wrote:
> >
> >>Why does it make
discussions easier?????
> >> Do you mean it will disarm
those rascal Anti's?
> >>
> >>*/Dave Hansen <
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>
>>
> >> DAVEH: I think it
makes discussions much easier if common points
>
>> are first found, Kevin.
>
>>
> >> Kevin Deegan wrote:
>
>>
> >>> What is this Mormon
preoccupation with finding all the things we
>
>>> have in common?
>
>>> Why would one want to find; lets say, for
example, all the things
> >>> they have
in common with the devil?
>
>>> So what
then; after we find what we have in common?
> >>>
>
>>> */Dave Hansen <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:
>
>>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
>>> Charles Perry
Locke wrote:
> >>>
>
>>>>>
DAVEH: Ohhhhhhhh....what an interesting response, Perry!
>
>>>>> I must say that I do find it rather
curious that you would
>
>>>>> rather
take a more vigorous new tack against my beliefs
>
>>>>> rather
than discuss issues of theology common to both of us.
>
>>>>
> >>>>
>
>>>>
It is not what we have in common that is the problem...it
>
>>>> is what we do
NOT have in common.
> >>>
>
>>> DAVEH: So
you have no interest in discussing theology in an
>
>>> effort to see
what we might believe in common? Maybe we have
>
>>> two different
perspectives about TT, Perry. I view it as a
>
>>> place where
people of divergent opinions can share ideas and
>
>>> quiz one another
about their beliefs without feeling
>
>>> threatened or
inviting a hard sell approach to change other
>
>>> people. I'm
beginning to think you are here to do battle, so
>
>>> to speak.
To you, TT merely is a place to convert people to
>
>>> your way of
thinking. Am I reading you wrong on this? If
>
>>> not, then for
what reason did you come to TT, Perry?
> >>>
>
>
> >--
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Dave
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> >
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