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 <
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>
>>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
>>> 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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