Kevin is no Jesus. Very bad illustration, Charles Perry
Locke. (heretofor 'Chuckie' after the films)
> >From: "Charles Perry Locke" <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > 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 <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > >Reply-To:
[email protected]>
> > >To:
[email protected]>
> > >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 <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/*
wrote:
> > > >>
> > >
>> 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 Hansen
> > > >
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> > >
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> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> > > >
> > >
> >
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you
may
> >know how you ought to answer every
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