An amen from me on this.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: May 25, 2005 09:09 Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [TruthTalk] mormon angels. was: Dave uses Socratic Method of Teaching LDS doctrine on TT > DaveH wrote: > > Apparently many TTers want me to teach LDS theology on > > TT, yet some wish to criticize me for complying with their wishes. > > Seems like a no win situation, eh Lance. > > Let me clarify yet again what TruthTalk is all about and Dave Hansen's > situation in regards to this forum. > > TruthTalk is meant to be a forum where people from different religions and > different backgrounds can share their beliefs and teachings with the rest of > us. We, in turn, can judge what they teach and examine it. We can raise > objections or questions concerning what is being said. The goal is learning > and getting a better undertanding of both what we believe and what others > believe. > > Dave Hansen is LDS Mormon and he has as much right here as anybody else to > teach or post his views. In like manner, his teachings will be examined and > questioned by others. This is the nature of the forum. I would not say > that it is a "no win situation" just because a person's viewpoint is > criticized in this forum. If you share your views, expect some examination > and perhaps criticism if someone thinks that the viewpoint deserves such. > > Now in regards to the question of why DaveH is here. I have read both Dave > and Perry's exchange on this, and personally I find Dave's reasons for being > here consistent. He has an interest in knowing what Protestants believe and > why. He interacts with us, and in doing so, is questioned about his > beliefs. He responds to such questions in a way that he is comfortable. > Often the exchange hits a dead end, and some TruthTalk members get > frustrated with that (me included), but I don't think that means that his > reasons for being here are not being stated properly. Some have interpreted > him to be implying that he wants to become a Protestant if he hears good > answers for what Protestants believe, but I have never understood him that > way. He is simply curious and has an academic interest in what motivates us > and what makes us who we are. I'm sure Christians not affiliated with a > major institution seems very strange to him. His life is centered around an > institution of authority. That is the kind of structure he is use to and is > comfortable with. Many of us reject such institutions. I think Dave is > still trying to understand why and how this is. I suspect it would be > easier for him to understand us if we were all Roman Catholic. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "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. ---------- "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.
