Re: [TruthTalk] Perry vs DaveH

[Dave]

DAVEH:   ???  I don't see where Blaine guessed at anything, or that he implied he made up a definition for priestcraft.   I felt he was merely explaining how he understands it so any confusion would be minimized.  Even if he had not had a previous knowledge or understanding of its true definition.....then his guess would still have been accurate, would it not?  Yet you would criticize him for guessing the truth?  Wow....you are a pretty tough critic, Perry.     Perhaps that explains a lot of why you find fault with what Mormons believe.  Even if they believe something correctly (from your perception), they are at fault because of simply being LDS.  In effect, any truth spoken by a Mormon is inherently false, from your perspective....is that correct, Perry?     Interestingly, Blaine even explained his understanding of the definition so that if you or anybody else had a different definition, there would be no room for confusion.  In effect he was trying to make sure there was no misunderstanding from a difference of definitions so that you would not find a reason to be critical.  Yet that's exactly what you did anyway, is it not?     IMO, the ax you grind against Mormonism is getting duller the more you grind, Perry. Charles Perry Locke wrote: Dave, Blaine wrote, "Priestcraft is, by my  definition," which admits that he guessed at or made the definition up that suits him. Had he said "according to Webster's", or " the definition of Priestcraft is" I could not have made the assertion I made. Perry From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Perry vs DaveH Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 12:33:09 -0700 DAVEH:  According to the dictionary definition, it's obvious Blaine was not making it up as your below assertion, Perry........ <http://65.66.134.201/cgi-bin/webster/webster.exe?search_for_texts_web1828=priestcraft> .......Will Blaine receive a forthcoming apology? Charles Perry Locke wrote: I never use the term, and have no definition. But if I wanted one I would see if there was a comon usage for the term. I wouldn't make up my own definition to fit my own desires. So, what is your definition of "priestcraft,"  Perry? Blaine In a message dated 6/3/2005 7:17:13 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Blaine wrote:  Priestcraft is, by my  definition, ... Here we go again...the mormons like to  make up their own meanings for words, to suit thier own personal  perception of the world. I call this the "Queen of Hearts" syndrome:  "Words mean exactly what I want them to mean!" When a  person is steeped in a culture in which the cultural leaders redefine  words to have untraditional meanings, for the purpose of making the culture appear to be other than it really is, this begins to affect it's adherents, as we see with Blaine above, and have recently seen with DaveH  in his limited definition of the word "teach", which exclusdes his own  actions on TT. Another case in point is the Clinton  case where his attempt tp liimit the definition of certain words and  phrases to exclude his own actions has been passed down to our youth, who  at times use these tactics to try to exclude thier own  actions. Another, but inverse,  example is the word  "homophobe". In this case the definition of the word has been EXPANDED to  include not only those who fear homosexuality (traditional definition),  but to include those who beleive that it is sinful behavior. The root of this is in the "politically correct" movement, where it does not matter what you feel or believe, but how you are  perceived. Wow. What a  world! Perry -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.