Fine, she's shared them with you. No where does it say that she's not allowed to eat with you. In fact, Jesus ate with the sinners. Perhaps she should do what Jesus would do.
I just reread it all again. She goes around and around about how she is supposed to 'share the faith'. Christianity is all about the preaching. It isn't about the judging. I don't recall a passage where Christ ever told someone they were going to hell. In fact, I remember him saying that they should repent and they would be forgiven. Even if they didn't, he still sat and ate with them.
Ultimately this is the reason we are taught never to bring up politics, money, or religion at the dinner table. We all know what we know and very few people are willing to listen (and accept) a different way of thinking with open arms.
This makes me think about a church I go to during the summer (yes im a psuedo practicing episcopalian...only for june, july and aug). It's in the middle of a lake, but normally once a year the NH Bishop (Gene Robinson) does a sermon that is more packed than any other time during the summer. There are always some of the 'residents' that never show up at his sermons, but to them I say 'good riddance' Seeing how well the 50,60,70 y/o straight couples take the sermon give me hope for America (for one weekend at least)
i don't know what else to say... Well, here's what I might have said after that:
It's fine if you want to warn me, even appreciated. But there's a difference between warning me and proverbially beating me over the head because upon hearing your "warning", and after careful consideration, I chose to disregard the warning.
Furthermore, you say the "ravine is there" and you know I will plunge to a terrible doom, yet you offer no proof. The ravine is not on any maps, you have no satellite imagery of this ravine, no photographs of this ravine, and no eye witness accounts of this ravine. All you have is a bunch of people claiming the ravine is there, but not one of them has actually travelled to the ravine and seen it.
What's that you say? That's where faith comes in? Quite right. Using a modified version of your analogy, suppose you were driving on a lovely road to a planned vacation destination and someone waves you down on the side of the road and tries to sell you a squirrel (they're cracker jack pets you know) tell you there is a
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Answering these mails seems like trying to get through a brick wall by using a toothpick. Still you gave it a try once more. I admire your patience and respect.
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Ultimately this is the reason we are taught never to bring up politics, money, or religion at the dinner table. We all know what we know and very few people are willing to listen (and accept) a different way of thinking with open arms.
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Well, here's what I might have said after that:
It's fine if you want to warn me, even appreciated. But there's a difference between warning me and proverbially beating me over the head because upon hearing your "warning", and after careful consideration, I chose to disregard the warning.
Furthermore, you say the "ravine is there" and you know I will plunge to a terrible doom, yet you offer no proof. The ravine is not on any maps, you have no satellite imagery of this ravine, no photographs of this ravine, and no eye witness accounts of this ravine. All you have is a bunch of people claiming the ravine is there, but not one of them has actually travelled to the ravine and seen it.
What's that you say? That's where faith comes in? Quite right. Using a modified version of your analogy, suppose you were driving on a lovely road to a planned vacation destination and someone waves you down on the side of the road and tries to sell you a squirrel (they're cracker jack pets you know) tell you there is a ( ... )
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