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Of course bans aren't going to happen. Gun bans would only force guns and/or their users to travel from other jurisdictions, where guns weren't banned, and that would be SO inconvenient for the guns... and their owners. In our nation,…
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In my view, ANY act of child abuse/molestation/assault committed by ANY church leader of ANY part of the Body of Christ should "arouse any (one) to anger, action, and a bold denunciation." Do you agree?
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As I've tried to make clear in my posts in our exchange, CM, I'm not arguing with you about the severity of the impact on its victims of acts of sexual assault/abuse committed by religious leaders. Nor am I engaged in this exchange to …
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Please note that I did NOT address a specific post from either you or Dave L. I addressed a trend I observed in the content of your posts writ large.
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In this thread, we may disagree as to what constitutes a "rabbit" and the holes in which one travels.
I feel compelled to state yet again that I have NOT posted in this thread to diminish the reality and impact of any chi…
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Indeed I do.
I share your concern for the issue writ large. But I also offer an expanded vision of the settings in which the issue arises in the Church.
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Thanks for the clarification, one I sought principally to gauge the role inerrancy plays in your definition of inspiration. I believe all Scripture is inspired - that God had a role in its writing, collection, and interpretation - but …
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Thanks for the clarification, CM.
It's not clear to me why the Trinity must be either a "biblical Janus" or "three distinct beings." But given those options, it seems to me that for advocates of trinitarian theology, the Trinit…
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Much/Most of God is "beyond human comprehension," but that hasn't and won't stop us humans from trying to figure who God is and what God wants. In my view, Jesus was clearly the ultimate insight/revelation into both questions, though n…
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According the Trump Administration, this week there are more than 3,000 kids still separated from their parents. That number is higher than last week's number because it includes children separated before this latest fiasco.
Th…
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I would gladly "admit that very good answers have been prolifically provided by many people" had I actually encountered such answers in this thread.
But you can resolve that difficulty for me, Gao Lu! Please provide me …
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- Don't like the current law? Work to change it. Until the law changes, however, first time border crossings are misdemeanors, making false statements to federal agents is a felony, and as a group, felonies are more serious crimes t…
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I second your response, Wolfgang. Well said.
The most affirming thing I can say about the "much effort" that has been made by Trinity advocates to "convince" us has to do with its remarkable consistency. Time and time again tho…
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AN ADDITIONAL RESPONSE:
You correctly note that a common function of plea agreements is to "get off of a greater charge, or a shorter or more lenient sentence." So what OTHER crimes did Mueller's team have Flynn… -
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An "educated man" such as I knows that a "lie" is defined as an intentionally false statement. Statements thought to be true when made, but later discovered to be false, are false statements, but BY DEFINITION …
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I think the government's court filing directly refutes your claim that "the FBI doesn't believe Flynn intentionally lied." On what factual basis do you make it?
And how does a person unintentionally lie?
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So in your view, people from other countries who, in search of asylum, cross the border in misdemeanor violations of the law are "criminals and deserve to be prosecuted," but a high-level White House adviser who confessed to felonious…
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Thanks for drawing attention to Acts 10.38, Wolfgang, which is another verse that reports Peter's advocacy of an inarguable distinction between Jesus and God. Peter claims Jesus did good things and healed demon-possessed people because…
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The rest of your response reads to me like a placard hung on the door of this thread: However you propose to "improve" or "strengthen" gun control in the U.S. I will have a question, a doubt, and/or a reason not to try it.
Are …
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The fact that legislating morality has always meant something different to me than it has to you need not be a liberal or conservative outcome at all. Take fifteen minutes to conduct an authentically objective Google search on the ques…
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I don't doubt that in your experience the common usage definition of "legislating morality" has to do with conduct rather than morality. A Google search on the phrase yielded a variety of definitions, including both yours and mine. But…
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I've offered several posts in this thread that reported my views on the relationship between religious leaders and the people of they serve, as well as the special responsibility I believe those leaders have in their relationships with…
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Ironic, I think it is, that your claim about my distraction demands actually distracts from the fact that your post includes no response to the request I made in my previous response to you.
Surely you remember that earlier in …
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You're clearly referencing particular incidents, Dave. I'm addressing a larger principle.
Yes, accusations must be proved, the rights of people accused of assault must be protected and enforced, and there are instances of false…
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In my view, by definition, a "victim" is the recipient, not the perpetrator, of harm. Hence, I don't know how "victims" can held responsible for what happened to them. Please explain.
To whom does the claim that "the devil made…
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Your analysis of me is, as always, cogent, insightful, detailed, and informed, Gao Lu. Thank you.
Since AGAIN I don't know the truth, please share with me/us the "morally correct" and "intellectually honest" view of the respons…
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For most of my previous post, Dave, I was talking about the Deuteronomy text you cited. Hence, I again ask the questions I posed to you there....
In what way(s) do you believe the text you cited is actually applicable to childr…
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"Innocent victims." What other kinds of child victims of sexual assault are there?
The morally troubling Deuteronomy text you cite...
- Refers to adult women, not minor children - the difference matters
- Comm…
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"Stupid," "ridiculous," "hypocrite extreme," and "liberal" all in the same post. It's like a greatest hits collection. Well done, reformed.
