| Judson McClendon 2008-02-18, 6:56 pm |
| "Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net> wrote:
> "Judson McClendon" <judmc@sunvaley0.com> wrote:
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> Lots of such lines are clear to children - but mean different things
> to different people. If accepting the words as written doesn't match
> our views of reality, then we accept the words as parables or poetic
> or with some other meaning. Some people do this about creation,
> others do it about the meaning of "father".
I understand this, of course. The reason I asked about this particular
issue is that it seems odd that a church claiming authority from Jesus
would specifically take up a practice that Jesus said "don't do" and
I asked how they viewed the situation. Perhaps they have a perfectly
reasonable and valid explaination that I would agree with. But I don't
know, because on this issue, all I have gotten for my trouble is abuse.
--
Judson McClendon judmc@sunvaley0.com (remove zero)
Sun Valley Systems http://sunvaley.com
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
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