Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson (Post 1393809)

If I were a betting man...

DB's close friend probably didn't say and do what he did to be accusatory or a tale-bearer or a gossip. He was being loyal. Friends do look out for each other.

If I were DB's close friend in this situation, I would have said and done the same thing.

Why would you let your friend walk blindly into a potentially bad situation?

What kind of friend would do that?

I am glad DB's 30 years late friend decided to rather reconnect the relationship and maybe grow the friendship than to try to "line him up".

It may have been his plan, but he could have WISELY changed his mind. There are times, when people come up with bad ideas and then change their minds before they actually carry out their bad ideas.

There really isn't a bad guy in this story. A little misplaced zeal wisely not acted on does not make the 30 years late guy a bad person.

A loyal friend being loyal is not a sign of being a bad person.

Starting a thread about the whole interaction does not make DB wrong either. DB keeps everything anonymous. Where is the harm in this?

Maybe there is something to this whole interaction that all of us can learn from.

Originally Posted by deacon blues (Post 1393855)

When I need legal representation may I call on you?

Originally Posted by n david (Post 1393795)

He didn't accuse him? Did you read the OP? Most of it is an unfounded, unproven accusation against his college buddy.


He did more than relate what his long time friend told him:




LOL what plan? You and DB are assuming there was some nefarious plan to confront DB based on someone's gossip and unsupported by the actions and attitude of this man as written by DB.

He hugged him, cried and said he loved him.

Doesn't sound like a man who had ill intent.


So the long time friend told him the gossip but didn't want him to mention it? My words and assumption...I know DB didn't say that.

DB wrote the post patting himself on the back for such a good thing he did and how he did the higher thing. Unfortunately, the post itself was a glaring contradiction against the true higher way as stated in the Bible.

Originally Posted by Originalist (Post 1393858)

Ok. So if the cops receive a letter from a terrorist that names the date and time he is coming to your house to kill you, they had better not tell you because that would be hearsay and gossip.

Originally Posted by deacon blues (Post 1393853)

I should have. But I had 15 minutes. My daughter was more important.

Originally Posted by Esaias (Post 1393876)

You had no way to contact him afterwards?

Maybe he'll come on to AFF and get a chance to tell you what was up. Surely that's better than a face to face talk...

Originally Posted by deacon blues (Post 1393852)

OMGosh! Lol!

The guy had "so much I want to say to you"---he told my best friend everything he planned to say. But I had to leave, I had 15 minutes to give him. He had no time to unload on me. He held back because of a lack of time and because my best friend rebuked him and told him to not dare say any of the things he was planning to say to me. MY TRUE FRIEND told him to do nothing but love me. But his prayers at the church said enough that my saints could tell he had an ulterior motive. Face it, not everyone who claims to be Apostolic represents the movement well, nor do they know how to deal with people who are an enigma to them.

As far as what you posted above---you are clueless about my situation.