How wide is the effect of forums in Pentecost?

[SDG]

AE,

It's amazing to hear the stories and anecdotes coming in about the role these forums are playing .... either negative or positive.

Of course, we must be responsible w/ free speech ....

but as Keith said ... it's out of the bag ... it cannot be stifled.

[Jehoram]

I can recall an incident from a few weeks ago when a poster threatened to report a post that an owner of this forum had made to the poster's District Board.

I found that completely regrettable and unreal.

By the way, shockingly, the tables were turned and this was a lib threatening a conservative. I simply could not believe that someone would threaten such a thing.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by Alter Ego

I can recall an incident from a few weeks ago when a poster threatened to report a post that an owner of this forum had made to the poster's District Board.

I found that completely regrettable and unreal.

By the way, shockingly, the tables were turned and this wa a lib threatening a conservative. I simply could not believe that someone would threaten such a thing.

Disgusting.

[Jehoram]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

AE,

It's amazing to hear the stories and anecdotes coming in about the role these forums are playing .... either negative or positive.

Of course, we must be responsible w/ free speech ....

but as Keith said ... it's out of the bag ... it cannot be stifled.

I have no desire to see a "stifling" of ideas. I do think that we ministers have a responsibility to think of those who are weak in the faith.

How will our words impact them?

It all goes back to liberty and wisdom.

[ManOfWord]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

He expressed his role as servant last night also ... He does not want to lord over the sheep.

Originally Posted by Jeanie

Keith says it too!

Originally Posted by Sherri

Eddie does too!!! Where two or three agree..........

Those of us who have learned this have been nurtured by its fruit and our joy level has increased exponentially...not to mention the people whom we do our best to lead!!!!

[Mrs. LPW]

Originally Posted by Alter Ego

I have no desire to see a "stifling" of ideas. I do think that we ministers have a responsibility to think of those who are weak in the faith.

How will our words impact them?

It all goes back to liberty and wisdom.

I agree wholeheartedly

[ManOfWord]

Originally Posted by Alter Ego

I can recall an incident from a few weeks ago when a poster threatened to report a post that an owner of this forum had made to the poster's District Board.

I found that completely regrettable and unreal.

By the way, shockingly, the tables were turned and this was a lib threatening a conservative. I simply could not believe that someone would threaten such a thing.

This is despicable!!! (said in my best/worst Donald Duck voice)

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by ManOfWord

Those of us who have learned this have been nurtured by its fruit and our joy level has increased exponentially...not to mention the people whom we do our best to lead!!!!

AMEN!

[Pastor Keith]

In the US we have the right to speak, but not the right to be heard. The marketplace or audience gives us that, there is a hunger for truth, both good and bad. I understand the whole edification principle, but the scripture doesn't hold back from bot the good and bad and ugly side of God's people.

Matter of fact in teaching on the inspiration of scripture, that has always been a powerful truth to the veracity of scripture, because if I was God I would have left a lot out that didn't make his children look God.

Abraham's lies, David's Adultery and Murdering, Peter's pride and impulsively, Paul's duplicity in the persecution of the early church, oh yeah and John's nudity.

[ManOfWord]

Originally Posted by Alter Ego

I have no desire to see a "stifling" of ideas. I do think that we ministers have a responsibility to think of those who are weak in the faith.

How will our words impact them?

It all goes back to liberty and wisdom.

"A mind stretched to a new idea, never returns to its original form."
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes (I think)