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Re: Westboro Baptist Church Similarities
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Originally Posted by Bishop Cleatus
Same here. I'm sure the sermon is excellent, but his "message" that I have seen on this forum over the years - or maybe the delivery of the message - is a problem for me.
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It's important to remember that we might talk a little "rougher" to one another than we would to a sinner. I've grown up around Apostolic doctrine and I'm not intimidated by the sparring. No need to be sensitive about it. I've sat around tables where preachers debated doctrine and called each other names (thinking of terms like "liberal"--not bad names) and then had a meal together when they were done arguing. That kind of conversation is normal to some extent and it doesn't always bleed over into the pulpit.
For that matter, I have a couple of girlfriends who I discuss just about anything with. That doesn't mean I'm going to talk about any old topic with the woman standing in line next to me at the grocery store or even the music department on Sunday morning.
I think this forum is here somewhat for the purpose of compartmentalizing conversations we can't have elsewhere. It would be short sighted to assume that everything people say in a forum to fellow Apostolics they would say in public at any time to any audience. I don't allow my children on forums like this for a reason. It isn't appropriate for them on many levels. That doesn't mean I'm wrong for posting here and then not having the exact same conversations with my kids.
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