Don't Ask....Don't Tell. Good Policy?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I think elders should address the issues biblically. But I'm not going to walk around upset at the private things that everyone around me does. That's a lot of mental energy. I don't believe in looking the other way if asked about something sinful. I'm just not going to note and point out the infractions of a persons private life. Leave it to the elders to address through teaching and private counsel.

Right, I agree - I don't believe in looking the other way if asked about sin. And I agree - I am not going to point out the infractions in a person' life.

I'm just saying that we are at a place where it can be detrimental to point out anything these days because we have settled so much on "right of privacy". It's almost as though we have given the green light that anything goes, as long as you keep it private. Sort of like a Nike ad - Just Do It! LOL!

Anyway, I'm not trying to fix anything because I can't. I'm just rambling. It's just a digression that is sad, but we remember "where sin does abound, grace does also much more abound."

I was also thinking of how Oprah was sued by the meat industry for saying that the mad cow disease made her not want to eat another hamburger. Six years later, she wins the lawsuit. It's a crazy world.

Depends on the nature of the infraction. Could be demerits, dock in pay, re-assignment, or dismissal. Maybe the penalties should be increased in severity.

Okay, thanks. I like to know little details.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Right, I agree - I don't believe in looking the other way if asked about sin. And I agree - I am not going to point out the infractions in a person' life.

Seems we agree on far more than we disagree.

I'm just saying that we are at a place where it can be detrimental to point out anything these days because we have settled so much on "right of privacy". It's almost as though we have given the green light that anything goes, as long as you keep it private. Sort of like a Nike ad - Just Do It! LOL!

It's always been like that. It was like that back in ancient Rome. John the Baptist lost his head for condemning the incestuous marriage of the king. Goes with the territory if one is a Christian.

Anyway, I'm not trying to fix anything because I can't. I'm just rambling. It's just a digression that is sad, but we remember "where sin does abound, grace does also much more abound."

I understand, I ramble a bit too. lol

I was also thinking of how Oprah was sued by the meat industry for saying that the mad cow disease made her not want to eat another hamburger. Six years later, she wins the lawsuit. It's a crazy world.

Okay, thanks. I like to know little details.

Yep, it's a crazy world. lol