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Originally Posted by n david
Perhaps it's because you claimed you practiced contemplative prayer, which to the overwhelming majority of people means something completely different than what you described.
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Exactly!
And you'll notice that a great deal of you went into instant attack mode. No one paused and said, "Wait. What do you mean by that?" I even tried to explain what I meant by it voluntarily. And, instead of actually letting what I was actually saying sink in... I was accused of mysticism, being a witch, blah, blah, blah. At one point, I was even told that what I was saying wasn't true, I was really a witch, and what I really believe is the new age garbage! LOL Only in the past few posts has someone actually stopped and realized... what I'm saying isn't exactly what I'm being accused of.
There's a very combative spirt in this forum. A spirit that has given the gift of criticism, sarcasm, and insult instead of the gift of discernment.
Having said all that... I feel that folks were pretty hard on what Michael was really trying to say. Instead of investing the energy in trying to understand Bro. Michael (A BROTHER), a lot of energy was invested in trying to tie him to IHOP and throw him overboard. A great deal of effort was made to try to tie me to Keating and Vineyard to justify throwing me overboard.
When I say that one must be careful around here (this forum) because it seems like a lot of guys are like barking attack dogs ready to rip people to pieces... this is kinda what I'm talking about.
And trust me. It's not easy trying to bear this out. Most of the time... it's the entire thread against me. LOL
Oh well, I like to have a lot of fun while illustrating a point. I've enjoyed it. I pray you have walked away with something too.
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