Once again, I was really hoping to have a civil thread about our fairly unique shared hisory (given the % of the population we made up)...and the little nuances that connected us in spite of our differences.
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Once again, I was really hoping to have a civil thread about our fairly unique shared hisory (given the % of the population we made up)...and the little nuances that connected us in spite of our differences.
My very best friend is HeavenlyOne, whom most everyone here knows quite well, and then this guy comes along with this comment.
Please don't expect me to not respond to such baloney.
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Once again, I was really hoping to have a civil thread about our fairly unique shared hisory (given the % of the population we made up)...and the little nuances that connected us in spite of our differences.
For the most part, I think that's what has happened here, TS.......
__________________ "Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
My very best friend is HeavenlyOne, whom most everyone here knows quite well, and then this guy comes along with this comment.
Please don't expect me to not respond to such baloney.
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What did he say to incite this response, LR?
__________________ "Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
For the most part, I think that's what has happened here, TS.......
I know, but there has been some friction. I just don't want us to get to the point where we have battle lines drawn and look to engage the "enemy" at every possible chance. That gets real old real fast.
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There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Houston.
Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
I know, but there has been some friction. I just don't want us to get to the point where we have battle lines drawn and look to engage the "enemy" at every possible chance. That gets real old real fast.
Brother, at the risk of sounding cynical, it's been this way for a while now.
Just check out any thread, the lines are clearly drawn. Even if the thread was started about something totally innocuous, it somehow very quickly degenerates into an "us vs. them" mentality. Pretty soon, what started as an innocent thread becomes a battlefield, and it's usually the "one steppers vs. the three steppers" these days.
It's unfortunate, it never used to be this way..........something has changed.
__________________ "Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
Brother, at the risk of sounding cynical, it's been this way for a while now.
Just check out any thread, the lines are clearly drawn. Even if the thread was started about something totally innocuous, it somehow very quickly degenerates into an "us vs. them" mentality. Pretty soon, what started as an innocent thread becomes a battlefield, and it's usually the "one steppers vs. the three steppers" these days.
It's unfortunate, it never used to be this way..........something has changed.
That is my point, and what I'm saying is that it gets to the point where it is neither amusing, entertaining, fellowship, or friendly. However, I do believe that we could actually have all those things and that it would be beneficial to all of us if we did have that. AFF can really be an entertaining tool for connection that leads somewhere.
Oh yeah, and we're supposed to be Christ-like anyway.
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There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Houston.
Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
That is my point, and what I'm saying is that it gets to the point where it is neither amusing, entertaining, fellowship, or friendly. However, I do believe that we could actually have all those things and that it would be beneficial to all of us if we did have that. AFF can really be an entertaining tool for connection that leads somewhere.
Oh yeah, and we're supposed to be Christ-like anyway.
I totally agree, and I'm holding out hope that we'll get past this particular season of conflict and things will get back to "normal", lol.
__________________ "Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
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