It was entirely clear what you advocated Danny do at the funeral.
everynametaken Send a noteboard - 11/11/2009 03:02:56 AM
In addition, I have no desire to sit here and argue with you. For your information though, I do have training at the collegiate level in religion, I have had training in the past at the church level, and I listen at times to professionally produced lectures on religion (not just Christianity) by leading scholars and theologians. So, you are simply incorrect in your assumption that I am unschooled in theological issues.
Secondly, you did not need to use a personal pronoun to make it clear what YOU thought Dan should do at the funeral or how he should handle the mother and grandmother. You were clearly speaking from YOUR point of view. That makes it about you.
As far as your claim that the three branches of Christianity somehow "back you" and not me. I have no idea what you are talking about. I have been to enough funerals in my life to know that I have never seen a Catholic priest or a Protestant pastor ever start trying to present a message of "getting saved" in the midst of the grieving family. Probably because they are mature enough to know that a funeral is not the time or place for such a presentation. You apparently, in all your zeal, make no distinction between appropriate and not appropriate.
Here is a novel idea. Take Danny's post, your initial response, his response, and then you response and present them to your pastor. Ask him if he thinks what you advocate is the appropriate way to handle the situation.
Secondly, you did not need to use a personal pronoun to make it clear what YOU thought Dan should do at the funeral or how he should handle the mother and grandmother. You were clearly speaking from YOUR point of view. That makes it about you.
As far as your claim that the three branches of Christianity somehow "back you" and not me. I have no idea what you are talking about. I have been to enough funerals in my life to know that I have never seen a Catholic priest or a Protestant pastor ever start trying to present a message of "getting saved" in the midst of the grieving family. Probably because they are mature enough to know that a funeral is not the time or place for such a presentation. You apparently, in all your zeal, make no distinction between appropriate and not appropriate.
Here is a novel idea. Take Danny's post, your initial response, his response, and then you response and present them to your pastor. Ask him if he thinks what you advocate is the appropriate way to handle the situation.
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
One of the harder parts of my job...
08/11/2009 09:03:06 PM
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That is tough man. I am confident though you are the right person to help them through this. *NM*
08/11/2009 10:07:13 PM
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Re: One of the harder parts of my job...
08/11/2009 11:35:01 PM
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So I have some questions for you....
09/11/2009 10:05:19 PM
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Have I ever told you that you are confusing as hell?
10/11/2009 03:46:20 PM
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More interestingly....
10/11/2009 05:57:23 PM
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Do you think Christ would "present the salvation message" or do you think he would just live it?
10/11/2009 06:21:30 PM
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Funny....I remember Christ both living His message, as well as preaching
10/11/2009 07:16:12 PM
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It was entirely clear what you advocated Danny do at the funeral.
11/11/2009 03:02:56 AM
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Yes, I would.
10/11/2009 06:37:35 PM
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As I said to everynametaken
10/11/2009 07:32:21 PM
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Have fun with your strawman.
10/11/2009 07:42:37 PM
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*haha* (and yes, I am laughing at you)
10/11/2009 08:55:24 PM
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First of all - the spelling is Heresy.
10/11/2009 09:05:32 PM
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In regards to your questions, I had a hard time understanding exactly what you were getting at.
11/11/2009 06:09:23 PM
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