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Saturday, August 30, 2003
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An Amazing Conversation on the Fighting Fundamentalist Forum | |
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Browsing, a godly man on the FFF, posed this series of questions yesterday:
And since I started it, I'll answer the questions first... What's your thots gentlemen? (And ladies, feel free to chime in if your wish) ================== browsing |
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A fairly new poster named WOW responded this way: Is any of this true? I hope you've done your homework. |
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So browsing replied with this: Why do you ask? |
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And WOW gave this cryptic answer: I ask because I want to know if you made this up to get some talk on the forums or if you know of a man who did this. |
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Browsing responded with clear logic: What difference would it make to you one way or another? If it's made up or if I know of someone, so what? Are you saying you don't want to answer the questions? |
Of course, by this time about half a dozen of us had already answered the question with our opinions, taking it in the way it was presented---a hypothetical question. And obviously we agreed that such a man could not hold church office and ought to be in jail---at the very least. But WOW's odd replies (to a question he could have just ignored) prompted me to break into the thread with this:
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From me: As soon as I opened your latest post, my screen got all misty with condensation or something. I tried to wipe it off, but the moisture is on the other side of the screen, the side that faces the internet---and your post. The only thing I can conclude is that you must be sweating a lot, WOW. It came through your post. Is it hot down in Florida? Are you agitated about something? Nervous or anything? Scared of the war on terror? Scared of anything? Just concerned, but man that sweat is a dead giveaway. |
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WOW then gave this guarded answer:
Scared of nothing. Am not afraid to answer questions. My answers: I have some questions for you browsing: Do you know of a man who has done this??? You don't have to tell who the man is. Is he in jail??? Has he been put to death??? And most important question, What is your purpose for this post??? |
Of course, if you read between the lines, there is an allowance there that if such a man stayed in the ministry and DID NOT FAIL, then God may have given him a second chance. You also see that WOW is supposing much mor strongly than browsing is that a very real person who has done this very thing does exist.
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Browsing in his calm way replied: Know of several men who have done this, or a variation thereof. A couple, for example are in jail. A few are merely waiting their turn. My purpose was to elicit answers. I thank you for yours. ================== --browsing |
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WOW then excused his mysterious defensiveness: I hope I didn't offend you with my questions. I am trying to be careful about anything I read and respond to. I was not trying to be difficult. My wife says I don't have to try very hard though. :D :D :D :D |
By the end of this mysterious exchange, I'm sure I wasn'tthe only one scratching my head. We all raise hypothetical questions all the time on the forums and see how we apply scripture to them. Usually the person who raises the question is not cross-questioned on why he or she tossed out a topic for discussion. Yet browsing's question prompted this cross-questioning from WOW and as far as I recall, it also provoked the long, mysterious, ridiculous defense from The Equalizer on how a pastor can stay in office no matter how immoral his actions are because everybody is a sinner, and therefore a congregation does not have the right to remove him from church office. Sometimes on the FFF, you have to ask, "Are you a partof my confused view of what's going on? Or have I dropped into your confused point of view?"
