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USER COMMENTS BY “ RALPH CRAMDEN ” |
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 9/25/16 3:48 PM |
| Ralph Cramden | | East of Eden | |  |  |
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If I were the Pope, I would start the dialogue by asking the Muslims--are you going to practice 'taqqiyya' in our discussions? This principle means they are allowed to lie, deceive, if they think it furthers their cause.
Then, I would ask, can you separate your religion from your politics? Here in the West, we can be Democrat Catholics, REpublican Catholics (see Phyllis Schalfly), Democrat Protestants, Republican Protestants, etc. In each of the Western countries, Christians of all kinds belong to all kinds of parties. They have a variety of beliefs about political issues.
Yet your religion has only 1 answer for all parts of life--whether it be which sandwich to eat (no ham and cheese), which shaving brush to use (no boar's bristles), or how many wives to have. You call it sharia but it is not just for religious issues but for all life. If you can separate yourself from that, then we may have some common ground. |
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| 9/9/16 2:56 PM |
| Ralph Cramden | | | |
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Somehow, I am not surprised, though the article had a positive tone that is not reflected in the many negative comments posted here.
I think one of the Megachurch principles is to be welcoming, not preaching 'sulfur and brimstone' or that God hates them, so naturally they would continue to grow.
And another principle here is that people will see what they want to see, so the words 'growth' and 'church' are seen to be positive. Others say that looking at the back of someone else's head for 40 min. or so once a week is going out of fashion. Today's adults have access to many Bible study materials on their smartphones and home computers, so no man standing in front is going to 'put one over on them.' I think people like the social contact, though, and Megachurches have sorted out their programs to help this to happen. THe New Testament may have rules about older women teaching the younger women, but today I think older women would rather be with their own age group; they can't relate to the younger women, as is true of the older men.
Some may say these NT tasks have been 'farmed out' to parachurch ministries that offer big women's conferences and marriage enrichment conferences. |
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