wolfej
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Very good. That is for prayer. Jesus also tells us to be open in our faith, and to express it every chance we get to every person we can.
That's why those annoying people on campus won't leave me alone until I take their mini bible.
Quick to call people extremists, huh? Nobody here is "thumping". What do you want us to do? Just sit here and let you bash what we believe in? Sorry, I will defend it to the end. I'm sorry you do not share my beliefs, but that is your choice.
"Hey KoachKletus, would like to join my family and I at church this Sunday for worship? Service starts at 10."
"No, thank you. I don't believe in all that."
"Ok, well let me know if you ever want to check it out."
That should be the end of it, and by NO MEANS would that be a violation or your rights.
Quick to call people extremists, huh? Nobody here is "thumping". What do you want us to do? Just sit here and let you bash what we believe in? Sorry, I will defend it to the end. I'm sorry you do not share my beliefs, but that is your choice.
"Hey KoachKletus, would like to join my family and I at church this Sunday for worship? Service starts at 10."
"No, thank you. I don't believe in all that."
"Ok, well let me know if you ever want to check it out."
That should be the end of it, and by NO MEANS would that be a violation or your rights.
I love it when you take meaning out of context. Go back and read a few verses earlier and you will understand the CONTEXT of this verse! Jesus was talking about hypocrites. Bottom line, you worship like you want but don't tell me how to worship and quote one verse which you takes completely out of context.
Last comment on this topic for me.
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Different things. Easy to be against public prayer AND open about your faith. On public prayer, you either believe what Jesus taught or you don't. Pretty simple doctrine. The context of what Paul wrote to other church leaders about being open in faith is more nuanced... how one goes about it being of great import.
Exactly. But you so readily defend the one that wants to keep on spreading the "word". People have a right to study and practice their own religion. They have a right to free speech. With that being said how many people have been killed in the past century over religion rather than something mundane as, oh let's say, atheism?
Or money or gold or diamonds or oil or land or racial superiority or governmental control or slavery or just simple blood lust? Lets just make a blanket statement and blame it all on religion. The John Lennon approach is old.
Sorry man, I guess you should find a country that wasn't partially founded in faith of God. I don't know what else to tell you. Christianity was around long before you and I came to exist, and will be here till the end of time.
I have never been a Clemson fan, but I am 100% behind Coach Swinney!!! Praise to a man who wants to instill faith in his players.
Link:
Freedom From Religion Foundation lodges complaint against Clemson Tigers, Dabo Swinney - ESPN