TO: Jeff
RE: Self-Esteem – Twisted Around
Yeah. A BIG one. Sometimes it shows up as my commenting on certain ‘gifts’ I’ve been given; lieutenant colonel, airborne-ranger-infantry, member of Mensa, commissioner on two city and two city-county panels. Minor stuff like that.
And yet, I still recognize that I’m fouled-up….. -Chuck
This is exactly what I’m saying: You are a man with many positive accomplishments, most likely a great positive influence on many people (Lt. Colonel), are endowed with a brain that functions in the top 6% or so of the population (Mensa), and are looked to for leadership in your community (Commissioner). Still, because you were indoctrinated at a young age with the self-loathing concept of Christianity, you still feel “fouled up”. I think I know why they do it… probably to keep you on a path to continual improvement, but why can you not count these gifts among your positive accomplishments and continually strive to be a positive force without being self-deprecating? — Jeff
First my situation is ‘UGH’. And now it’s “positive accomplishments”.
What was I saying about ‘hypocrisy’?
By the way, it’s 2%. Not 6.
And, actually…..
….I was not ‘well indoctrinated’ as a youth.
I came to my beliefs after an encounter with a Southern Baptist pointed out certain passages in that Old Book that made sense.
Then, I noticed that all the passages I didn’t understand SUDDENLY began to make sense to me. After that…..more and more things began to happen. Things that brought into light all the promises in that Old Book.
RE: The Deniers
Remember those who refused to accept the idea that the Earth was….ROUND? -Chuck
…or those who base their entire lives on a book that was written when the earth was thought to be flat? Like when god held the sun in place so the attacks on the city could go on… (Joshua 3) Or that bleeding and gutting birds and smearing their blood all over you could cure leprosy (Lev. 14)?’ — Jeff
Denying ‘miracles’? Interesting…..
Actually, I’ve lived through several personal ‘miracles’. You try plummeting out of black-night sky with a malfunctioning parachute and be able to walk away. Or how about getting into a ‘snit’ with an 18-wheeler at interstate speeds and the POV is still ‘street legal’.
As for curing leprosy…..you’ve got it back-assward. You sacrifice AFTER you’ve been cured. [Note: Are you sure you read-understood what was in that Old Book?]
RE: Speaking ‘For’?
I don’t speak for the AMA or the APA, so I will not defend their findings, but I will speak for mine: ANY sex with a child is wrong.. homo or hetero, for the reason that a child has no understanding of the nature of sexuality and are easily bullied by adults. It is akin to rape, using any of various means to ply sex out of an otherwise unwilling party or one incapable of making a sound decision in that regard. — Jeff
Actually…..as with all of your ilk….
….all you do is speak for yourselves. And you have no better argument than what you can dream up on your own. No supporting documentation, whatsoever.
The APA has better arguments supporting NAMBLA than you have rejecting it. It’s just that you don’t have the courage to admit you’ve got ‘nothing’….other than your own thoughts.
RE: Letting It ‘Slide’
As far as accepting ideas, I will graciously let those comments slide, as I don’t want to be offensive to people’s sincerely held beliefs. — Jeff
Have no fear of offending me. I’ve been abused by the best. And you don’t hold a candle to Colonel ‘No Slack’ Stack.
And I doubt if other christians are easily offended either. After all….
….it has been my observation that only people with REALLY ‘low self-esteem’, i.e., confidence, take offense easily.
You know….
….people like you.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[The Truth will out....]
