Creeds versus Actions: WWJD? critical race theory or what!

[_Hoops]

Sigh and eye roll...

plucking another verse out of its context to make another of your cursory points

You're nothing if not consistent

[_Chap]

Sigh and eye roll...

plucking another verse out of its context to make another of your cursory points

You're nothing if not consistent

Oh well, since you are at your usual 'out of context, you don't know the Bible' game, here is the context from Matthew 7:

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Now tell us how that is irrelevant to your own 'cursory point':

Wow! Certainly a lot of piety here.

I wonder if any of this non-judgementalism is left for the judgemental.

I am happy for any board reader to look back at my past exchanges with this paragon of Christian sweetness, deep insight and and scriptural learning, and tell me which one of us is more given to 'cursory points.'

[_Hoops]

Oh well, since you are at your usual 'out of context, you don't know the Bible' game, here is the context from Matthew 7:

You made me do it.

Now tell us how that is irrelevant to your own 'cursory point':

I didn't make a cursory point, so I don't know what you're referring to.

I am happy for any board reader to look back at my past exchanges with this paragon of Christian sweetness, deep insight and and scriptural learning, and tell me which one of us is more given to 'cursory points.

I'll bet. Secure in the knowledge that should anyone disagree with you, the ensuing posts from a number of posters will be filled with the foulest language, disgusting imagery, and pugnacious and imbecilic rhetoric.

[_Chap]

I am happy for any board reader to look back at my past exchanges with this paragon of Christian sweetness, deep insight and and scriptural learning, and tell me which one of us is more given to 'cursory points.

I'll bet. Secure in the knowledge that should anyone disagree with you, the ensuing posts from a number of posters will be filled with the foulest language, disgusting imagery, and pugnacious and imbecilic rhetoric.

I do not think I have ever replied to you in such a mode, although you have called me rude names whenever you have felt like it. Mote, meet beam.

The Christians I used to know must have been from a different church.

[_Hoops]

The Christians I used to know must have been from a different church.

The last refuge of an atheist. "Why can't you be nice like the other Christians?"

Well, I may not live up to your atheist standard, but I can't help that. I will try to live up to my standard. However, if you are saying I fail often, I can't disagree. Still, I will vigorously defend what I think needs defending. That has more virtue than vice in it.

But one is left to wonder... what does that have to do with anything?

[_Hoops]

I do not think I have ever replied to you in such a mode, although you have called me rude names whenever you have felt like it. Mote, meet beam.

The Christians I used to know must have been from a different church.

didn't say you did. Is this where I call you stupid for not being able to read?

[_Quasimodo]

I do not think I have ever replied to you in such a mode, although you have called me rude names whenever you have felt like it. Mote, meet beam.

The Christians I used to know must have been from a different church.

didn't say you did. Is this where I call you stupid for not being able to read?

It's the Christmas season, Hoops. I would have thought that you, at least would have felt the spirit and refrained from using insulting words like "stupid". Chap is anything but stupid. I think you know that.

"A Christmas Carol" must be playing on your TV, somewhere. You should watch it again.

[_Hoops]

It's the Christmas season, Hoops. I would have thought that you, at least would have felt the spirit and refrained from using insulting words like "stupid". Chap is anything but stupid. I think you know that.

"A Christmas Carol" must be playing on your TV, somewhere. You should watch it again.

Using the word is incorrect? Given all the truly disgusting things written on this board? Mmmmmm.... okay.

And I don't think I called Chap stupid. I asked if this is the time when one does that. Given that pejorative is bandied about so consistently around here I want to get in the board groove.

[_moksha]

"A Christmas Carol" must be playing on your TV, somewhere. You should watch it again.

Quasimodo, I watched the Patrick Stewart version of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol tonight. It sure filled me with the Spirit. Bless your suggestion and may you have a comforting goose for Christmas. You too Hoops and Chap.

[_Quasimodo]

"A Christmas Carol" must be playing on your TV, somewhere. You should watch it again.

Quasimodo, I watched the Patrick Stewart version of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol tonight. It sure filled me with the Spirit. Bless your suggestion and may you have a comforting goose for Christmas. You too Hoops and Chap.

My all time favorite is with Alastair Simm (1951... even before my time). The George C. Scott version is pretty good, too (he didn't try to fake an English accent, to his credit).

I spent last Wednesday helping my 91 year old mother make Christmas fruit cakes for the whole family. She directs and I do the grunt work (we didn't get to the plumb puddings this year). NOT the kind of fruit cake that everyone hates and uses as door stops. The traditional English recipe that anyone who has a taste, LOVES. That always gets me in the Christmas spirit.

The Merriest Christmas to you too, moksha! "God bless us, every one!"