Droopy wrote:You, sir, have cast away sacred things for the pottage in which you have been wallowing, in self serving grandeur, for a number of years now on this board. My "pearls" shall remain with me for the ears and eyes of those for whom it can be of some use and efficacy. Beyond that, I've seen profound, sacred things spat upon, vomited upon, impugned and mocked in this forum by the glorified high school clique that dominates this place for a long enough time to be well aware of under what circumstances to to go deeply into the doctrinal basis for a church standard or teaching, and with whom.
Here's the difference, Loran. Neither of us has any grandeur to speak of, but at least I recognize that fact. What you're telling me is that, if you dare speak of the church's doctrines (of which I am well aware), you think I will spit on them and mock them because I wallow in self-serving grandeur.
What a load of tripe, Loran. You make unwarranted statements, and then when people like me call you on them, you pronounce nasty and self-righteous condemnation on us instead of backing up your statements, In other words, you run away, but not until after telling us what terrible, awful people we are.
If that is what passes for intellectual seriousness in your part of the world, so be it. Everywhere else, we recognize it for what it is: a weird mixture of mean-spiritedness and intellectual cowardice.