Verbal Anarchy

[phkrause]

Here is a great article I just read from Fredrick A. Russell in the October 15, 2009 AR mag

http://www.adventistreview.org/issue.php?issue=2009-1529&page=23

[abelisle]

"One only has to go on certain Web sites, blogs, and discussion boards to see Adventist Christians verbally slugging it out on all sides. Some of the language and rhetoric is reflective of what we see in the wider public square.

I have a theory: I believe we’re all influenced, whether we realize it or not, by the style and decibels of the rhetoric taking place around the country. Inserted into that mix are our own political viewpoints (Democrats vs. Republicans vs. Independents). And if we’re not careful as a church, we will begin to debate church issues using our own political viewpoints as the bases for our agreement or disagreement—resulting in our categorizing and castigating our opponents and no longer seeing them as our brothers and sisters"

We don't do this here, do we?

Alex

[olger]

THAT'S STUPID

oops

[Gail]

Hahaha!

I liked Gerry's little bit of verbal anarchy, too!

I have indeed thought much about it. You bump up against it a lot here, it seems!

[phkrause]

"One only has to go on certain Web sites, blogs, and discussion boards to see Adventist Christians verbally slugging it out on all sides. Some of the language and rhetoric is reflective of what we see in the wider public square.

I have a theory: I believe we’re all influenced, whether we realize it or not, by the style and decibels of the rhetoric taking place around the country. Inserted into that mix are our own political viewpoints (Democrats vs. Republicans vs. Independents). And if we’re not careful as a church, we will begin to debate church issues using our own political viewpoints as the bases for our agreement or disagreement—resulting in our categorizing and castigating our opponents and no longer seeing them as our brothers and sisters

"

We don't do this here, do we?

Alex

Not at all!! LOL

I thought about CA, as soon as I read that article. :(

[olger]

:)

It does seem like we are entering a loss of civility in this era. Russin parliment throwing eggs and smoke bombs at each other. British Parliment hooting and shouting (although that's been going on a while) at each other. Congressmen calling Obama a Liar during a speech of his etc...

Surely God can work greater things in His people. og,

out

[olger]

Ps. I had dinner with Freddie back in 1994. He ate vegetarian lasagna and a bananna as I recall..

g