The lesson we will learn today: Do not try to fool an editor, author, and writing instructor.
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Hasn't Christianity Been an Agent of Opression througout the Centuries?
mddoebler
May 11th, 15:44 Just a few more words on oppression in the church…
A few weeks ago, I saw an article about the infamous Swine Flu which contained a picture of a couple vacationing in Mexico. They were both reclining at a resort pool in swimsuits, wearing facemasks to keep from inhaling germs. I immediately thought of the early Christians. During two great plagues in AD 165 and 251, most people tried to avoid all contact with the sick, sometimes even casting those still living into the gutters. Many of the Christians, however, cared for those who were dying. As a result, many of them died from the plague themselves, but they were willing to make that sacrifice. To them, no matter what the risk, those dying folks were precious souls whom God had created and Christ had redeemed with his own priceless blood. They could not allow such treasured gifts to die alone.
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The willingness of Christians to care for others was puton dramatic public display when two great plagues swept the empire, one beginning in 165 and the second in 251. Mortality rates climbed higher than 30 percent. Pagans tried to avoid all contact with the afflicted, often casting the still living into the gutters. Christians, on the other hand, nursed the sick even though some believers died doing so.
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10 comments:
What do you expect when WELS pastors are so dismissive of errors and unethical behavior of their peers? They believe in looking away to protect Mother WELS, so they think. A cursory look around the synod shows the disastrous results of being dismissive.
Pastors like Doebler look outside WELS for fresh ideas. The stock bigotry taught at WELS does not appeal to the younger generation.
I don't expect much from WELS pastors. As a result I am not disappointed.
We need to see WELS for sinful men with a lot of pious talk. Trust them like you would a used car salesman. Check out the facts.
Totally reject the lousy WELS leadership, but hang on to the Word of God.
The little icon thing gets pulled in automatically if the blog you add to the blog list provides one. Similar to the way icons are added to your favorites list entries by certain websites. The listing of blogs in the "Blogs I'm Following" list are ordered automatically by how recent the postings were. Let's not mistake web technology provided by blogger with my preferences. I'd hate to see you providing factual errors to your readers... If I were to rank them I'd rank Halfjoking.net as the most enjoyable and The Blog of St. Mark as one of the more thoughtful.
Tim
What is worse in terms of potential damage inflicted on Christians?
1. Plagiarism
2. Telling members to believe that God stands at the ready to bless and make successful ill-conceived, high-risk ventures, e.g., buildings and onerous debt, to do the Work of our Lord, provided we believe that God will do so
The promoter-pastors misrepresent God in the sense that they claim to know what God will do.
WELS education leaves pastors so addled that they can do little more than plagiarize.
The worm has finally unmistakeably eaten it's way into Tim Felt-needs brain. Did anyone read his comment. GJ, that post deserves front page TOMORROW. Tim is cracked. He's delirious.
He can't handle the truth
I'm a product of WELS education and don't feel it was inferior. That was many years ago however. Solar calculators were all the rage then. I think in this fast paced world with the internet and other forms of media at their fingertips, many pastors find it easier to do the point and click/copy and paste thing. It's like they can't put together an original thought. Our pastor is so busy with his family life - ccoking dinners, running kids to school, attending sporting events, music lessons, etc. - I seriously think he neglects the church. I realize it's a delicate balance but it's one every parent makes between work and home. My pastor seems to think he only works one day a week and takes advantage of that. In four years, he's never made a home visit to OUR house. I would probably have to blame the way they are taught at the Seminary these days. Sheparding a congregation has become more like a job rather than a calling or passion.
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