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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:19:21 -0500, H the K
wrote: On 11/21/09 2:10 PM, wrote: On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:41 -0500, H the wrote: On 11/21/09 11:51 AM, jps wrote: On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:42:41 -0500, H the wrote: I dunno, Tim. I was still half asleep this morning when I wrote this. (My daughter is visiting from Cincy, and we went to the Elks last night. I stayed up way too late.) But, I know that I didn't seperate the adjectives by a comma as I should have, for one thing. I suppose what I wanted to say was; brazen, loud, clamorous, not-moving-on person who loathes the "capitalist class" I can best your ad-hominem spew to a single word to describe you. I'm certain that those who surround you would agree. Uh...how did I get into this one? It's that he finds my missives so unpalatable that he has me filtered, and he uses others through which to carry on with the conversation. Ahhh. Well, I don't go that far. I think you're just another right-wing asshole. Thank-you, Harry, for facilitating the conversation. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:24:19 -0500, H the K
wrote: On 11/21/09 2:16 PM, wrote: On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:39:48 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:40 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:19 -0500, John wrote: On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:21 -0600, wrote: On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:42 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:50 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:59:22 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... Hitler had his organizers (Brown Shirts) too! http://www.trib.com/news/opinion/mai...501f759b0.html And not much unlike ACORN. Jesus was a community organizer. Why don't you compare Him to Hitler... Jesus was a community organizer? NAS Matthew 10:34 "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. NAS Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. NAS Mark 6:4 Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household." NAS Matthew 8:4 And Jesus *said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." All taken out of context. But, if you believe that He was more interested in profit than people, I'm not sure what I can add. Any passage or quote taken out of an extant text can be said to be out of context. What may be more accurate is to say that I provided no extensive excerpts to provide additional context. That being said, though, if Jesus were a community organizer, you should be able to provide those passages that qualifiably make that case. Alternately, I can make the case that Christ was removed from this world before the Christian community was "organized" by the apostles and His disciples. In the truest since of the word, Christ was a "revolutionary," not a community organizer. There was no such phrase in those times, as you know. Feel free to tell me how bad a community organizer is if that's your intention. I don't need to "provide" passages, and if you knew better, you wouldn't ask. It's a completely ingenuous argument. I'm not quite sure what you mean by all of this. There is a panoply of theological terms, or phrases, that certainly didn't exist in the time of Christ that are used to describe particular premises, doctrines, tenets, and manifestations in Biblical scripture. This fact doesn't detract from the validity of those scriptural components. Though, "no such phrase" may not have been employed in those days, it doesn't take away from the fact there may have been community organizers. In fact, the Apostle Paul comes very close to fitting the definition. This also is not to suggest that a community organizer is anathema. What I find offensive is any attempt to describe Christ as a community organizer in order to elevate the vocation to lofty heights. Jesus Christ simply was not a community organizer. If anything, he served as a contrary example. If it is a legitimate exercise to describe Christ as community organizer, then it's legitimacy can be adduced from the time-honored canon of writings from which excerpts can be submitted to buttress the assertion. You would think that once she called your argument 'ingenuous', you would be quite satisfied to have proven your point. Was that a Freudian slip? Only the Shadow knows. That's why I iterated that I wasn't quite sure what she meant. These folks also don't seem to know the definition of a community organizer or a revolutionary. They're working with presuppositional definitions that they deem free of defect. This might help the wayward antagonist, though; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Organizer http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/revolutionary -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access You're starting to sound like an apologist for the right nutcases. As should be obvious, my apologetics are centered elsewhere. Now for the occasionally indolent reader that may chance upon this post, here's an excerpt from the Wikipedia article; "Community organizing is a process by which people living in proximity to each other are brought together in an organization to act in their shared self-interest. Unlike other forms of more consensual "community building," community organizers generally assume that social change necessarily involves conflict and social struggle in order to generate collective power for the powerless. A core goal of community organizing is to generate durable power for an organization representing the community, allowing it to influence key decision-makers on a range of issues over time. In the ideal, for example, this can get community organizing groups a place at the table before important decisions are made.[1] Community organizers work with and develop new local leaders, facilitating coalitions and assisting in the development of campaigns." Sounds like early Christianity to me. Em, the question has to do with whether or not Christ was a community organizer. Though, what is described in this encyclopedic definition does not parallel what is described or recorded of the early church. Early Christianity was set apart from the community-at-large in nearly all corners of the Roman empire. Surely you are not connecting jesus with "early christianity." In the lifetime of jesus, in the area where he lived and preached, there were jews and there were pagans. There were no christians. Why should I need to reiterate the focus of the question? It has to do with whether or not Christ was a community organizer. This is a seperate issue as to any parallel of the encyclopedic description of community organizing and early Christianity. Btw, the earliest Christians were Jewish, exclusively. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:19:21 -0500, H the K
wrote: On 11/21/09 2:10 PM, wrote: On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:41 -0500, H the wrote: On 11/21/09 11:51 AM, jps wrote: On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:42:41 -0500, H the wrote: I dunno, Tim. I was still half asleep this morning when I wrote this. (My daughter is visiting from Cincy, and we went to the Elks last night. I stayed up way too late.) But, I know that I didn't seperate the adjectives by a comma as I should have, for one thing. I suppose what I wanted to say was; brazen, loud, clamorous, not-moving-on person who loathes the "capitalist class" I can best your ad-hominem spew to a single word to describe you. I'm certain that those who surround you would agree. Uh...how did I get into this one? It's that he finds my missives so unpalatable that he has me filtered, and he uses others through which to carry on with the conversation. Ahhh. Well, I don't go that far. I think you're just another right-wing asshole. I think you've managed to use the word I had in mind. Sorry if I confused, it was indeed meant for the insurance salesman. I only selectively respond to his tripe. Engaging him directly is a lost cause. He's a master of deflection and the red herring. His main foil is the bible, in the spirit of Pat Robertson. |
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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:39:48 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
wrote: wrote in message .. . On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:40 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:19 -0500, John H wrote: On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:21 -0600, wrote: On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:42 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message news:u0tbg5p53o6om8flm9uropquhj5c3j5ipe@4ax .com... On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:50 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message news:ir9bg55003or5vckj6sgf0q2qgek6u13vg@4 ax.com... On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:59:22 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: "TopBassDog" wrote in message ... Hitler had his organizers (Brown Shirts) too! http://www.trib.com/news/opinion/mai...501f759b0.html And not much unlike ACORN. Jesus was a community organizer. Why don't you compare Him to Hitler... Jesus was a community organizer? NAS Matthew 10:34 "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. NAS Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. NAS Mark 6:4 Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household." NAS Matthew 8:4 And Jesus *said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." All taken out of context. But, if you believe that He was more interested in profit than people, I'm not sure what I can add. Any passage or quote taken out of an extant text can be said to be out of context. What may be more accurate is to say that I provided no extensive excerpts to provide additional context. That being said, though, if Jesus were a community organizer, you should be able to provide those passages that qualifiably make that case. Alternately, I can make the case that Christ was removed from this world before the Christian community was "organized" by the apostles and His disciples. In the truest since of the word, Christ was a "revolutionary," not a community organizer. There was no such phrase in those times, as you know. Feel free to tell me how bad a community organizer is if that's your intention. I don't need to "provide" passages, and if you knew better, you wouldn't ask. It's a completely ingenuous argument. I'm not quite sure what you mean by all of this. There is a panoply of theological terms, or phrases, that certainly didn't exist in the time of Christ that are used to describe particular premises, doctrines, tenets, and manifestations in Biblical scripture. This fact doesn't detract from the validity of those scriptural components. Though, "no such phrase" may not have been employed in those days, it doesn't take away from the fact there may have been community organizers. In fact, the Apostle Paul comes very close to fitting the definition. This also is not to suggest that a community organizer is anathema. What I find offensive is any attempt to describe Christ as a community organizer in order to elevate the vocation to lofty heights. Jesus Christ simply was not a community organizer. If anything, he served as a contrary example. If it is a legitimate exercise to describe Christ as community organizer, then it's legitimacy can be adduced from the time-honored canon of writings from which excerpts can be submitted to buttress the assertion. You would think that once she called your argument 'ingenuous', you would be quite satisfied to have proven your point. Was that a Freudian slip? Only the Shadow knows. That's why I iterated that I wasn't quite sure what she meant. These folks also don't seem to know the definition of a community organizer or a revolutionary. They're working with presuppositional definitions that they deem free of defect. This might help the wayward antagonist, though; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Organizer http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/revolutionary -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access You're starting to sound like an apologist for the right nutcases. As should be obvious, my apologetics are centered elsewhere. Now for the occasionally indolent reader that may chance upon this post, here's an excerpt from the Wikipedia article; "Community organizing is a process by which people living in proximity to each other are brought together in an organization to act in their shared self-interest. Unlike other forms of more consensual "community building," community organizers generally assume that social change necessarily involves conflict and social struggle in order to generate collective power for the powerless. A core goal of community organizing is to generate durable power for an organization representing the community, allowing it to influence key decision-makers on a range of issues over time. In the ideal, for example, this can get community organizing groups a place at the table before important decisions are made.[1] Community organizers work with and develop new local leaders, facilitating coalitions and assisting in the development of campaigns." Sounds like early Christianity to me. It was a Jewish faction organized around him and his ideas. He was appealing to those who found his message to be in their self interest. Sure sounds like a community organizer to me. I'm sure there'll be some bible verses upcoming that'll cast Jesus otherwise, interpretationally. |
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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:19:42 -0500, Gene
wrote: On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:55:04 -0600, wrote: snipped A confusion or bro. we gotta find another name..... http://tinyurl.com/yejhe29 Peacekeeping through war. Excellent. |
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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:38:04 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
wrote: wrote in message .. . On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:06 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:38:31 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message om... On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:08:02 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message news:e3pdg5h3e1h6e0tob9quq9k0v6d5ckktag@4ax .com... On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:32 -0500, H the K wrote: On 11/20/09 1:19 PM, wrote: So, I take it that you decline to submit evidential material to confirm his role as a community organizer? Jesus can be whatever you want..., just as "the bible" can prove or disprove any belief you have. As an example, to me, if he existed at all, Jesus was a pretty cool dude with some socially acceptable ideas about his fellow man who spent his life preaching his vision of Judaism to Jews in the general area in which he supposedly lived, and who had no idea or desire to convert Jews or pagans to a new religion. As with every other religion, Christianity is a creation of man. If Jesus was a pretty cool dude, then he's so simply because you've created Him that way in your own mind? Can't speak for Harry, but He was a "cool dude" because of his message of peace, acceptance, and healing. His message like this? NAS Mark 9:19 And He *answered them and *said, "O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!" As I said... out of context. You're starting to sound silly. If you don't like Jesus' message, why not just say so. You don't seem to know what His message is. And I'm certain that you are unable to articulate what the context of Mark 9:19 is. I'm sure you're able to tell us. In any case, this has nothing to do with the vitriol from the right. Or, maybe it does. Hopefully you're not ready to venture into the ignoble domain of the circumstantial ad hominem. Few go there and return to the land of reason. Not sure what you're talking about. It's a fact that what I said was accurate about the right. Don't you remember Rudy's little convention speech. Circumstantial ad hominem? As if he hasn't provided enough direct proof of his fundy idiocy? I know, we can figure it out by having a bible quoting contest! |
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![]() wrote in message ... On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:41 -0500, H the K wrote: On 11/21/09 11:51 AM, jps wrote: On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:42:41 -0500, H the wrote: I dunno, Tim. I was still half asleep this morning when I wrote this. (My daughter is visiting from Cincy, and we went to the Elks last night. I stayed up way too late.) But, I know that I didn't seperate the adjectives by a comma as I should have, for one thing. I suppose what I wanted to say was; brazen, loud, clamorous, not-moving-on person who loathes the "capitalist class" I can best your ad-hominem spew to a single word to describe you. I'm certain that those who surround you would agree. Uh...how did I get into this one? It's that he finds my missives so unpalatable that he has me filtered, and he uses others through which to carry on with the conversation. lol! Thats kinda like watching football games on tv's at Walmart. I just wish that Walmart would provide seats. |
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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:39:39 -0600, "Candy Man"
wrote: wrote in message .. . On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:41 -0500, H the K wrote: On 11/21/09 11:51 AM, jps wrote: On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:42:41 -0500, H the wrote: I dunno, Tim. I was still half asleep this morning when I wrote this. (My daughter is visiting from Cincy, and we went to the Elks last night. I stayed up way too late.) But, I know that I didn't seperate the adjectives by a comma as I should have, for one thing. I suppose what I wanted to say was; brazen, loud, clamorous, not-moving-on person who loathes the "capitalist class" I can best your ad-hominem spew to a single word to describe you. I'm certain that those who surround you would agree. Uh...how did I get into this one? It's that he finds my missives so unpalatable that he has me filtered, and he uses others through which to carry on with the conversation. lol! Thats kinda like watching football games on tv's at Walmart. I just wish that Walmart would provide seats. A Walmart shopper. Yup. A conservative who likes sending money to China, as long as he gets the lowest price!!! GOP, The **** America Party. |
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