tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post9016441839842777008..comments2023-10-19T10:34:33.030-05:00Comments on Praisegod Barebones: Great Advice on Wisdom in Electronic CommunicationBart Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-13995397881651132092010-02-15T18:13:27.819-06:002010-02-15T18:13:27.819-06:00To this layman, the question underlying all of thi...To this layman, the question underlying all of this is whether such small issues as storehouse tithing truly merit such interventions as the original e-mail involved. We're not talking about great questions like basic salvation or the life of the saved sinner. <br /><br />To elevate minor questions like this reminds me of recurring battles in tiny churches over carpet color or clocks in the Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974834423398011393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-17153505182931345262010-02-13T13:25:15.262-06:002010-02-13T13:25:15.262-06:00If your rules of civility become a screen for unet...If your rules of civility become a screen for unethical behavior, then they are a ruse, not civility. It is unethical to request, no matter how indirectly, that a person's theological position be scrutinized from the viewpoint of being "unhelpful". That's a code word for "liberal" and everyone in this thread knows it.<br /><br />Les has a legitimate gripe about how greg.w.hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482707087962491766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-50578411354183380892010-02-12T16:28:18.160-06:002010-02-12T16:28:18.160-06:00Tom:
Of course my last question assumes that this...Tom:<br /><br />Of course my last question assumes that this correspondence was not sent out by the recipient. Dr. Akin says he did not send it. I don't know who got it at Liberty.<br /><br />I think that the story could have been told and the point made, even more clearly, with a summary than the correspondence of others.<br /><br />LouisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-38918077648968976582010-02-12T15:48:40.794-06:002010-02-12T15:48:40.794-06:00R. Granneman:
You are right. Convictional people...R. Granneman:<br /><br />You are right. Convictional people can be the most insufferable, and will often hound and hound over nothing.<br /><br />Your friend probably never acted on those complaints, but had a good way of filing them in a special place.<br /><br />If what Puryear reports is accurate, I commend Dr. Akin for the communication that he had with him.<br /><br />Regardless, I have a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-70798035409592652212010-02-12T15:40:42.037-06:002010-02-12T15:40:42.037-06:00Tom:
I cannot tell what Puryear intended.
Past...Tom:<br /><br />I cannot tell what Puryear intended. <br /><br />Pastor Puryear denies it.<br /><br />Others claim it.<br /><br />I am not good at getting into people's heads - especially over the internet.<br /><br />I suppose if Dr. Akin weighed in and confirmed they had he conversation that Puryear claims, that would clarify that Akin did not believe Puryear was trying to have them fired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-51629120290869686002010-02-12T14:45:39.918-06:002010-02-12T14:45:39.918-06:00Many years ago, when I was in my twenties, I had a...Many years ago, when I was in my twenties, I had a very close relationship with the former president of the Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock (a Landmark Baptist school). I won't go into how I knew the man, but we spent many hours together drinking ice tea in a cafe near the church he then pastored.<br /><br />One thing he told me was about all the charges that came to him (when he r. grannemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634508382376106171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-91528745243843118022010-02-12T14:28:05.229-06:002010-02-12T14:28:05.229-06:00Louis:
Les P. started this firestorm by attemptin...Louis:<br /><br />Les P. started this firestorm by attempting to have 2 professors fired.<br /><br />Had this not come to the light of day, they probably would have been fired.<br /><br />Do you agree with Les. P's actions?<br /><br />It appears many are trying to blame ?? and I just do not see him as the blame for all this.<br /><br />Personally, I think ?? helped save two professors their Tom Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861689101266081092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-84430565704644010692010-02-12T13:44:16.637-06:002010-02-12T13:44:16.637-06:00Wow!
I do not believe that I agree with Les Purye...Wow!<br /><br />I do not believe that I agree with Les Puryear on tithing and such, but I had seen some of the stuff on the other blog earlier in the week. <br /><br />With your link, I have now read Pastor Puryear's entire account.<br /><br />I cannot vouch for any telling of this story because I was not in the middle of it.<br /><br />But 3 things appear to be clear:<br /><br />1. An emailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-69272328630668190362010-02-12T11:11:41.199-06:002010-02-12T11:11:41.199-06:00Chadwick,
lol
DavidChadwick,<br /><br />lol<br /><br />Davidvolfan007https://www.blogger.com/profile/15635929001030697924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-90694796312244876612010-02-12T10:05:43.812-06:002010-02-12T10:05:43.812-06:00WOW!!!!!!
LES PURYEAR & VOLFAN007 ARE ON THE ...WOW!!!!!!<br /><br />LES PURYEAR & VOLFAN007 ARE ON THE SAME TEAM BATTLING . . . YOU KNOW WHO!!!chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757302930110281925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-8715864195882110972010-02-12T08:25:52.049-06:002010-02-12T08:25:52.049-06:00Les is being abused and being treated in a very un...Les is being abused and being treated in a very unChristian manner in the ordeal that's taking place between "you know who"...that one's for Tom :) ...and Les. Everyone who knows what's going on should go to Les' blog and read what he says about this issue. It's sad and pathetic that Les is being treated like this. <br /><br />I have not always agreed with Les, volfan007https://www.blogger.com/profile/15635929001030697924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-86388954534055663812010-02-12T06:41:22.013-06:002010-02-12T06:41:22.013-06:00Tom,
You know exactly who I'm talking about s...Tom,<br /><br />You know exactly who I'm talking about so why do you need me to name the person.<br /><br />I haven't called for anyone to be fired. Neither did Les.<br /><br />On the record.Joe Blackmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609279285784683781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-43842753920204321902010-02-11T23:05:17.947-06:002010-02-11T23:05:17.947-06:00Joe B:
You said:"Anyone who would take a per...Joe B:<br /><br />You said:"Anyone who would take a personal correspondance and make it public (i.e. on a blog) have no class, no honor, and no sense.<br /><br />There. I said it."<br /><br />Once again you do everything but name the person you are referencing. Be bold enough to name this unknown person.<br /><br />BTW are you for the two professors being fired because they do not Tom Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861689101266081092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-21174686514404344912010-02-11T20:36:49.140-06:002010-02-11T20:36:49.140-06:00Bart:
TMI about Hillary! :^€
Well said about ev...Bart:<br /><br />TMI about Hillary! :^€ <br /><br />Well said about everything else!chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757302930110281925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-40068107092444410922010-02-11T17:17:45.228-06:002010-02-11T17:17:45.228-06:00Hi Bart -
I was in your neck of the woods last w...Hi Bart - <br /><br />I was in your neck of the woods last weekend but didn;t have time to call on you. Next time through I'll give you a heads up. Lunch is on me.<br /><br />Ben Macklinbennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-71428796798895800462010-02-11T16:54:48.704-06:002010-02-11T16:54:48.704-06:00Chadwick,
I did not take Ledbetter's article ...Chadwick,<br /><br />I did not take Ledbetter's article to be a call for utter silence. Rather, I took it as a call for utter civility. Most people who disagree with me will nonetheless respect the thoughtful, careful, respectful things that I write. If what you are saying about Hillary Clinton is that you disagree with her politics, that's one thing. If you're forwarding around an Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-17906426523301857282010-02-11T10:58:45.676-06:002010-02-11T10:58:45.676-06:00Bart:
I read Ledbetter's article. It was thoug...Bart:<br />I read Ledbetter's article. It was thought-provoking. The article gives me the impression that we pastors are to be 'muzzled' concerning political issues. <br /><br /><br />Example: Ledbetter wrote,"Is the outcome of the healthcare debate or immigration reform more important to you than your relationship with those church members who voted for Barack Obama in 2008?&chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757302930110281925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-14627327070285315462010-02-11T08:26:43.999-06:002010-02-11T08:26:43.999-06:00Anyone who would take a personal correspondance an...Anyone who would take a personal correspondance and make it public (i.e. on a blog) have no class, no honor, and no sense.<br /><br />There. I said it.Joe Blackmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609279285784683781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-65350881333087248302010-02-10T20:37:01.531-06:002010-02-10T20:37:01.531-06:00I think IP services ought to eliminate the forward...I think IP services ought to eliminate the forward button. I don't know what's going on really, and by the sounds of it, I don't think I want to. Sorry some folks have not learned the lesson of keeping private things private. Can any of us stand before the Lord dressed in white gowns stiched with threads of transparency? blameless? without ire or err? whew. I think I need to go selahVhttp://selahvtoday.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-58895513136588132682010-02-10T15:07:56.216-06:002010-02-10T15:07:56.216-06:00A day fitting for this post!A day fitting for this post!Tim Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885623376514366024noreply@blogger.com