Apologies

Keylem

If some people found some of my posts offensive, uncharitable and tactless due to being overzealous for my faith, I sincerely apologise as that was not my intent. I have great respect for people of all faiths and none, and didn't mean to offend anyone. I ask that you will accept my sincere apology!

God Loves Us All.

Keylem

JimiTime

Keylem wrote: »

If some people found some of my posts offensive, uncharitable and tactless due to being overzealous for my faith, I sincerely apologise as that was not my intent. I have great respect for people of all faiths and none, and didn't mean to offend anyone. I ask that you will accept my sincere apology!

God Loves Us All.

Keylem

Speaking for myself, and i would hazard a guess that most others would feel the same, but I find nothing offensive in declaring the 'One True Church' doctrine etc (i'm a little saddened by it if I'm being honest but thats not important here), but its totally useless in conversation here. So rather than being offensive, it becomes irritating when someone keeps using it like it means something to those who don't agree with it. As Christians here, who have various disagreements, our common ground as far as revelation is concerned is The Bible. So appealing to THAT common denominator is what lends itself to constructive conversation. I'm sure you understand that appealing to the authority of an organisation that someone does not recognise is futile? Think about it this way, if I was a Jehovahs Witness arguing with you, and I kept going on about what its governing body says as a point of authority, it would be absolutely meaningless to you, and rightly so.

georgieporgy

The funny thing though (not funny perhaps) when chatting with a JW, they tend to shove a bible in your face and say "says it here in black and white".

I had lunch with one once and he kept moving stuff around on the table to make room for the book as he eyeballed me. And it was me the waiter was staring at!

antiskeptic

georgieporgy wrote: »

The funny thing though (not funny perhaps) when chatting with a JW, they tend to shove a bible in your face and say "says it here in black and white".

True. But in my experience it's a join-the-dots approach to scripture: snippets of scripture mined hither and thither and devoid of any context - which are used to assemble support for the doctrine in question.

Very house-of-cardish (should you manage to interject).

JimiTime

georgieporgy wrote: »

The funny thing though (not funny perhaps) when chatting with a JW, they tend to shove a bible in your face and say "says it here in black and white".

I had lunch with one once and he kept moving stuff around on the table to make room for the book as he eyeballed me. And it was me the waiter was staring at!

Well you get the point, which to be clear, is nothing to do with JWs and all to do with appealing to unrecognised authority.