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In Reply to: Innocent bystanders or followers of deception posted by Acheick on December 06, 2002 at 09:24:16:
i will keep my eyes open for the tshirt. as for love, well i can't offer mine as it is too oopey goopey (to use the armenian expression) and if i should be crazy enough to extend God's...well, it seems to spread skin disease. so can't help you there.
but as far as the us/them issue, the point which i tried to make, clearly w/o much success, is concerning the way in which exmems relate to their former colleagues. of course there is an immense difference between being in and being out. and i agree as i have stated elsewhere that it is wrong to tithe to the fam. and that it is an issue that folks beginning to reconsider their affiliation w/ the group, but straddling the fence need to consider...and will eventually have to answer for. my point is that picking off people that may be considering the issues, or sending a message of utter disgust to individuals who are little different than you or i just a few years back, may not be the best way of reaching out. at the very least, shouldn't one at least try to communicate, along w/ the honest expose stuff, that hey, i can understand where you are at, ..i've been there, and have much to answer for. but if you would like to understand the strong emotion attached to this issue, and are willing to consider there might be more to it than a demonic attack, than we'd be glad to walk you thru it w/o screaming "child-molesting baby hater" in your face...and have a little reasonable dialog w/ people we care about and can relate to.it is easily possible to be a selfrighteous holier than thou pharisee w/o being religious. (not saying you are sweet achiek...but the dialogue does seem to elevate to a level of judgmentalism that might not invite repentance. )
anyway...at least my typing is getting a little better. have a great day.
