Comments on: Doing What I Hate

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:09:06 +0000

Blackballed? And we wonder why the church at large has zero credibility in our culture today.

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:40:10 +0000

ekimyam,You can email me at blogger [at] rouses [dot] net

By: ekimyam

ekimyam — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:50:36 +0000

Alan, is there a way to contact in a private forum rather than a public one about this matter?Thanks!

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:44:58 +0000

If I were to blacklist the congregation for blacklisting the other congregation, I'd be guilty of the same thing. But I'm not doing that.What I'm trying to do is to bring up the issue in an anonymous fashion so that others won't follow that example. I know some folks who have tried to chase down situations like this. It becomes an all-consuming task. I pray that someone who has a relationship with the accusing church will confront them about it.

By: toeteaknow

toeteaknow — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:03:27 +0000

True. I can't really think of one myself. So, what does one do about something like that? Does one go to this group and ask why they are 'blacklisting' another group? Is there recourse if the group clearly does not have good reason for their action. Conversely, if one doesn't go to the group, are they then also guilty of making a judgment w/o talking to the source?

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:40:08 +0000

I have a hard time thinking of a scenario where it is ok to blacklist a church without first confirming the allegations. And those allegations would have to involve denial of something fundamentally crucial to the gospel — something like the deity of Christ, the resurrection, etc.

By: toeteaknow

toeteaknow — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:18:23 +0000

I think fear drives a lot of this. I don't know the details, etc., but I think a lot of folks fear when one group is perceived as 'different' in some way because they fear that whatever is different will permeate their group.that being said, do you think there are situations where that would be the right action even w/o having visited the group or contacting it's leaders?