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There is a fable among Baptist circles about how a shepherd will break the leg of a sheep that keeps wandering off. By carrying the sheep on his shoulders, when the leg heals, the sheep will be so endeared to the shepherd that it won't wander off again. It is a myth. There is no evidence...

And thus, I'm confirmed in my suspicion that your only intention is to stir things up.

Well, ain't that the pot calling the kettle....?

Then you might as well have asked if any of us yell at our dogs. You can't separate motivation from action. No, it wasn't. And it doesn't have anything to do with a "cult mentality." It has to do with proper application of scripture. What sin did the man who fell asleep commit? Sleeping during...

And you just proved my point that you don't understand the difference. Motive has EVERYTHING to do with it. When a DI "rebukes," it's because s/he is making sure that the person being "rebuked" understands that their action(s) or inaction affect the entire unit and possibly the mission. The...

Oh, and please allow me to answer a question you asked Woody: this was most definitely NOT the same as a drill sergeant yelling at someone. You see, a DI has the most awesome and terrible duty and responsibility in the military: he/she has to break a human being down and re-train them to respond...

Zaac, what worries me most is that you keep analogizing this as a "family." As Gina pointed out, Christ so loved the church that He gave Himself for it; and as the passage goes on to say, men ought to love their wives as their own bodies; no man hates his own flesh, but nurtures and cherishes...

Again, I counsel caution. You might consider seeking legal advice BEFORE sending a letter. I see Webdog's case as being different than yours. He was able to show dishonesty and, if not outright illegality, borderline illegality. Nothing you've stated so far identifies anything other than a...

CAUTION: I would pray very earnestly before doing this. What purpose would it serve? You already know why they terminated you; and they already know. If you're viewing this as a "whistleblower" kind of thing, it isn't. And based on what you've said, they already know what kind of employees they...

And so...deductive reasoning says, if this one subset of data is being used to help conclude global warming, and its data is flawed, how many of the other subsets are using flawed data? It doesn't prove or disprove anything; merely raises a question that true, honest science needs to answer.

We're thinking "Grumpy".... Thanks, all!

That's a combination I could really enjoy...we'll see.

Considering all the threads and posts about how negative things have been around here lately.... At 3:23pm CST, my first grandchild was born! Mom and daughter are doing great! GOD IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Which proves that the Marxist/Socialist experiment doesn't work....

Well, silly me. I saw the headline, and then the picture, and I thought, "wow. That's over-the-top making fun of President Obama." Thanks, Crabby, for letting me know it was a racist thing. I hadn't even considered that the mask was that of a black man; I thought it was making fun of the president.

I will miss him. He was right about the tone of this board over the last 6-12 months, so I respect his decision. I, too, have given consideration to taking a hiatus from here. But his absence is sorely felt.

Understood, and thanks for the clarification. And agreed; the OP leads to a conclusion that is a very slippery slope.

Lying is telling an untruth; but if I tell an untruth to God's enemies, it's simply misleading, not lying. Not saying you're wrong, because I'm willing to study this out more; but muslims use that same logic.

Please explain the distinction between lying and bearing false witness identified in Proverbs 6. --- edited to add: Don't mean that to sound like a "gotcha"; I'm seriously curious about your take on the distinction.

She was commended for exactly what scripture says she did: received them, and sent them out another way. It does not say she was commended for telling the soldiers a different story. James' passage specifically identifies her works with regard to the messengers; not her works with regard to the...