Shown: posts 1 to 7 of 7. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by Dinah on April 26, 2005, at 18:21:24
In reply to Re: Lou's reply to Dinah- » Lou Pilder, posted by Dinah on April 26, 2005, at 18:19:27
what to redirect.
Should I just redirect this post?
Forgive my obtuseness.
Posted by Dena on April 27, 2005, at 0:04:03
In reply to Lou's reply to Dinah- » Dinah, posted by Lou Pilder on April 26, 2005, at 17:41:36
Lou, you know by now that I consider you to be a friend. We've spent some time corresponding, and I believe that we understand and respect each other.
I'm wondering if I was coherent enough in clarifying for you. I understand your concerns about wanting to avoid the horrible anti-Semitic comments/misunderstandings/mindsets that have plagued our history, harming and even destroying so many people.
I understand wanting to avoid any appearance of such a thing on this forum.
I IN NO WAY meant any disrespect or harm to any Jewish person. You know that my husband is Jewish. My children are half-Jewish.
I love and admire the Jewish culture. It has a very special place in my heart, and life.
(& you'll be happy to know that, since leaving my formr church, I no longer believe in "relacement theology!)
Be at peace, my friend.
Shalom, Dena
Posted by Lou Pilder on April 27, 2005, at 0:04:03
In reply to Re: Lou's reply to Dinah- » Lou Pilder, posted by Dinah on April 26, 2005, at 17:32:01
Dinah,
You wrote,[...Anything can be interpreted in a negative way,{Lou}...].
Are you saying that I interpreted what Dena wrote in a negative way? If so, did not Dens write that Jesus {condemned}? And I requested for her to cite an example of the condemnation?
And did she not change the word from condemn to rebuke?
I feel that I offered Dena an opportunity to write something that could ward off what IMO could have the potential to arrouse antisemitic feelings. It is not my intention to interpret anything in a negative way.
Lou
Posted by Dinah on April 27, 2005, at 0:04:03
In reply to Lou's reply to Dinah- » Dinah, posted by Lou Pilder on April 26, 2005, at 19:46:44
No Lou. I wasn't saying that. I was responding to this quote from your post.
"Since you realize that, is not there the potential, then, for others here to think that the statements in question {have the potential} to mean that the Jews were being condemned?"
My answer meant that I thought there was the potential that almost anything could be interpreted to mean almost anything, but that doesn't mean that that was what they were intended to mean or what they did mean.
I hope that clarifies.
Posted by Lou Pilder on April 27, 2005, at 0:04:03
In reply to Re: Lou's reply to Dinah- » Lou Pilder, posted by Dinah on April 26, 2005, at 19:59:50
> No Lou. I wasn't saying that. I was responding to this quote from your post.
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> "Since you realize that, is not there the potential, then, for others here to think that the statements in question {have the potential} to mean that the Jews were being condemned?"
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> My answer meant that I thought there was the potential that almost anything could be interpreted to mean almost anything, but that doesn't mean that that was what they were intended to mean or what they did mean.
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> I hope that clarifies.
>
Dinah,
In your above post,you wrote that you thought that anything could be interpreted to mean almost anything, but that doesn't mean that was what they were intended to mean or what they did mean.
It is not my intention to discover the intentions of any poster as to what they write.
As to what they did mean, could not the context offer a clue?
The poster offers the christian book of Matthew, chapter 23. The chapter writes,[...Woe unto you, scribes and pharisees...ye blind guides...].
This forum allows this to be posted and I am not requesting that you write a determination as to its acceptability or not because it has been determined to be acceptable here already. But as to if the intentions of the poster have to be a factor in what others could think as to what the statement says, could not the statement in and of itself have the potential to arrouse antisemitic feelings? And is it necessary to get the poster's point accross to cite Mathew 23? And if the poster is saying that Jesus called the scribes and pharisees blind guides, could it not be that others could also think that the scribes and pharisees were blind guides?
I am requesting that you redirect this discussion to the administrative forum.
Lou
Posted by Dinah on April 27, 2005, at 0:04:03
In reply to Lou's reply to Dinah- » Dinah, posted by Lou Pilder on April 26, 2005, at 20:37:51
I gave you a link in the post above, Lou.
I gave my opinion on the matter. I have about exhausted my thoughts on it. Feel free to follow the link in my post above and say what you wish.
Posted by sunny10 on April 27, 2005, at 11:18:13
In reply to Re: Lou's reply to Dinah-, posted by Dinah on April 26, 2005, at 20:43:31
This is the end of the thread.
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