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It's hard to find complete theological agreement on everything with anyone. I agree with the people at my church on almost everything, though we would differ on polygyny and patriarchy (they are complementarian). I agree with the folks here...

It's hard to find complete theological agreement on everything with anyone. I agree with the people at my church on almost everything, though we would differ on polygyny and patriarchy (they are complementarian). I agree with the folks here...

It was not a lie to call Alex not so Pretti, a terrorist. His actions defined him as such. Here at Fort Hood, we had a terrorist shout out Allah Akbar, and shoot up a military base. He was a psychologist working for the army, but his occupation...

But I’m guilty of laziness on a lot of issues, especially those that don’t pertain to my everyday life. Polygyny doesn’t apply to most folks and their lives. Unless it’s a family member or very close friend that is involved in it, I don’t know...

I’m thinking this might deserve its own thread, but what the heck. Let’s see how far this takes us past Trump. What is your dividing line between legalism and relativism? How do you know you’ve gone too far to one side?

Agreed. Laziness is the default. “My pastor says…so why study it out?”

Are we getting lost in translation? My reading of scripture says, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." Others will say "Don't lie". Is that the same thing? Dare we parse this commandment from God and look contextually at this...

Agreed. Laziness is the default. “My pastor says…so why study it out?”

I hear you....but most are not of a mindset to "prove all things" if this is one of them. That is why it really seems they prefer to be ignorant, and cling to the opinion they already have.

I hear you....but most are not of a mindset to "prove all things" if this is one of them. That is why it really seems they prefer to be ignorant, and cling to the opinion they already have.

I’m not so certain. I like to give folks the benefit of the doubt and assume they really believe that they are defending righteousness, as they have been taught. They are doing right as they believe. The problem is that they are not being true...

It's hard to find complete theological agreement on everything with anyone. I agree with the people at my church on almost everything, though we would differ on polygyny and patriarchy (they are complementarian). I agree with the folks here...

It was not a lie to call Alex not so Pretti, a terrorist. His actions defined him as such. Here at Fort Hood, we had a terrorist shout out Allah Akbar, and shoot up a military base. He was a psychologist working for the army, but his occupation...