12-04-2009, 02:13 AM
(12-03-2009, 10:47 PM)Bring4th_Monica Wrote: I most definitely was not implying that Carla's participation in a Christian church was anything remotely like what Ashim was referring to! Rather, I was attempting to illustrate an example of someone whom we know has not abdicated his/her own thought processes, and yet does get value out of an organization that could result in the abdication of thought processes for [i]others.
Actually, that's exactly what I thought you meant! Sorry if my tangle of words might have led anyone to think otherwise.
Quote:For example, I used to attend a Pentecostal Christian church whose doctrine I strongly disagreed with. But I loved their worship service! It was very uplifting! The person sitting next to me would likely have thought I was destined for 'hell' had s/he known what I believe!
Same here, and I was also in the band!
