black church fires

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Ronald J Bowden wrote:
> 
> You might want to take a closer look at your motives here.  To state that
> this is like telling you to go sit in the back of the bus shows that you
> have some feelings that you are haboring that are misguiding your
> action.  Mark was only trying to keep something that is tending to move
> towards causing problems from doing so by asking people to pray about
> the situation.
> 
> And your attempt to compare it to talking about One God is another
> indication of these inner feelings.  This is an apostolic mailing list
> designed specifically for the purpose of such discussions.  The
> discussion of burning churches is not a biblical discussion but rather
> one of current events.  Many times current events can bring out personal
> feelings in people that can cause arguments and messages that are not
> what people on this list are seeking.  I am sure Mark's statement that
> you should pray about it is so that if the discussion is to continue it
> will be done in light of God's love and not become a mud slinging
> contest such as your statement in this message leads it towards.
> 
> If you have a chip on your shoulder you need to find an appropriate place
> to take care of it.  The best one is in your prayer closet.
> 
> On Sun, 7 Jul 1996 01:31:21 +600 "Kay" <kay@pobox.com> writes:
> >Why is it Mark that we have to pray about this situation but not any
> >of the other issues that are mentioned on this list?  How many times
> >have you all written and talked about the Trinity.  I get so much
> >mail about the trinity that I often feel bombarded.  Yet, that
> >doesn't stop.  How come we don['t need to pray about that.  How come
> >that conversation can go on and on, month in and month out?
> >
> >Your telling me, even inadvertently, to pray about this and not
> >mention it is like telling me to go and sit in the back of the bus.
> >I will not.  Too many people died so that I can sit in the front of
> >the bus and say what I want -- whether you find it uncomfortable or
> >not.
> >
> >_________________________________
> >K. L. Cabell
> >La Salle University
> >kay@pobox.com
> >cabellk1@alpha.lasalle.edu
> >http://www.emanon.net/~kcabell/
> >
> >Like an individual who cannot solve a cancer
> >problem, an alcohol problem, or a drug problem
> >by denying it, a nation cannot deal
> >fundamentally with racism by denying its existence.
> >White people don't like to talk about racism
> >because it is ugly.
> >Roger Wilkins
> >I can see the harboring inner feelings, but I fail to see the chip you 
are refering too. Perhaps by refering to it you are revealing inner 
feelings yourself. I think the brothers question should be answered but 
not put down....