Posted by Dr. Bob on September 5, 2001, at 1:38:53
In reply to Re: Religion and the Board Civil rights » Dr. Bob, posted by Wendy B. on September 4, 2001, at 22:48:54
> > > > One of the essential doctrines of the New Testament is that one cannot remain silent about their faith and still obtain Eternal Salvation. Jesus says, "If you deny Me in front of men, I will deny YOU in front of my Heavenly Father." Therefore, if one is not open about their faith in Christ, he will not go to heaven.
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> > > Not one is asking you to deny. All we are asking is that you don't promote. Denying and Promotion are two very different ball games.
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> > Exactly right, I guess I'm trying to draw the line between stating an affiliation and promoting (or advocating).
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> Sorry, but I disagree. Sal's version of Christianity says that *promotion* of the Gospel, as you call it, is what is required of him by his God.Well, I don't think that's what he said, but if that were the case for someone, then I think my position would be that this wasn't the board for them.
> I am interested in civil rights, freedom of speech, etc.
The civility section of the FAQ says, "your freedom of speech is limited here":
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civil
Bob
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