[SynchroBlog] (Fwd) [religionrap] Commenting on posts

[Steve Hayes]

Forwarding this from Religionrap, since it applies to all the synchroblogs, 
and not all those on the Synchroblog list are on Religionrap.

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From:           	"Yvonne Aburrow" <yaburrow at gmail.com>
Date sent:      	Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:26:47 -0000
Subject:        	[religionrap] Commenting on posts
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Hi all

A plea - could participants enable comments on their posts, please? 
(most have)

I wanted to comment on Kent's post (K. W. Leslie -
Christian/Pentecostal/Assemblies of God - of the Evening of Kent on
"Gathering With The Pagans").

Anyway, here is my comment on it.

Other religions other than Christianity are NOT pagan (except for
self-identified Pagans).  Muslims are Muslims, Jews are Jews, Hindus
are Hindus, Buddhists are Buddhists, etc - none of these are "pagans".
 Self-identified Pagans are Pagan.  Ancient pagans (who did not
self-identify as such) were pagan.

And I really don't think that interfaith dialogue is a dialogue if
your intention, whether overt or covert, is to convert the other
party.  (Even if you think it's not you doing the conversion, but
Jesus.)  Perhaps it's a conversation (one in which the other
participant will probably be walking away, shaking their head sadly)
but it's not a dialogue.

May I recommend Liz's excellent post: 
http://gracerules.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/interreligious-dialogue-risky-
busin
ess/

Regards
Yvonne




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