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Guy Courchesne
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 Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:43 pm Post subject: Paulie's job |
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If I posted an ad that read...
Help wanted: 'avowed secular-humanist, free-will non-moral absolutist atheistic' types only.
how would the world react? |
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Paulie2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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Just as it is...I'd suppose...
Fortunately, the ad for my job read much differently...and was posted on a Christian organization website - so there was no confusion as to what I was 'getting in to'...but, to tell you the truth - I was about as apprehensive as one could be before I decided to come! It truly was...one of the most difficult teaching positions I have had to contemplate...
That said...the other offer I had was to teach at a Christian oriented school in the heart of Indonesia - a predominantly Muslim nation!
Yes...true...they DESIRE Christians in their state-run schools!...and NO WONDER!!!
Later... |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:25 pm Post subject: Paulie... |
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Maybe you can answer this from experience...
Do Christian organizations, when hiring teachers, require that the teacher declare a Christian faith in order to be considered for a position? I would assume so, but perhaps you have some insight? |
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Paulie2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Just in case you're thinking of applying yourself toward that persuasion (how could I be so naieve)...they, of couse, want a profession of faith.
Many people consider themselves to be 'christian', i.e. christian beliefs or because they live in a 'christian' nation - but then there are those who a actually committed to Christianity...and then there are those who are just simply committed. 
Have you been following the Scott Peterson case in the good ole' USA?
Now the death penalty is most certainly a decisive one...for Christian, christian, and non-christian alike! |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:44 pm Post subject: first second and third |
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First off, I hereby declare it be Christmas, or as we Canadians say, it's reindeer hunting season!
How did we get to the death penalty? I haven't checked too much on the Peterson case. It's depressing, like Columbine, Waco, and Iraq.
I suppose capital punishment is pretty decisive. Here's a question. If it were the decision of a Christian to put someone to death for a crime committed, what would the Lord say of that Christian? I believe there is a lot the Bible would comment on that. Thinking Bush here as gov of Texas... |
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Paulie2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe someone else will get involved in this discussion - I think two minds - no matter how brilliant - need interaction from others or they might start (God forbid) thinking alike! I'd have some difficulty thinking like you... |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:56 pm Post subject: nice to have more people |
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Perhaps we scare away comments from others...
I think the thought of you thinking like me is a ponderous one indeed. The thought has occured to me that your thinking like me would be thought of as unthinkable.
I think.
you ducked the question |
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Paulie2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Perhaps it's that hat... |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 6:07 pm Post subject: you ducked the question |
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| you ducked the question |
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Paulie2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry...what was the question again?
It seems I'm only seeing red... |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 6:27 pm Post subject: Whackamole...#1 Fair Game |
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moonraven
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| Guy, Is there a question that Paulie HASN'T ducked? (Or given some tangential word salad with born-again dressing to?) |
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Paulie2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Oh...so you're friends now...
What's this - 'Gang up on poor Paulie' Day  |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:02 pm Post subject: no |
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| 'Gang up on poor Paulie' Day |
I have that marked on my calendar as Dec. 18th, so, no.
Hey, I'm just sitting back with popcorn here. You two are doing fine on your own.
Oh...OH!!! Cheers, all! I just marked my 400th post! |
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Tamara
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Okay, I'll bite.
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If I posted an ad that read...
Help wanted: 'avowed secular-humanist, free-will non-moral absolutist atheistic' types only.
how would the world react? |
I don't think sparks would fly. Sorry, but I think the world would just keep turning.
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| Now the death penalty is most certainly a decisive one...for Christian, christian, and non-christian alike! |
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| I suppose capital punishment is pretty decisive. Here's a question. If it were the decision of a Christian to put someone to death for a crime committed, what would the Lord say of that Christian? I believe there is a lot the Bible would comment on that. |
I know some Christians who are for capital punishment and others who are against it. Not all Christians have the same opinion on every topic--especially controversial topics.
I'm sure that Christians have been on juries that voted "guilty," knowing that person would receive the death penalty. Also, that Christians have been on juries that voted "not guilty," when the death penalty was at stake. It's conceivable that Christians have been the ones to insert the needle, pull the lever, or whatever the process is to enact capital punishment. I don't necessarily think those people are guilty before God (at least not for that), but I'm not God (thank God), so I don't get to make that decision.
Capital punishment in the OT Bible times is a far cry from what I see happening in the USA. |
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