Re: 16 out of 17 bishops will ignore evidence of gay relationships



In news:2943a248983ac8c7743c641a47a0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
David Ould spouted forth:

[snip]
>> Fair enough - but you haven't addressed my suggestion (which may be
>> pertinent) that people might misunderstand you because you can be
>> quite brief.
>>
>
>
> I don't have a problem with that. It's when they jump to assumptions
> that are ridiculous that I have a problem, see (for example) Peter
> Lear's recent "I understand evangelicals: you think that God dictated
> the Bible word for word". That sort of nonsense shows a contempt for
> the evangelical position that is very upsetting.

I agree up to a point. But Peter did correctly highlight that there is a
spectrum of evangelical positions (the one he suggested being one of them),
and it would have been good if you would have clarified yours.

[snip]

>>> Well then lots of people have more patience than I do.
>>>
>> Are you serious, or playing the martyr?
>>
>
> no, I'm very serious.

Well, you can always work at it :-)
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Paul R.
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