Amen to what Duane said.  Sounds like the church I attend.
It is really unfortunate that all churches don't have that level
of open mindedness.  While there are things that require acceptance
(they are are faith based after all), these are relatively few, and
form the basis of the belief system.

Of course if one elects to put all "acceptance" in the same category,
then the "discussion" is "rigged" to arrive at a foregone conclusion.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Percox [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 5:51 PM
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Subject: Re: Fwd: A Computing Pioneer of the 1970's Joins Hewle tt-P...


Fred White wrote:

>>The ability to explore and test multiple points of view is
>>one of the great strengths of our culture, but you'd never
>>know it by looking at a classroom.

>Or a church. Accept, memorize and believe. Don't question, analyze or
>criticize.

IMHO you are describing a 'cult'. The 'church' which I associate
has plenty of questioning, analyzing and critical thinking. And
definitely has the ability to constructively criticize itself.

Or maybe you have personal experience with a 'church' that practiced
'accept, memorize and believe' which helped form this opinion. Sharing
such an experience would be most helpful to understand and comprehend
how you have come to equate the two.

duane percox

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