On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 04:12 PM, Simpkins, Terry wrote:

> 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.

Like "faith based" acceptance isn't "rigged" to its own "forgone
conclusion"?

I don't have a "forgone conclusion" except acknowledging my human
limitations rather than denying them.

FW

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