I didn't see what it looked like first though from the comments, I can guess. We had a sticky prayer thread over at (the site which shall not be named) and that worked ok. This is a bit broader which is good.

If the title originally was "How Great is Our God" which I suspect, part of the problem is that many would not recognize that as a popular song title in contemporary Christian music. It is always a problem in any form of communication that "insiders" fall into jargon without recognizing that other folks then feel excluded unintentionally.

 

Thanks for your graciuosness Pagan.

btw, at the risk of highjacking your thread, maybe if the team starts winning we can see the front of the car in your sig? Maybe like its finally moving forward?

 

We do not have to agree to be civil and indeed friendly with each other. My understanding of my faith demands of me to be respectful. I surrender none of my witness by being a good neighbor. My belief is that folks are best exposed to the Christian faith by folks who act in a manner non-Christians should positively expect from us. Brother Pagan has repeatedly mentioned how he has been pummeled in the past by professing Christians who have treated him badly (at best). I will not repeat that.

 

More than thank you, I'll give that an Amen!

btw,
visited Assis last fall. Beautiful place!

 

Thank you. I am humbled. I could say the same about you. My personal experiance for practioners of Wicca has, until you, been singularly negative. Perhaps we each have something to teach our fellow adherants just as the tolerance and respect on this board has something to teach the world!

 

I am sure they do, just like some of the folks who mistake one of the political parties agendas for the Kingdom Of God drive me up the wall.

My first experiance with followers of Wicca was in the early 70's and was being used as an excuse to be cool or counter cultural. They seemed to think Wicca meant "free love" and no responsibility.

Later the folks who crossed my path were folks who were trying to manipulate "god" to do their own bidding. For them their "faith" was a naked attempt to plug into power for not necessarily just purposes. While I understand the need/right/obligation/oppurtunity to approach the diety in prayer; doing so just to gain power for self strikes me as inappropriate no matter what your faith.

Finally, as you point out the folks who today think the media representations of witches is cool and they desire to "out-power" others is annoying in the extreme. Note I was careful there not to suggest that Wicca has a monopoly on folks attempting to use religious belief for unworthy purposes. Many faiths have them, probably all, and since Christianity is the most prevalant religious faith in America we likely have more just in sheer numbers.

 

Anyone who writes a five book trilogy gets my vote!