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RevOxley

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9. Author's response

Wed Jun 25, 2014, 12:51 PM

Jun 2014

I saw this show up in my stats as having a few click thrus - though I'd check it out and offer a response to this post in particular.

This particular church is not my former church, meaning the one you reference in the link. Coincidentally the one referenced is in Savannah GA and mine was in a smaller town called Eastman GA.

I was not ordained by and did not hold a staff position or pastoral position in either this church or the HGO you referenced - just to clarify. My ordination was performed by a private ministry with no church to speak of. I was young, I was stupid, and I was taken advantage of if you want to get into the crux of the matter.

I don't communicate with the ministry that ordained me any longer for obvious reasons, but it wasn't this one and I've no affiliation with this one and never have.

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Why Cling To Faith? [View all] cleanhippie Jun 2014 OP

I wouldn't "cling" to this either. rug Jun 2014 #1

I don't understand what point you're trying to make. cleanhippie Jun 2014 #2

He is describing a very particular and peculiar type of faith. rug Jun 2014 #4

wouldn't you say there are similar edhopper Jun 2014 #5

There are extreme literalists in every ideology. rug Jun 2014 #6

It is an interesting phenomena edhopper Jun 2014 #7

It's not simply belief. You see it across a whole spectrum of opinions. rug Jun 2014 #8

true edhopper Jun 2014 #12

Is Rug defending not fundie, but liberal faith then? Suggesting it is a different kind of faith? Brettongarcia Jun 2014 #10

No. Rug is not. rug Jun 2014 #15

I don't think that invalidates his ideas in the OP, does it? cleanhippie Jun 2014 #17

It doesn't invalidate them but it does temper them. rug Jun 2014 #20

While "terror" is the word he uses to describe his experience, "fear" is the theme. cleanhippie Jun 2014 #23

I already am. rug Jun 2014 #24

Author's response RevOxley Jun 2014 #9

A few questions. rug Jun 2014 #21

It was true RevOxley Jun 2014 #25

Thanks for the info. rug Jun 2014 #26

Yep RevOxley Jun 2014 #30

Post #9 indicates you may be mistaken. cleanhippie Jun 2014 #18

A lot of people don't invest a lot in, for instance, philosophy. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #3

Auhor's Response part Deux RevOxley Jun 2014 #11

That you could go from edhopper Jun 2014 #13

agreed RevOxley Jun 2014 #14

I had a similar experinces edhopper Jun 2014 #16

Thank you for stopping by! Htom Sirveaux Jun 2014 #19

Quick RevOxley Jun 2014 #27

So would it be fair to say that the heart of your faith Htom Sirveaux Jun 2014 #34

I don't think your piece can "explain how the majority of people experience doubt". rug Jun 2014 #22

Maybe not RevOxley Jun 2014 #29

Sorry it was so rough. rug Jun 2014 #31

That's true RevOxley Jun 2014 #32

Wow, that comes close to a reaction to a cult or a trauma. rug Jun 2014 #33

Some embrace.. some cling.. some have no idea Peacetrain Jun 2014 #28