Date Posted:09:54:44 03/26/11 Sat Author: Lois Subject: Re: A New Hymn written with the CofC in mind In reply to:
john
's message, "Re: A New Hymn written with the CofC in mind" on 09:12:54 03/26/11 Sat
>>>i am reminded of aesop and the fox and the grapes...
>>>
>>>john
>>>
>>John, the whole thing with the CofC is a fable, all
>>right, but it is more like the Dog in the Manger. The
>>CofC does not want to believe in anything the RLDS
>>church did, but it will bend over backwards to make
>>certain that no one else gets to use the name.
>>
>>Jesus said something about it, too. "You shut the door
>>to the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces, but you
>>won't go in yourselves." The people to whom he was
>>speaking filed any number of lawsuits in a given
>>month, were always the plaintiffs, and studied the law
>>constantly looking for loopholes to get and maintain
>>secular power and wealth while putting on a religious
>>circus.
>>
>> George
>what would you have suggested that the rlds/cofc do in
>the face of this entire mess george? negotiations
>didn't work, requests didn't work, threats (cease and
>desist orders) didn't work.
>
>what would you have done in the same circumstance if
>someone were unlawfully using something that belonged
>to you? your identity?
>
>would you be saying things differently if the devon
>park group had won? how? why? is there a bias you
>need to examine?
>
>john
john,
I was baptized into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when I was eight years old.
The c-not-of-c is not the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Community of Christ 2002 World Conference Bulletin pp. 75-78
H-8 Interfaith Relations Committee Report
(H-8) "The most troublesome text for the Christian community regarding other religious traditions is to be found in Acts 4:12. This text makes exclusive claims to salvation through Jesus Christ and him alone. This text has tended to foster prejudice toward not only Jews but all other religious claims as well because of its exclusivity. This text is best understood within the context of the sermon preached by Peter in the company of John and others. It should not be universalized and become a framework for either missional or theological purposes."
