Trixie, you asked admins to read your public complain, and upon reviewing the matter, I responded that if you were just after discussion, I think you would have approached Faith and the material differently.
The crux of the issue stemmed from the following, imo, but you were as interested in trying to level charges at Faith (it seemed to me) in asking for admin's participation, and it appeared to me that Faith was very upfront in answering you honestly.
You made this comment.
Another question that this raises for me is, if disease is the payment for sin, are Christians then going against God's will in praying for healing? Surely if God has decided that the punishment is appropriate, who are we to question this? And wouldn't we be committing terrible sins by treating these sin-induced infections with antibiotics etc? If these diseases are the punishment of a righteous God on sinners, surely we are no better than helpers of Satan when we treat and care for these sinners and mitigate or ven cure the punishment that God has sent?
Part of one of Faith's responses:
Again, ..... You are imputing all kinds of ideas to me without quoting me, and most of them I don't recognize as my own.
However, assuming this is what you are talking about: The view of Jesus as a loving Father comes from the Bible. So does the view of God as a righteous judge.
I don't want to rehash all of this. My comment was that I think that you did not seem to be simply trying to discuss the issue since Faith was very clear on her stance, and you were taking a tone and direction in a manner that was not just addressing her responses, but getting into defending what I think was rightly described as playing games, in one sense. I was trying to steer you into the substance of the issue, and just stating as an observer, some of your comments and manner of approaching the material did not seem to be about just attempting to discuss the issue, as you put it.
This message has been edited by AdminRandman, 01-06-2006 06:04 PM