[Faith-talk] Farewell

[Patrick Gormley]

Joshua I've tried to open the various YouTube videos and I keep the message 
application not found which I was wondering about.

--------------------------------------------------
From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 3:14 PM
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
<faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Farewell

> Tom, why didn't you respond to the E-mail, with the Youtube video I sent 
> you?
> did you get it?
> Thanks, Joshua
>
> On 6/14/11, Tom Vos <vost at iowatelecom.net> wrote:
>> On an email list called Faith Talk, I expect we will find representatives 
>> of
>> all kinds of faiths.
>> I suspect the members of this list are predominantly Christian, but 
>> someone
>> who is Mormon or Muslim could claim a rightful place here too, since we
>> generally use the word, "faith" that broadly.
>> And when we get people from divergent faiths together, there is bound to 
>> be
>> disagreement about beliefs and practices.
>> Isn't that part of the reason for such a list?  To learn what different
>> strands of Christian faith, and even other faiths stand for?
>> When we do that we are inevitably going to distinguish our beliefs from
>> others.
>> If Faith Talk is going to be open in its membership it should not require
>> that everyone agree, nor should disagreement mean rejection.
>> Since I stand within the Christian tradition I am most familiar with it, 
>> and
>> see a pattern that has repeated itself over and over again.  We disagree 
>> and
>> we separate.
>> I don't have a great solution for this, because some differences are
>> fundamental.
>> But Faith Talk is not a list that is exclusive.  It is a kind of 
>> ecumenical
>> gathering point where we will express points of view, distinguishing
>> beliefs, and in the process of listening, perhaps come to a better
>> discernment of why we believe what we believe.
>> I have learned from some of the discussions that go on here.  I have not
>> been persuaded to change my beliefs, but have a new understanding of 
>> where
>> others are coming from.
>> I will continue to listen.
>> Blessings,
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Faith-talk mailing list
>> Faith-talk at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/faith-talk_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> Faith-talk:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/faith-talk_nfbnet.org/jlester8462%40students.pccua.edu
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Faith-talk mailing list
> Faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/faith-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> Faith-talk:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/faith-talk_nfbnet.org/kk3f%40msn.com
>