[Faith-talk] Ridiculous!
Linda Mentink
mentink at frontiernet.net
Fri May 19 03:08:33 UTC 2017
Hi Sarah,
Why do you always take issue with me, and pick apart what I say?
I wasn't being disrespectful. I am not aware of any churches who
hold to the doctrine or view that disabled people can't be
ministers, so I wasn't knowingly being disrespectful. By the
word "minister" I was not only talking about being a pastor, but
being allowed to participate in other ministries within the
church that blind people attend, such as lay reader, choir
member, prayer chain chairman or participant, choir director,
pianist or organist, deacon or deaconess, elder, committee
member, etc. We are all called by God to be ministers, bmany
leaders base their decisions more on the disability than on the
person's spiritual and personal gifts. I was sure I was very
clear, so I don't know why you found my post difficult to read!
I'm sorry if I don't say what you think I should in the way you
think I should say it, but I do the best I can. If I should not
post, then I'll go back to be a lurking moderator!
Blessings,
Linda ----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
To: "'Faith-talk, for the discussion of Blindness in faith and
religion'"<faith-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 18 May 2017 22:46:09 -0400
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Ridiculous!
Linda, it is very difficult to read your posts sometimes. Among
Christians there is a diversity of Biblical interpretation,
including regarding issues of women and men. I am not sure if
you realize it, but some Christian groups believe that it is
false doctrine to hold the view that people with disabilities can
be practicing ministers.
Please try to be more respectful of those of us who hold
differing Biblical interpretations.
Thanks.
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