[Faith-talk] Ridiculous!

[sarah at sarahblakelarose.com]

Hi, Linda.

The words "false doctrines" have to do specifically with issues of what were being shared with the early churches about Christ. I would encourage you to research this in Scripture. You have used this phrase a lot on this list and it is very hard for me to read this over and over. You used it regarding women, and frankly it makes this a hostile environment for me because my church holds a very different theology from yours regarding women. I brought up the topic of churches and theologies of disability as an example There have been historical cases in which people with disabilities were barred from ministry in theological statements and the statements later had to be retracted because there was so much outcry. I can post more information about this if you are interested. My point was to illustrate the similarity. You are willing to acknowledge that people with disabilities should be active as leaders but you hold a position on women that other people interpret as oppressive. This is your church's interpretation of Scripture; and my church has a different interpretation based on careful reading of Scripture. It is very different from false doctrine.

This group is supposed to be an interfaith group. If we are to keep an active membership, we need to find better ways of relating to one another.


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Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Ridiculous!

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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