Comments on: Why Are We Ignoring The Golden Rule? http://elev8.com/daily-offerings/travonpotts/why-are-christians-ignoring-the-golden-rule/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:52:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: 1skepticalbrother http://elev8.com/daily-offerings/travonpotts/why-are-christians-ignoring-the-golden-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-1398357 1skepticalbrother Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:55:39 +0000 http://elev8.com/?p=35877#comment-1398357 In order to truly understand a person or a people you must, if you can, study their history. I'd like to answer you question with a few questions; When in the history of this country, collectively, has Matthew 7:12 ever been employed? In dealing with the original Americans in the 15th, 16th, 17th, or 18th century? In dealing with our African ancestors? These European Americans had a full knowledge of their biblical texts...the indigenous people and our slave ancestors had no knowledge of the "Good Book." They converted us into the type of Christian that would serve them, and so perhaps that's where we learned many of our bad habits. I submit to you that ignoring the golden rule was the only way they could have set this country up. The Middle Passage was not a luxury cruise ship and the native Americans did not invite the "Golden Rule" European Christians over for tea and buffalo jerky. All of us in one way or another, stand on the bloody shoulders of the early Christians that deliberately ignored Matthew 7:12. Maybe we're still feeling the reverberations from those early foundational acts of kindness?!? Never mind the fact that Matthew did not write "The Gospel according To Matthew," it's good advice anyway whoever wrote it. Peace and Critical Thinking My Family In order to truly understand a person or a people you must, if you can, study their history. I’d like to answer you question with a few questions; When in the history of this country, collectively, has Matthew 7:12 ever been employed? In dealing with the original Americans in the 15th, 16th, 17th, or 18th century? In dealing with our African ancestors? These European Americans had a full knowledge of their biblical texts…the indigenous people and our slave ancestors had no knowledge of the “Good Book.” They converted us into the type of Christian that would serve them, and so perhaps that’s where we learned many of our bad habits. I submit to you that ignoring the golden rule was the only way they could have set this country up. The Middle Passage was not a luxury cruise ship and the native Americans did not invite the “Golden Rule” European Christians over for tea and buffalo jerky. All of us in one way or another, stand on the bloody shoulders of the early Christians that deliberately ignored Matthew 7:12. Maybe we’re still feeling the reverberations from those early foundational acts of kindness?!?
Never mind the fact that Matthew did not write “The Gospel according To Matthew,” it’s good advice anyway whoever wrote it.

Peace and Critical Thinking My Family

]]> By: Survey Reports One In Three Scientists Believes In God | Elev8 http://elev8.com/daily-offerings/travonpotts/why-are-christians-ignoring-the-golden-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-1386457 Survey Reports One In Three Scientists Believes In God | Elev8 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:58:34 +0000 http://elev8.com/?p=35877#comment-1386457 [...] Why Are We Ignoring The Golden Rule? [...] [...] Why Are We Ignoring The Golden Rule? [...]

]]> By: Adoption: What Is All The Hush About? | Elev8 http://elev8.com/daily-offerings/travonpotts/why-are-christians-ignoring-the-golden-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-1385047 Adoption: What Is All The Hush About? | Elev8 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:02:41 +0000 http://elev8.com/?p=35877#comment-1385047 [...] I had never really prepared what I would say to him when he started asking, but I also knew that it would never be a secret. I love to share that my son was chosen. There is nothing taboo about it. I have all of the things he came home with in a special bag and he is aware that is HIS bag.  I have all of his hospital records and names of siblings.  He now knows the name of the woman who carried him in order that he would be mine. In my opinion, the journey of their lives is incomplete without the truth of who they are and where they come from. They have a right to know.  It’s a part of their heritage, their legacy that needs as complete a picture as anything and anyone.  To withhold that information is to fill their lives with gaping, irreparable wounds that are unnecessarily inflicted.  It is to cast a shadow of mistrust and deception that will become the landscape of the relationship ... [...] [...] I had never really prepared what I would say to him when he started asking, but I also knew that it would never be a secret. I love to share that my son was chosen. There is nothing taboo about it. I have all of the things he came home with in a special bag and he is aware that is HIS bag.  I have all of his hospital records and names of siblings.  He now knows the name of the woman who carried him in order that he would be mine. In my opinion, the journey of their lives is incomplete without the truth of who they are and where they come from. They have a right to know.  It’s a part of their heritage, their legacy that needs as complete a picture as anything and anyone.  To withhold that information is to fill their lives with gaping, irreparable wounds that are unnecessarily inflicted.  It is to cast a shadow of mistrust and deception that will become the landscape of the relationship … [...]

]]> By: Mr.W http://elev8.com/daily-offerings/travonpotts/why-are-christians-ignoring-the-golden-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-1377997 Mr.W Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:33:52 +0000 http://elev8.com/?p=35877#comment-1377997 I wondered about this in church in general. Whether it was large or small. People are people and most like to belong. Belonging is about not making waves and going along with the masses. At least Jesus took a stand. I think thats what its all about. I wondered about this in church in general. Whether it was large or small. People are people and most like to belong. Belonging is about not making waves and going along with the masses. At least Jesus took a stand. I think thats what its all about.

]]>