[Vision2020] Forbidden Planet (was Open Letter)

[Dale Courtney]

>PS: Keely has made reference to those who would rather lob 
>"Bible bombs" than address the substance of the "Labor of Love" 
>letter.  I challenge Dale, Doug, or anyone else affiliated 
>with Christ Church and New St. Andrews to stop with the sophistry 
>and answer the charges.  Sure, the charges have been leveled in 
>safe anonymity, but my Christian friends -- of whom I am lucky to 
>have many -- have assured me that those charges are Christian in 
>nature and that the rebuke therein is Christian in spirit. 

No one is going to answer anonymous charges. It ain't going to happen. 

I didn't bother to even read it; and I don't know anyone who has -- well, I
guess Wilson has since he posted about it. But I don't know anyone else who
has bothered to. 

Joan, I know that you just won't get it, but I'll try anyway. 

Jesus and the Apostle Paul (and even Moses, etc) said *not* to hear any
charges or allegations against someone (especially a church leader: 1Tim
5:19). 

Let me explicitly repeat what the Apostle Paul said: "*Do not* receive an
accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses."

Now, a smart woman like you with a Masters in English should be able to
parse that sentence *without* the help of a theological degree. 

So, if I were you, I'd pass on *back* to your friends who said "those
charges are Christian in nature" to let them know that they are *just* the
opposite. A violation of a command from the Apostle Paul is anti-Christian
in spirit. 

Best,
Dale