<div id="RTEContent">Nick,<br> <br> And just who should be the one certifying pastors? : D<br> <br> -DJA<br><br><b><i>Nick Gier <ngier@uidaho.edu></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Greetings:<br><br> Good post Don Huskey. You promised that you would only post once and then let your wife take it from there. I'm so glad that you have broken your promise.<br><br> My pet peeve is uncertified pastors. This country is awash with them. They do not have proper training in theology or counseling, and they do just as much damage as uncertified teachers or Idaho parents who homeschool their children with absolutely no state controls at all.<br><br> The problem of theological and scientific illiteracy in our country can be partially laid at the feet of ignorant preachers, or clever ones who know better but still get their jollies from controlling t!
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of their congregations. The rest of the world stands aghast at the disinformation campaigns coming out of many US pulpits.<br><br> My favorite example is the Southern Baptist Convention's campaign to convert the dark souls of Hindus and the Indian Christians who told them to butt out of their religious affairs.<br><br> Nick Gier<br> <x-sigsep></x-sigsep><div> <font size="2">"The god you worship is the god you deserve."<br> ~~ Joseph Campbell<br> </font>_____________________________________________________<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br> http://www.fsr.net <br> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ<br></div></blockquote><br></div><p>
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