MorningGlory Posted January 19, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.09 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted January 19, 2011 I'm not sure it's a good idea to make some of your citizens feel excluded when you're a governor. At the same time, I feel exactly as he does about other believers and don't count nonbelievers as brothers and sisters. I admire his honesty also. Opinions? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_alabama_governor_christians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted January 19, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted January 19, 2011 I appreciate his candor and I agree with him, but I'm not certain that his words were very wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted January 19, 2011 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,250 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,981 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted January 19, 2011 Like the ADL, I was shocked to hear him say that...... but it did surely made me smile inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted January 19, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted January 19, 2011 It would be interesting to hear/read this in context. I am wondering why he mentioned this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believer1997 Posted January 19, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 66 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,363 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 119 Days Won: 9 Joined: 11/07/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted January 19, 2011 Many of the most fervent and faithful Believers were, at one time - Nonbelievers. Thank God someone loved them enough to show them the Power of Christ and His Love and prayed for them. How terrible it would be to rubber stamp nonbelievers as not being worth our time or our efforts to show them the love that God has shown us. We never know when our words or our actions win a soul to the Lord or have someone turn away from salvation because they felt unworthy, unwelcome and unloved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted January 19, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.09 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Many of the most fervent and faithful Believers were, at one time - Nonbelievers. Thank God someone loved them enough to show them the Power of Christ and His Love and prayed for them. How terrible it would be to rubber stamp nonbelievers as not being worth our time or our efforts to show them the love that God has shown us. We never know when our words or our actions win a soul to the Lord or have someone turn away from salvation because they felt unworthy, unwelcome and unloved. True. While I don't count nonbelievers as my brothers and sisters, I don't count them out either. There is hope as long as there is breath, as we all know. We have to continue to pray for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyguy Posted January 20, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 373 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3,331 Content Per Day: 0.59 Reputation: 71 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/15/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/24/1965 Share Posted January 20, 2011 The man spoke the truth. Gotta give him kudos for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted January 20, 2011 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.87 Content Count: 43,798 Content Per Day: 6.19 Reputation: 11,244 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted January 20, 2011 And he weasels out of speaking the truth .... MONTGOMERY, Ala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterpoet Posted January 20, 2011 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 0 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,704 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 25 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/29/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/08/1950 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Many of the most fervent and faithful Believers were, at one time - Nonbelievers. Thank God someone loved them enough to show them the Power of Christ and His Love and prayed for them. How terrible it would be to rubber stamp nonbelievers as not being worth our time or our efforts to show them the love that God has shown us. We never know when our words or our actions win a soul to the Lord or have someone turn away from salvation because they felt unworthy, unwelcome and unloved. I read 2 separate articles concerning this,,,and an important part was left off I think.....he did say that non-believers were not his brothers and sisters...but that he wanted them to be.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted January 20, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.09 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 Many of the most fervent and faithful Believers were, at one time - Nonbelievers. Thank God someone loved them enough to show them the Power of Christ and His Love and prayed for them. How terrible it would be to rubber stamp nonbelievers as not being worth our time or our efforts to show them the love that God has shown us. We never know when our words or our actions win a soul to the Lord or have someone turn away from salvation because they felt unworthy, unwelcome and unloved. I read 2 separate articles concerning this,,,and an important part was left off I think.....he did say that non-believers were not his brothers and sisters...but that he wanted them to be.... Right; I read that too. We should all want that. Imagine a world where everyone was a believer. Oh, wait....we'll see that here shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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