yes this brings up questions. but i'm not sure it "costs" us members. i've had several discussions already where ppl have come to me wanting to know what's going on. gives me a great opportunity to share what makes me different from these monsters. at the same time i get to share what makes me more similar to them (the ones asking questions not the flds) what makes us christian. they come to me with the questions, i don't have to go out preaching. i don't mind that at all. the ones that come to me are more receptive anyway.
there will be some that will refuse to hear the differences, i find those don't tend to go out seeking answers though, they are to busy enjoying the sound of their own voice. those ppl would have never come into the chruch anyway, so no loss there.
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Only two things are infinite,
the universe and human stupidity,
and I'm not sure about the former.
-Albert Einstein
I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it. -Terry Pratchett
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?
-Peter Laurence
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