[robertclark1977]

And if I may be so bold as to offer a bit of advice to you here, good Sir; for comprehension purposes, most of us add our commentary below the posted quotes we are responding to, not above. This is not the case, of course, if we deliberately identify a given sentence as an introductory lead in using such phrases as "As seen below" or "To comment on what you have posted here".

Duly noted and thank you for pointing that out.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Again, with all due respect, when quoting somebody it is standard practice to include a portion of the header so that readers are able to identify the author.

Take for example:

Originally Posted by handmaiden

And if I may be so bold as to offer a bit of advice to you here, good Sir; for comprehension purposes, most of us add our commentary below the posted quotes we are responding to, not above. This is not the case, of course, if we deliberately identify a given sentence as an introductory lead in using such phrases as "As seen below" or "To comment on what you have posted here".

and

And if I may be so bold as to offer a bit of advice to you here, good Sir; for comprehension purposes, most of us add our commentary below the posted quotes we are responding to, not above. This is not the case, of course, if we deliberately identify a given sentence as an introductory lead in using such phrases as "As seen below" or "To comment on what you have posted here".

Need I point out in exacting detail the superiority of the former? It's so important to get these things right otherwise we are no better than the subhuman trash than can barely communicate with gang signs and eboniacal hollerin' an' a-hootin'.

[robertclark1977]

Originally Posted by Dr. Anthony J. Toole

Again, with all due respect, when quoting somebody it is standard practice to include a portion of the header so that readers are able to identify the author.

Take for example:

and
Need I point out in exacting detail the superiority of the former? It's so important to get these things right otherwise we are no better than the subhuman trash than can barely communicate with gang signs and eboniacal hollerin' an' a-hootin'.

Dr. Toole,


I do appreciate your view in this. I will work on this.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Originally Posted by robertclark1977

I do appreciate your view in this. I will work on this.

You're welcome, I know you understand this is for your benefit. A single slip and we might as well let in the massed hoards at the border and descend into savagery, like the lesser races. God Bless you for your diligence.

[MitzaLizalor]

I was following this thread but Rocco (I didn't know there were worse names than "Rollo" and "Nisbert" before) seems to have dropped off. Or out. Not sure. Gone, anyway. Was looking forward to sharing The Gospel too, the fact of Jesus preferring atheists over agnostics being paramount here.

Revelation 3:15-16 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

[robertclark1977]

Originally Posted by Dr. Anthony J. Toole

You're welcome, I know you understand this is for your benefit. A single slip and we might as well let in the massed hoards at the border and descend into savagery, like the lesser races. God Bless you for your diligence.

Dr. Toole,


I do, yes. Unfortunately, there are those who just don't want to understand the consequences of making such errors. I don't know
if it would be an appropriate comparison, but, I kind of liken it to Revelations now that I think about it more.

[robertclark1977]

I was following this thread but Rocco (I didn't know there were worse names than "Rollo" and "Nisbert" before) seems to have dropped off.

If I am not mistaken, I'm almost certain Rocco might be related to a squirrel named Rocky? I don't know that to be fact. It's just some left field guess.

[MitzaLizalor]

Leftists are not encouraged here, although there's one or two posting I think, generally heathens of some stripe. Their opinions are useful as a forewarning of ideas likely to be encountered when witnessing for Christ among the neopagan hordes out there, particularly those wishy-washy "churches" promoting egalitarianism such as Lutherans, most notably the Church of Sweden.

[robertclark1977]

Leftists are not encouraged here

Poor choice of words on my part. I apologize.

[handmaiden]

Originally Posted by robertclark1977

I kind of liken it to Revelations now that I think about it more.

Dear possible-Brother-in-Christ*, Mr. Clark; the Book of Revelation is singular, good sir. This is the sort of mistake made by fluffy-bunny "Christians" and non-believing trolls who often come here to plague us for our unstinting commitment to Biblical fidelity.







* This is not my call to make. Our pastoral staff are charged with handing down such judgments.

[robertclark1977]

Originally Posted by handmaiden

Dear possible-Brother-in-Christ*, Mr. Clark; the Book of Revelation is singular, good sir. This is the sort of mistake made by fluffy-bunny "Christians" and non-believing trolls who often come here to plague us for our unstinting commitment to Biblical fidelity.







* This is not my call to make. Our pastoral staff are charged with handing down such judgments.

Given the ghastly mistakes I have been making of late, it might be awhile before that happens, unfortunately.

[handmaiden]

Originally Posted by robertclark1977

Given the ghastly mistakes I have been making of late, it might be awhile before that happens, unfortunately.

Don't fret over it too much. It's just a matter of staying true to God's Word and sucking up showing reasonable respect to our senior staff.

[robertclark1977]

Originally Posted by handmaiden

Don't fret over it too much. It's just a matter of staying true to God's Word and sucking up showing reasonable respect to our senior staff.

Thank you for that word of encouragement.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Originally Posted by robertclark1977

I do, yes. Unfortunately, there are those who just don't want to understand the consequences of making such errors. I don't know if it would be an appropriate comparison, but, I kind of liken it to Revelations now that I think about it more.

Originally Posted by handmaiden

the Book of Revelation is singular, good sir. This is the sort of mistake made by fluffy-bunny "Christians" and non-believing trolls who often come here to plague us for our unstinting commitment to Biblical fidelity

I would add, Sir, again with all due respect, if any, to handi's intervention, inserting a comma prior to and after the "but" is one too many commas.

The Pastors are going to want to know about tithing.

[robertclark1977]

Originally Posted by Dr. Anthony J. Toole

I would add, Sir, again with all due respect, if any, to handi's intervention, inserting a comma prior to and after the "but" is one too many commas.

The Pastors are going to want to know about tithing.

Dr. Toole,


If they want to know if I do tithe, yes, I do. God does not want us to cheat Him when it comes to tithing. As to how much, when I first started back when I first started attending Church, I gave $100 a month to start out with. As my pay from work increased, my tithing increased too.

[MitzaLizalor]

Daniel is also an interesting book. He endured so much for God but was supported throughout every ordeal. A valuable historical record, mostly written by Daniel – chapter 4 for instance was written by King Nebuchadnezzar.

Satan is plugging communism very strongly and communists are compelled to state that Daniel is not a real person. Or they could be shot. So there is that element of "choice" I suppose but what happens when they get to Nebuchadnezzar? Is he made up hundreds of years later too? And later than what? If the events didn't happen there's no "later than" or "before" in the same way as there's no later than (or before) Jack Beanstalk.

This is why Christians cannot be communists.

[robertclark1977]

Daniel is also an interesting book. He endured so much for God but was supported throughout every ordeal.

I agree, for him to go through what he did for God despite the cost is amazing to say the least, I have to wonder if today's people who claim to be Christians would have that same heart and commitment Daniel did? It just makes me wonder.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Robert, you seem like a decent kind of guy. I may have been ubrupt in our correspondence but that's only because I have the highest standards. Errors, particularly punctuation, are like little bugs crawling across the screen that need to be stamped on. A misplaced apostrophe CHITST!!!!!! You don't want to see it.

[WWJDnow]

Originally Posted by Dr. Anthony J. Toole

A misplaced apostrophe CHITST!!!!!! You don't want to see it.

Chitst? Dear Lord!

Robert, I've never liked an atheist before, but I must say that you are unusually polite and respectful for a non-believer. Most of the time atheists here are either trolling, which is just obnoxious, trying to convert us, which is terribly rude, or asking us to listen to My Chemical Romance, which is simply cruel.

I am glad you're here, and it makes me sad that someone as kind as you are is destined to burn in Hell for all eternity if you don't change your ways and get right with God. I will pray for you as fervently as I pray for a string of Trump Presidential campaign victories in 2024, 2028, 2032, and beyond.