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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it ironic that the "true Christian" who replied to you gave you the example of Saul and David.  I don't remember them being Christians.[/quote]

That's why I didn't want non believers here. Any Christian knows that the Old Testament is part of our Bible thus a valid example in any case.

OMG can we please focus here?[/quote]

It's interesting that you believe that Jews are "non-believers" but at the same time you also somehow believe that Saul and David are a part of your Bible and a part of your religion.  How does that work out?  How can modern day Jews be "not believing" in any religion but the actual tenets of their faith (like Saul and David) are somehow real and tangible to you?  Do you make this up as you go along?[/quote]

Feel free to start another thread about this. Here we're discussing what (if at all) I should write to a pastor that I don't even know.

Thanks for keeping the thread on the original track.[/quote]

You're new here, huh?  You might as well be told - once you post something, it's fair game.  You don't get to dictate how the thread goes.  Consider this a public service announcement.

Now I'll chime in, because I get to.  See how that works?  Nonbelievers is a really insulting term.  People believe in a lot of things, other religions and other philosophies, or they just "believe" in doing nice things for people.
Christians do not have the market cornered on what it means to behave appropriately.  Case in point, the pastor you have mentioned.  It's rude for the first communication of any group to anyone to be that of soliciting money.  One doesn't have to be a Christian to know that.
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Someone started a thread in the Website Feedback forum about this thread, suggesting that the original poster shouldn't try to exclude non-Christians. This was my reply:

I disagree. The goal of DCUM is to provide helpful and useful information. If a poster believes that the most useful information will come from a certain group of people, why shouldn't she address her question to that group? I've made the analogy before that a person seeking assistance with a dog probably will not be helped by a person replying with information gained from owning a cat. It is really irritating how often someone asks a fairly simple question and is greeted by a slew of attack dogs. I'm making this example up, but is it really helpful for someone to ask a question about how to grill a steak to be answered by someone telling them that eating meat is inhumane? Yes, it is perfectly valid to oppose eating meat and anyone is allowed to start a thread suggesting such. But, why make DCUM unwelcoming and unhelpful by hijacking threads?

If you want to mock a religion, you are more than welcome to start a thread and mock away. But, please let other people get the information they are seeking.

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