(October 30, 2012 at 7:54 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Brian, you seem to be missing the important subtleties to my quote. Sure, "Islam doesn't make you a different peson, it just makes you more of the same peson you already were" is a corollary, but the sort of thing I was thinking about was like this:
* If you were a good person, Christianity might give you a reason to be good.
* If you were an intolerant jackass, Christianity will make you even more of an intolerant jackass.
* If you just want to live a mediocre life, Christianity will make you mediocre beyond your wildest dreams.
Now think about these three statements in relation to my quote.
No I didn't miss that. I am saying merely stating it like you originally did is just ambiguous enough for someone to assume it will make them good. I think you leave that ambiguity in there to allow you an out when you get called on it.
But considering you are a Reverand I doubt you are in business to put your religion in a bad light.
My point is it doesn't matter, your label is still not required to do either good or bad. Not yours not any.
