(June 30, 2015 at 9:07 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:(June 30, 2015 at 8:59 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: I am really not sure how that answers the question.
I have personally guided two or three of my friends who came to me looking for help to get over the fears instilled in them by the church. Should I be drowned, Randy?
That's ultimately for your creator to decide.
But if you want to examine your own conscience, did you show them how the people who created these fears in them were misinterpreting a handful of the scriptures? Or did you help them to understand the whole of the Bible which is very clear on how much God loves us?
If someone asked me if you should be drowned, Randy, I would easily say no; in fact, I would be horrified that anyone even considered physically harming you. Why can't you answer Steel's question the same way?