[Husker] Callahan quotes

[Robert]

All good points. Sir.

I will now backdoor my way out of this whole conversation...




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Reichenbach" <reich at inetnebr.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Callahan quotes


> Not one to judge, eh?  But then again, what's the rest of that post,
> which looks to me like backdoor judging.
>
> If I were to judge in such a fashion, which of course I wouldn't do
> either ;-), I might guess that, casting such stones, either you are
> without sin (which would be a revelation I don't believe) or aren't
> a Christian (or maybe just not a very good one).  But, of course,
> we aren't judging, are we ;-).
>
> I will observe that pretty much every Christian I've met, like pretty
> much everyone else, at times has lost their temper, particularly in
> stressful situations, and said intemperate things.  And what is your
> point in making the observation that Bill Callahan has too?
>
> That's a rhetorical question, because, frankly, I don't think this is
> a good thread to continue and I'd hoped that my last post would point
> out that people really have no basis for judging such things (and if
> they are Christians are instructed not to presume to do so at some
> risk to themselves).
>
> For inquiring persons, I practice (because I still don't have it
> right) Roman Catholicism.  And, GASP, I say (and write) intemperate
> things (even on this list) and am guilty of judging others (although
> not so much about their faith).  I'm not going to presume to speak
> for anyone else's faith, although others seem to have no such
> compunction (except, evidently, in doing so not quite directly).
>
>
>> Not one to judge...but this could create a whole debate...regarding his
>> sideline comments, and not to mention the whole F'in hillbillies remark.
>>
>> Just saying it could...I am not starting it though.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> About bringing religion into the conversation.  Does anyone remember
>> >> BC ever remarking on his faith or anything like it before this?  He
>> >> very well may have, I just don't remember it.
>> >
>> > Not everyone who has a Christian (or other) faith talks frequently
>> > about their faith.  Ron Brown does so more than Bill Calllahan.  Some
>> > people, not Ron Brown, talk alot about faith but don't show that it has
>> > much to do with their lives.  Others don't talk much about religion,
>> > but it guides their lives.
>> >
>> > I can say, from personal experience and the testimony of many others,
>> > that in times of trial, such as Callahan is surely experiencing, people
>> > tend to rely on their faith and talk about it more than at other times.
>> >
>> > Although you haven't explicitly called into question Callahan's faith
>> > and although I am in no position to say whether there is a basis for
>> > such questions, I can say that since the Callahans moved to Lincoln
>> > his family goes to the same church as my family and that his daughter
>> > attends the same Christian school as my daughter.
>> >
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