tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15310607.post4896614074561015441..comments2012-05-07T08:11:38.311+10:00Comments on ONESIMUS FILES: It’s MY blog and I’ll rant if I want to!Onesimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413061573637313957noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15310607.post-78348612213677043162010-08-01T01:55:10.244+10:002010-08-01T01:55:10.244+10:00I think it is an excellent analogy!I think it is an excellent analogy!A.M. Malletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354778419074793522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15310607.post-8026005189530901402010-07-30T08:37:08.393+10:002010-07-30T08:37:08.393+10:00An update on this situation.
The person in questi...An update on this situation.<br /><br />The person in question has emailed again and has apologised for his reaction.<br /><br />He did not like the assumed comparison of "joining the Jewish people" with someone having a sex change.<br /><br />In reality I did not intended to say that one was like the other. I was comparing the stated motivation.<br /><br />Should, any of our actions be driven by a "sense of identification" or a "persistent desire"?<br /><br />Yes the example I used was extreme - but it was a very real example. The man desiring a sex change is a family member.<br /><br />I could have easily used a less forceful example - such as having a "persistent desire" to steal a chocolate bar from a shop with which I had developed a "strong sense of identification"...<br /><br />but I'm not sure that would have highlighted the seriousness of being desire driven.Onesimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413061573637313957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15310607.post-20123357528210348362010-07-30T08:04:24.411+10:002010-07-30T08:04:24.411+10:00Thank you all for your comments.
Godthinker,
My c...Thank you all for your comments.<br /><br />Godthinker,<br />My commnets were not so much inspired by the "rabbi's" own situation. What has been done has been done.<br /><br />My particular concern was the way he justified his own action - in effect indicating to others that it is okay for them to "convert" if they feel enough of a "sense of identity" and a strong enough "persistent desire".<br /><br />This is a man in a leadership position with a degree of influence.Onesimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413061573637313957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15310607.post-72123773293722757162010-07-30T05:10:45.018+10:002010-07-30T05:10:45.018+10:00Respected "rabbi?" You are giving Derek...Respected "rabbi?" You are giving Derek too much credit...LOL!<br /><br />He is only a legend in his own mind....Dan Benzvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05411063743206730041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15310607.post-13140383557185913232010-07-30T01:52:08.323+10:002010-07-30T01:52:08.323+10:00I think that is actually a very appropriate compar...I think that is actually a very appropriate comparison.Latter Days Ministryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405696673350225699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15310607.post-29070721152239907602010-07-30T01:18:39.951+10:002010-07-30T01:18:39.951+10:00I think the analogy is actually quite a good one a...I think the analogy is actually quite a good one and well thought out and very truthful. My only thought would be that maybe we need to speak the truth in love. Sometimes love is tough and you do need that slap in the back of the head, but that normally comes from a person you are in relationship with. Maybe this is just a woman's perspective (and I hope I am not offending you), but I think I would have been hurt by that comment too no matter how accurate and right it was. Maybe thats Ok. We all need those "wounds of a friend" sometime.<br /><br /><br />Prov 27:6<br />6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,<br />but an enemy multiplies kisses. <br />NIV<br /><br />Proverbs is full of wisdom letting us know we need that kind of correction. It was just a thought. Hopefully your comment at least will get him thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com