tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post1179495050698637555..comments2023-12-15T21:49:46.651+01:00Comments on Pluralist Speaks: Hard Questions for Gay InclusionPluralist (Adrian Worsfold)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01922153724523820866noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-29180361796175935132012-07-27T18:51:44.685+02:002012-07-27T18:51:44.685+02:00Jesus grew up in Egypt, the Hellenised Nile Delta ...Jesus grew up in Egypt, the Hellenised Nile Delta - or so the Coptic Christians told us. He clearly got an education somewhere- my bet is library assistant in Alexandria. Prove otherwise!Jim Stearnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-91437194191114528372012-07-26T23:00:31.870+02:002012-07-26T23:00:31.870+02:00No but Changing Attitude in that post did, so that...No but Changing Attitude in that post did, so that was not a straw man in the matter addressed and so I didn't waste my time.Pluralist (Adrian Worsfold)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922153724523820866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-85465777087485535752012-07-26T17:59:19.924+02:002012-07-26T17:59:19.924+02:00"The argument for inclusion needs more and di..."The argument for inclusion needs more and different."<br /><br />Depends who is doing the arguing. And I don't see / hear everyone invoking Jesus in the name of inclusion. So it's arguing against a straw man really. <br /><br />You've kind of wasted your time here... although if it makes you feel better...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-38698712966699047552012-07-25T22:41:49.811+02:002012-07-25T22:41:49.811+02:00Nazareth (Jesus of ?) was about four miles from th...Nazareth (Jesus of ?) was about four miles from the Roman capital city of Sepphoris -- walking distance. A resident of Nazareth was likely to have found work in Sepphoris, which was building at the time. Greek was probably the common language there. (Mel Gibson was wrong in having his Roman soldiers speak Latin in his crucifixion porn movie.)Murdoch Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584498192562407670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-30718651432478590872012-07-25T16:19:00.765+02:002012-07-25T16:19:00.765+02:00I don't think so, and this is hardly a devasta...I don't think so, and this is hardly a devastating criticism of my main point. The argument for inclusion needs more and different.Pluralist (Adrian Worsfold)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922153724523820866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-46664314531915504452012-07-25T12:42:34.100+02:002012-07-25T12:42:34.100+02:00You are probably making as many 'fill in the g...You are probably making as many 'fill in the gaps' assumptions there about Jesus as the people you criticse do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com