Now tHAT's just silly!

[keltic63]

I started a thread over at the UMC forums:

I've just read a scripture, and I don't believe that most people are following it as they should.

1 Corinthians 11:7 (English Standard Version)
For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.

There. The Bible says it! I believe it! That Settles it!

All men must NEVER wear hats. why have I never heard this sermon in the 42 years that I've been attending church services?

Are we to take the Bible for what it says, or not?

and of course, I don't care whether men wear hats. I do want to get as much discussion going about interpreting scripture as I can. I see that dewdrop was more direct and is getting great "academic" posts on the subject. I am hoping to get people to say some things in simpler terms.

[awediot]

Maybe because God just wants to be able to see Himself reflected back?!:lol: :lol: :lol: :mad:




Indeed though. How easy some is written off off handedly and why in the world any body or thing found reason for some of it is beyond me... Maybe the hat makers had angered the priests rewriting the texts that year, and it was their way to kill business???


:aparty: < Going to Hell :)< Saved :good: < Talk amongst yourselves

[Rick336]

Awediot, that's harlarious! :lol:

[keltic63]

Maybe because God just wants to be able to see Himself reflected back?!:lol: :lol: :lol: :mad:


so I really do have the image of God imprinted on me! I am favored by God!!!! Does this mean that heads covered with hair are less perfect, less God-like? :D

[NonLemming]

Does anyone here really believe that the creator of the universe would care about one wearing a hat it didn't create? Give me a break!

:pray: Dear God, pleae enlarge the human brain, or at least make it burn smarter.:pray:

[keltic63]

Does anyone here really believe that the creator of the universe would care about one wearing a hat it didn't create? Give me a break!

:pray: Dear God, pleae enlarge the human brain, or at least make it burn smarter.:pray:



psst. it's a joke.


and if you don't like it, no need to be insulting.

[NonLemming]

psst. it's a joke.


and if you don't like it, no need to be insulting.

sorry, Keltic, that wasn't meant to be pointed at you. Rather at the brains that think that way. You're a very insightful guy from many of you posts that I've read. Didn't mean to insult you. I apologize if it came across that way. I like your posts.

Please forgive.

[Zerbie]

Poor Lemming, your sarcasm keeps being overlooked.

Maybe, add some rolly-eyed emoticons or somethin'? To make it clear that it's sarcasm?

Fwiw - I knew what you meant in your first post, and I knew it wasn't directed at Keltic. If that makes ya feel better. :)

[tdogg]

I just attended a 2 day class regarding communication. It was very interesting. When we talk in person, our body language is actually about 55% of the message, tone is 38% and our actual words are only 7%. When we post message, we lose most of that 55% body language, which only affects our message when we are actually setting our body language up and it unconsciously affects the tone of our written message and/or our words.

It's easy to assume what someone else is thinking, which is why it's important to project appropriate body language and tone with or spoken words when talking to someone. We have to anticipate what that person may be assuming about us and make sure or actual message is what they 'hear' (and see of course). In posting, we lose that part of it and it's easy to assume that someone takes our message wrong, or that a particular statement is directed at us. I think this is enhanced the older we get. So, if it's important to project appropriate body language and tone in person to make sure the actual message is heard, maybe it's important to do some of that in posting too. or at least keep in mind that things are often not what they seem.

We have no control over what someone else posts, but we do have control over our own reaction - which basically can control the outcome. Learning this also gave me a little insight into those posts that might be more than mere bad assumptions (such as those by Exgay Biz) - we have no control over what he posts (other than someone banning him outright), however, we have control over our reaction - which could be to post back and then how, or to just decide not to react at all. Either way, we have controlled the outcome to a certain extent.

Anyway, I took Non Lemings posting kind of like Keltic did, but reading back thru I can see the point that it wasn't directed at him. Interesting stuff - we humans... :D

[Zerbie]

Thanks for sharing that! :D

Another thing to take into account on fora is posting history and style. Lemming has responded to other threads in a similarly sarcastic/ironic style, and remembering that, I took his post here in the same vein. But fwiw, the first time I ran across it, I too took it at face value because there was nothing in the written words to suggest it was sarcasm. That's why I think maybe some of these: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: and maybe one of these: ;) might help clarify NotALemm's intentions.

[keltic63]

Anyway, I took Non Lemings posting kind of like Keltic did, but reading back thru I can see the point that it wasn't directed at him. Interesting stuff - we humans... :D


it is interesting that this thing called the "web" can connect people in new ways, but totally removes the emotion, as well as the body language.

I admit, I was offended :o Thank you Nonlemming for clearing it up.

[tdogg]

You're right Zerbie, with considerting the history of how one tends to post. Were Keltic and myself up on that, we probably would have come to the same conclusion you did right away. However, I was not and hadn't given that any thought.

In communicating by writing, we have to be on top of our game and everyone else's! :rolleyes:

[Vanessa White]

Well said, I have been trying to keep that in mind when reading and posting on other forums, particularly UMC, lately as well.

[NonLemming]

it is interesting that this thing called the "web" can connect people in new ways, but totally removes the emotion, as well as the body language.

I admit, I was offended :o Thank you Nonlemming for clearing it up.

My fault. I need to focus on making myself clearer. Sorry I offended you. I really do enjoy your thoughts on these threads.;)