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Discussion in 'Baptist Colleges & Seminaries' started by agedman, Sep 9, 2019.

  1. Earth Wind and Fire

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    Christian in name only
     
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    Shootin pool?!?
     
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    That is a pretty big, and outrageous, charge. On what basis can you even make that claim?
     
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    Shooting pool in a night club always involved gambling. Hardly anyone shot for fun. It was all about the hustle.
     
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    As someone who once lived a rather rugged lifestyle (BC) I can say out of all the times I was in a bar shooting pool I never once gambled nor did I see anyone doing it.

    That said I do not go into bars but I would not rule it out completely if I thought I might reach someone. I would not drink or engage in any of the typical behavior but I may go and sit with someone or shoot pool if I thought it might be beneficial. Up to this point I have never done that (AC).
     
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    Night clubs generally don't have pool. You're confusing night clubs with regular bars.

    And, I second the position that most people in bars shooting pool are doing so just for fun.
     
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    In "The Music Man", the whole trouble affecting River City was the introduction of a pool table that would corrupt their youth. The solution was to get the youth involved in a marching band.

    I had a pool table in my home from about 7 years old, and I never gambled on a game, nor went to a bar, nor joined a marching band (I was in orchestra). Lots of other bad things while unconverted, however.
     
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    Ever wondered why all the fights start at the pool tables? Money! I both frequented and bounced bars for a long time. I have a clue what was happening.
     
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    Jerry-Falwell-Jr..jpg
     
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    Don't know why you are pointing this out. Does anyone hold Donald Trump up as an example of moral character? Not to my knowledge. Not even Falwell.
     
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    Just goes to show your point. Trump is not a moral person, yet here is the son of the founder of the Moral Majority giving him thumbs up. Ironic, no?
     
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    No, not ironic. He's doing a great job as President.
     
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    Here's a question, do you give the same condemnation to Mike Pence when he praises the President?
     
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    Has Mike Pence stood next to Trump with a cover of Playboy magazine in the background giving him a thumbs up? Is Mike Pence the head of an evangelical university?
     
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    Photo was taken before the 2016 election.
     
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    Does doing that mean he condones that previous behavior? Nope. Was it stupid of Falwell? You bet.
     
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    Did Jesus spend time with Prostitutes, thieves and tax collectors?
     
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    Are you suggesting that Trump is like Jesus?

    Did Jesus give them a thumb's up?
     
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    How did you possibly get me comparing Jesus to Trump from what I wrote?

    That being said you are making a false assumption that Falwell giving him a thumbs up has anything to do with anything other than his politics.
     
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    He is saying he (Falwell) is likely emulating Jesus. You should know better than that.
     
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