"The Sixth Day Rapture, The Shabua Principle"

[Mike Vande]

Mike said: Thanx, brah. I guess Jessea can't be bothered.

Is this a sarcastic remark?

No, it was a disappointed remark. If you'll notice, there was a 15 or so hour interval that passed between my first post, and the one you quote. In that time, no synopsis of the sort I requested was posted, nor even the definition I asked for. So far, I still haven't seen any synopsis, so I'm still waiting for you to fulfill a reasonable request, and it really doesn't seem that you can be bothered to provide one. That is disappointing, because one should be able to expect better treatment from someone who purports himself a Christian than to be spammed by a shill for some internet flake's website.

[pastorables]

than to be spammed by a shill for some internet flake's website.

Mike,

Can you please explain this remark?

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[Pianoman]

[Tim Elston]

Perhaps you could also explain why a man who is probably working
a full time job in addition to pastoring a church that has services on
Wednesday nights is expected to give an instant response
to a comment on a Wednesday evening if he only has internet
access (or time) before he goes to work or after he gets home from
work and/or church?

Perhaps you could cut Pastor Jesse a little slack just in case he does
have a tight schedule and/or doesn't have access to the internet all day?
I don't suppose you have to agree with him - but would hope you could
at least be considerate of his circumstances before you try to mow him down.

With that kind of attitude - I don't know that I'd waste my time trying
to carry on a discussion either!

I second that. No one has any obligation whatsoever to jump when someone else says jump, and it is unreasonable and uncharitable to chide someone for not replying to a post to suit his or her belligerent demands.

[Mike Vande]

I second that.

Yes, of course you do, Tim. Why am I not surprised, or impressed?

[Mike Vande]

Perhaps you could also explain why a man who is probably working a full time job in addition to pastoring a church that has services on Wednesday nights is expected to give an instant response
to a comment on a Wednesday evening if he only has internet
access (or time) before he goes to work or after he gets home from
work and/or church?

I'm going to guess, and you can correct me if I'm wrong, that your use of the word "probably" means you have no real idea of Jessea's schedule, and are speculating as to why he had not time to make a response. You are ignoring the fact that he had time to make a reply accusing me of sarcasm, when all I asked for was a short explanation of what the site he was recommending was about. One could wonder why his first reaction was to make such a defensive post, when all he needed to do was say what the site was actually about. But maybe that's expecting too much from a busy pastor and workman, even though he could have made a reply of the sort I wanted in fewer words than the accusation he made took.

Perhaps you could cut Pastor Jesse a little slack just in case he does have a tight schedule and/or doesn't have access to the internet all day?
I don't suppose you have to agree with him - but would hope you could
at least be considerate of his circumstances before you try to mow him down.

See above answer. He had time to respond with an accusation of mistreatment when none was given, and he didn't need to. Maybe you could cut me a little slack before you try to mow me down, dude.

With that kind of attitude - I don't know that I'd waste my time trying to carry on a discussion either!

My first post was;

Why don't you give us all a quick synopsis of his book. If I like itk, I might go out to the website. What or who is "Shabua"?

My second post was;

Thanx, brah. I guess Jessea can't be bothered.

Where is the attitude in any of that? I gave no attitude until I got some from him. I say again, he had time to make a defensive response when none was needed, so he had time to make the synopsis I asked for.

Pianoman, you're out of line.

[Tim Elston]

I second that.

Yes, of course you do, Tim. Why am I not surprised, or impressed?

I'm guessing it's because you are having a personal revival:

"Unfortunately, I think that's a long way off, because it might even involve ... some preachers being 'astonied' enough to beat a few people up and cut a few backslider's beards off." -- Mike "The Talib Man of God" Vande

[Mike Vande]

I second that.

Yes, of course you do, Tim. Why am I not surprised, or impressed?

I'm guessing it's because you are having a personal revival:

"Unfortunately, I think that's a long way off, because it might even involve ... some preachers being 'astonied' enough to beat a few people up and cut a few backslider's beards off." -- Mike "The Talib Man of God" Vande

So which would you prefer, Tim, the beating or the dry shaving?

[Tim Elston]

So which would you prefer, Tim, the beating or the dry shaving?

Oh, sweetie, you and I together would be way too romantic for me even to care.