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On 05/11/2025 12:57 pm, Martin Harran wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Nov 2025 12:05:31 +0000, JNugent wrote:
>> On 05/11/2025 07:04 am, Martin Harran wrote:
>>> JNugent wrote:
>>>> Martin Harran wrote:
>>>>> JNugent wrote:
>>>>>> Martin Harran wrote:
>>>>>>> The Todal wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> [...]
>>
>>>>>>>> what was Andrew's especially heinous action? Seemingly, continuing
his
>>>>>>>> friendship with a convicted sex predator.
>>
>>>>>>> *continuing* seems the most significant part of this.
>>
>>>>>> I don't see why any of us should cast off friends who fall foul either
>>>>>> of the law or of public opinion.
>>
>>>>> As a Christian, I certainly believe in forgiving those who do wrong
>>>>> provided that they face up to their wrongs and commit themselves to
>>>>> stopping the behaviour. Feel free to point out where Epstein showed
>>>>> any of that.
>>
>>>> Who said anything about forgiveness?
>>>> It's about friendship and compassion. Forgiveness lies right outside
those.
>>>
>>> On what basis do you think Andrew's continuing relationship with
>>> Epstein was about friendship and compassion?
>>
>> I was not discussing a particular case.
>> I am talking about a principle.
>
> You seemed to be applying that principle to the Epstein case, are you
> now saying you aren't seeking to so apply it?
Never mind trying to twist my words. It won't work.>
>>>> Is friendship a purely transactional arrangement for you?
>>>> What if it were your brother?
>>>> Would it still be "Never darken my door again; you are dead to me"?
>>>> Would Christ have done that, d'you think?
>>>> "Let he who is without sin...".
>
>>> Yet again I am amused at how people who have no regard for the Bible
>>> seem to think they are expert on it.
>
>> What's that supposed to mean?
>> Are you denying that the quotation is absolutely relevant to what is
>> being discussed?
>
> Selective Bible quotations are rarely meaningful on their own and are
> mostly resorted to by those who have no regard for the Bible, thinking
> that it somehow make them look clever.
Dear me...
See my other post nearby.
ALL quotations are selective (ie, selected).
Should I have copied'n'pasted the whole of the New Testament instead?
>> Or that I have it all wrong?
>
> I suspect you get very little right about the Bible.
Ad-homs already, eh? :-)
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