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Blair Laird

Male. Is married.
Protestant Dialogue
8 members Religion
All walks of Protestantism are welcome here... Reformed, Arminian, Pentecostal, Holiness etc... If its a movement within Protestantism this is the place for you
Catholic / Orthodox & Protestant Peaceful Dialogue
18 members Religion
Group Rules Updated 11/17/20 If you have not read the updated rules, take a few minutes, and read them. If they are failed to be followed you may be removed from the group GROUP RULES: The goal of this group is to have HONEST & RESPECTFUL discussions between the faiths. What follows is the group rules. Please read over them. Moderators hold members accountable to the standards. Do not disrespect the moderators because they have the power to mute your profile and remove you from the group. One thing that we all must remember and practice is love. The two commandments that Jesus left us with is to love God and one another. This group is for "Orthodox Christians" What we mean by that is the group is designed for people who are Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox that holds to traditional Christian teachings. Examples: The Trinity, Death Burial and Resurrection, Hypostatic Union, and Salvation through Jesus Christ. This list is not meant to limit what is considered Orthodox Christianity. I am to giving a few examples. Whatever the reason you are participating in dialogue, please remember there a difference between dialogue and debate. For further clarification, here is a chart showing some differences between debate and dialogue. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/paintbranchhs/signature/DiagloguevDebate018.pdf Please be RESPECTFUL of other people. Just because you disagree does not mean you have to be disrespectful. This includes calling members heretics or unsaved. You may believe that to be true, but usually, that is not the best way to have discussions. Typically it is not something that is practiced in this group. Is there a place for it? Yes, there is, but each member must back up their claims. It is impossible to prove the other person is a heretic apart from appealing to some authority that the other does not accept. Thus ending the statement in a logical fallacy assuming they do not agree with your jurisdiction, and you cannot prove your authority to be an actual authority. In short, let's try to discuss theology without continually calling each other heretics. Everyone in the group claims to trust in the death burial and resurrection of Christ for their salvation. Let us follow the words of Clement of Alexandria when he says "Let us keep away from us jibing, the originator of insult, from which strifes and contentions and enmities burst forth. Insult, we have said, is the servant of drunkenness. A man is judged, not from his deeds alone, but from his words. “In a banquet,” it is said, “reprove not thy neighbour, nor say to him a word of reproach.”10 For if we are enjoined especially to associate with saints, it is a sin to jibe at a saint: “For from the mouth of the foolish,” says the Scripture, “is a staff of insult,”11—meaning by staff the prop of insult, on which insult leans and rests. Whence I admire the apostle, who, in reference to this, exhorts us not to utter “scurrilous nor unsuitable words.”12 For if the assemblies at festivals take place on account of affection, and the end of a banquet is friendliness towards those who meet, and meat and drink accompany affection, how should not conversation be conducted in a rational manner, and puzzling people with questions be avoided from affection? For if we meet together for the purpose of increasing our good-will to each other, why should we stir up enmity by jibing? It is better to be silent than to contradict, and thereby add sin to ignorance. “Blessed,” in truth, “is the man who has not made a slip with his mouth, and has not been pierced by the pain of sin;”13 or has repented of what he has said amiss, or has spoken so as to wound no one." 10 Ecclus. 31:31. 11 Prov. 14:3. 12 Eph. 5:4. 13 Ecclus. 14:1. Clement of Alexandria. “The Instructor.” Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire). Ed. Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. Vol. 2. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Company, 1885. 251. Print. The Ante-Nicene Fathers. In a dialogue, refrain from logical fallacies, including but not limited to ad-hominem, circular reasoning, non-sequitur, bandwagon, appeal to authority, strawman, red herring, etc.
Christian & Islam Discussion Group
7 members Religion
UPDATED GROUP RULES 11/7/20 The goal of this group is to have HONEST & RESPECTFUL discussions between the faiths. What follows is the group rules. Please read over them. Moderators hold members accountable to the rules. Do not disrespect the moderators because they have the power to mute your profile and remove you from the group. One thing that we all must remember and practice is love. The two commandments that Jesus left us with is to love God and one another. Please be respectful of other people. Just because you disagree does not mean you have to be disrespectful. This includes Muhammad and Jesus or any other figure. To clarify being disrespectful is not posting honest facts. Facts are not disrespectful and will not be treated as such. In discussion refrain from logical fallacies, including but not limited to equivocation, ad-hominem, circular reasoning, non-sequitur, bandwagon, appeal to authority, strawman, red herring, etc. When your post is longer than 3 paragraphs you must post in the files section. How do I do this? Copy the post and click the files button to the left of your screen. After that click (create document). Paste your post into that new document and then click save. Your new document will post to the group and show up to the right of your screen under the heading recent group files. All posts must be in English All posts MUST have a clear discussion point. Do not post videos or live streams without telling Members what you want to discuss in the video If your post is simply a link you will receive a warning and removal if you have reached the limit to your warnings. Do not promote your business, product, service, or group. Do not spam the group. Limit your posts to two or three a day. Limiting your posts helps people discuss the topic further. We encourage intellectual honesty. Humility is a good virtue. You can learn a lot in this group if you remain objective and open-minded. Do not post Memes. What is a Meme? What we are talking about are captioned photos that are supposed to be funny or a way to publicly ridicule human behavior. A picture with a quote or scripture references is not considered a meme. Do not just post a picture of someone becoming a Christian or a Muslim. Also, Do not post photos of yourself. This is not a dating site. By joining this group, you agree not to block admins/moderators. Administrators and moderators must be able to communicate with all members of the group. You are free to block anyone else. However, if a person who you have blocked should become an admin/moderator, then you will remove your block. Failure to do so will result in the removal of the group.
Blair Laird
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