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Practical Tips
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02.23.09Meeting Minutes: Meeting VIIMeeting discussion: We watched a clip from Marjoe, an academy award winning documentary about former child minister Marjoe Gortner. He became a born-again preacher four years after he was born, apparently because he had been forced (physically) by his mother. This happened around 1950, but could people still pull it off today? A few people were quick to point out Jesus Camp as a modern example. Sounds interesting, right? We’ll probably have a screening of Marjoe at a later point in time. The main topic for this meeting was the endtimes. Of course the date everyone knows is December 21, 2012, the day ...
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05.24.08Ground Rules for PolemicistsMy dad recently gave me an a page long list of ground rules for debates and arguments. While the sheet was originally intended as a guide for political debate, I find the principles discussed can be applied effectively to any debate and discussion, especially those about religion. I decided to share them with you since I found the list to be quite useful and it is reproduced verbatim below. Ground Rules for Polemicists by Donald Lazere (excerpts--with parts that seem especially useful in bold-face) [Donald Lazere's "ground rules" were directed originally to scholarly writers engaged in heated debate with professional adversaries. I've found them ...
