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Originally Posted by Steve W
I will at this time close this thread. We do have guidelines on what is acceptable on CD. I believe that this discussion on religion should be closed temporarily to allow things to cool down. When reopened please only discuss the original thought not what is derived from someones post. The question was, quote:
I am not sure how many people would be interested in this but i was just wondering a few things? With the growing numbers in FIRST i have seen an increasing number of Christian FIRSTers. This has given me and Mike of 340 the idea of doing a couple things
1)praying before regionals (just gathering off to the side of the field. Anyone who wants to participate can)
2)possibly organizing the Christians in FIRST into some type of group or even just gathering(suggestions on this would be awesome) thats all we have right now but we are open to suggestions!!
Please do not go off the topic or it will need to be closed again. I will attempt to reopen in 24 hours.
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Steve,
Define "off topic".
Is it your edict that the "topic" is limited to the two bullets you selected from the original post? Or is the part you omitted also open to discussion? - which was:
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p.s. if i have done something wrong here or offended anyone we are sorry and please just let us know, but we believe the Lord is calling us to get the Lord's word out!
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As to the Postscript: I believe that FIRST should be, and is, a diverse organization. We members should not, and do not, exclude anyone because of race, religion, national origin, etc. If some want to form groups to celebrate their common interests, then I'm all for it. However, if the praying off to the side of the field is an attempt on their part to get the Lord's word out, then that makes the rest of us participants. If it is toward us that the word is aimed, or it is we that the word has gotten to, then we would be perfectly within "
our rights" to ask them to cut it out.
I doubt the RCU was formed to encourage me to turn female. Nor do I think Ed's proposed African-American group would expect me to convert. But Christians in FIRST holding services next to the field would be an affront to my chunk of diversity.