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After speaking with a member of the family, it is safe to say he will not be back at Grant. With the chaos that's going on there I don't blame him.

Chaos? Are you kidding me? His father is a crazy nut.

Being tenured today has a different meaning than what it was 30 years ago!!

How?

Funny how the teachers who commit to extra duties are usually the ones left behind during budget cuts. We keep tenured teachers who give zero time after 2:30.

How much time is a teacher supposed to give up after school is out? How much time do other professionals give up on their free time to go to their workplace and volunteer for extra duties? But that is a different topic altogether.

Anyway... is it more important to find someone fast or more important to take your time and find the right coach?

Congrats to Walton, from the outside looking in it seemed like there was way to much drama but their girls haven't missed a beat and may be playing even better since "parent gate"

What?

Dick Maile was hired.

This may be Pol. In. Corr., but is this the older gentlemen or his son?

I have no idea if the Bible is the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I don't have any problem with 'objectively' saying so. I'm limited as a human being in knowing. Christians say that it's the truth because, just as you are saying here, "IT IS WRITTEN". ... And then make the claim that IT IS, NO IF'S, AND'S, OR BUT'S.

 

If I were to write something and tell you I was inspired by God to write it, does that make it so just because I said that it was so, and would you just take me on my word? Probably not. What I say holds no weight with you.

 

How did something, that you can't objectively say with complete certainty was written as the word of God, just be taken as the word of God because whoever wrote it said that it was? How did that claim come to hold weight with you?

 

... And once you believed, that which you can't prove, and take on faith, tells you that you must pass the "truth" along to others... You don't see having to do that as a peculiar, cycular, locked-in, extended, strange, subjective by-product of quite a wild unprovable claim?

 

Actually, there's nothing about doing so that sounds objective. Sounds more cultish to me than anything. When folks' minds are deep in a cult, there's hardly ever anything anyone can say in an "objective manor" that will have an effect of them whatsoever.

 

I'm not trying to prove or disprove the Bible. I just don't get where people think they're being objective all the while pushing on to others an unprovable claim. That and objectivity do not reside on the same street. To think that it does, one has a grave misunderstanding of just what objectivity is.

That is exactly why study is the key and not just simple reading it like a newspaper. If you study the process by which the bible was put together you may be shocked to find out the high standards that multiple councils used when putting the collection together. The reason the gospels of Peter and Thomas as well as other early church letters were not included is because the church council, I forget the actual name, found them to be faulty or not 100% convincing that it was divinely inspired. There is a great book called "How We Go Our Bible" It is amazing material for study.

Johnny Leep would be great for Grant!!

I think he has a cool name.

We know that the Bible is a book written by many human authors over a long period of time, who at the time of their writings had no idea that their works would one day be included in what is known as "The Holy Bible". We know that humans compiled it with the intent to pass it along as the inspired writings of God. Perhaps it is. Perhaps it isn't. Who really knows for sure? Some claim that it is, and that they know for sure, but do they really? Really, how could anyone know for sure? If someone wants to live by it, that's their choice, and perhaps it does wonders for their life. It's a bit delusional and self-righteous however for one to claim to know with complete certainty that it is all truthfully the word of God and to scorn others for either questioning it, or not having read as much of it as they have, or to perhaps not even believe in it at all.

1. I look at Mark who says that "All scripture is God breathed" and I look at II Peter that says no prophecy came from man's interpretation because the holy spirit carried the man along as he was writing (paraphrase, that is why I didn't use quotation marks). Of course, I cannot be successful using the Bible in my argument if I am arguing with people who which the bible carries no weight with them.

2. There has to be an objective truth. My faith demands of me to tell others about the truth, even if it calls for rebuking. I do not always do it well, some times I am too strong and that is my fault. But I can't say "you live your life and I'll live mine and everything will be okay" because my life demands that I share the truth. I just need to learn how to do it better.

I don't like long responses so I am going to quickly respond.

Christians believe that the OT is was fulfilled because Jesus fulfilled that Law and created a new which began at the Resurrection but explained thoroughly when he gave the "Sermon on the Mount" in the beginning of Matthew. He would say "You have heard it was said 'Do Not Murder' but I tell you....." This pattern is followed when he speak of adultery, divorce, oaths, tithing and so on. In Acts when Peter was being racist against some gentiles Jesus through a vision told him that now he should no longer call anything unclean that God has made clean. Jesus also said that circumcision is not longer a requirement.

The reason the OT laws were so strict was because God needed the Jews to be different from the rest of the world. So the rules had to be perfect and the punishment harsh.

The Bible does not contradict itself at all. The reason people claim that is does is because some verses appear to be contradictory. but if you study language, context, and circumstances you can see that it fits like a perfect puzzle. It is difficult to study and interpret the Bible because it takes a skill that must be learned. You cannot teach yourself. That is why it is important for the church to do a better job teaching these skills.

I have written more than I intended to.

Is it better to open it up for applications or go out and get who you want?

I hope people realize that some of us base our personal philosophies and beliefs on our religious beliefs. Some do not, but those that do are merely being consistent across the board. Because I believe the Bible is true and what the Bible says is accurate today, then I also must believe ...............yada yad yada.

If I did not believe yada yada yaday, then I would be contradicting myself.

I liked Coach Kinmon and I don't think he ruined the program. But lets call a spade a spade. The four seasons prior to his last were all losing seasons with pretty lopsided records. He quit coaching at Christmas of 2009 and the team had another poor record that year. The poor record probably would have been the same record had Kinmon continued on as coach for that whole year. I'm not saying Ron was a bad coach, but the reasoning given in the previous few posts are kind of weak when looking at the bigger picture. And yes if you go back further and look at the biggest picture you will find that he did have success and even came close once to going to Rupp.

I've never played it but would kind of like to just to see it for myself, what's so bad about it?

Very narrow fairway. You can't hook or slice or your ball is lost. You can't even adjust to you slice because the tress six feet to the left will steal the ball. The greens are fast as lightning. The cart path is falling apart. Yo have to rde your cart across multiple roads and streets to get to different holes. On the sixth hole I was approaching the tee box and noticed three young Latin Americans sun tanning in the tee box. (Sorry if that was racist)

It is incredibly important to show that homosexuality begins at during fetal development. For society, it would make it much easier for everyone to accept. Legally, it would classify homosexuals as a "protected" group and allow for greater equal protection rights.

Do we realize that as of now, it has never been shown? Thee has never been any proof or evidence that homosexuality begins at fetal development.

Your post brings up interesting points and makes me ponder all the different behaviors that you are mentioning here, and various thoughts about each one individually.

B-Ball-Fan, I'm not trying to be a jerk but we had this discussion a few months a ago and you made me promise (hyperbole) to drop the subject and not get your goat going again. You and I are on opposite sides of the universe on this topic and believe it or not I kind of like you anyway (in a friendly manly sort of way:D).

 

Second, there is absolutely no justification for the way many Christians today make homosexuality out to be worse than other types of sin. Judging from the way certain Christian leaders have publicly crusaded against homosexuality, you’d think it was the number one sin in the Bible and the most damaging sin to society. Yet, while we have at most six verses in the Bible that mention homosexuality, we have around 3,000 passages that address greed, gluttony and the need to care for the poor. Not only this, but if there are any sins American Christians are most guilty of, they’re greed, gluttony and apathy toward the poor. And if there are any sins that demonstrably kill people, it’s these ones. Yet Christians go after gays. Why? One can’t help but suspect it might be because it’s one sin they can feel self-righteous in condemning.

 

 

Third, and closely related to this, there’s no justification for the way many Christians make homosexuality a “deal breaker” sin. That is, many seem to think that it’s impossible to be a Christian and also be gay. You can be Christian and be greedy, an overeater and never sacrifice for the poor, but you can’t be gay? You can be Christian and be divorced and remarried, gossip and judge others — all mentioned in the Bible more than homosexuality — but you can’t be gay? Why?

I think it has something to do with the fact that society is trying to claim that homosexuality is not a sin at all. No one claims to be born greedy, a glutton, ignoring the poor, divorced, judgmental, or a gossip. Christians go after homosexuality because the world seems to be rationalizing it. If it was not homosexuality, but stealing that the world claimed to be natural and innocent, youmay see stealing as enemy #1.

I strongly believe people are born gay. I know of a family that has three kids in their twenties, and each of them is gay/lesbian to my knowledge. Now I don't know if one acted a certain way because of the older ones. But to me that's enough evidence that there is something is switched on or off at birth as to sexual preference.

Would this mean that the parents are gay too? Where did the gene come from that caused this natural lifestyle?

The notion that millions would "choose" a lifestyle that - recent trends notwithstanding - results in condemnation, monumentally increased risk of life-threatening disease, marriage inequality, etc. etc. etc. still astonishes me. Here's an interesting take:

 

 

 

I Didn't Choose to be Gay

What about the person who chooses to do drugs? Or the person that chooses to molest their children? Are they not choosing to do something that has catastrophic consequences? People make unhealthy choices everyday. I choose to not take care of my weight. I am a good thirty LBS too heavy. I should eat less and exercise more, but at this moment I choose to sit at Starbucks and sip a Latte instead. Was I born with this unhealthy decision or am I choosing something bad?

Really? More steps? I should remind Ben Zimmerman, Suzy Wera and Dr. Hutton that this is the Beechwood basketball job. Not football, not baseball, but basketball. Personally, if I were Erik Goetz, I would get the heck out of dodge.

Along these lines, what would the new coach have to do in order to be considered successful? What does a successful basketball season at Beechwood look like?

Just for the record, that is a sarcastic eye-roll and not a smile of agreement

Let me say the the Administration at Grant County are complete IDIOTS!

Have I ever mentioned how much I dislike Devou Park Golf Course?

I think this one, NDA, and Holmes are the only openings. Is this correct?

I've known him for several years but have never been real close to him. His grandparents attended church where my father preached, so I saw him semi-regularly. He is only in his mid to late twenties, but is a good person who will treat the kids right. Its good to see local dayton boys grow up and be successful. Generally speaking they get beat down (not literally) a lot.

When Kevin played you didn't say look at that talent. He worked at his craft and most importantly set the example. Good luck coach!

Is that a compliment? Lol, just joking.

Congrats Coach Listerman and the Bluebirds. I wonder if Hicks or Menefee will want to be assistants under the new coach.