Comments for Editor’s hope at http://pres-outlook.net , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://pres-outlook.net Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:27:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://pres-outlook.net/opinion/editorials/8903-editors-hope.html#comment-4717 I'm sorry I don't have the means to support Presbyterian Outlook. We desperately need to consider all sides of every issue. The UCC church says "God is still speaking" and they are right! God is speaking, but since God usually does not present a business card to us, we have to wade through a lot of drek to achieve any discernment. If you want to hear only what you want to hear, then there's no reason to follow any publication. Get an iPod and download gospel hymns. There is truth, all right, but truth can be viewed from any angle, so, like the blind men and the elephant, we are apt to have different impressions of the truth. I believe that we need to listen to all sides of a debate and determine for ourselves what the truth for our individual selves is. This can be highly divisive and unpleasant. We are individuals whom God loves as a parent loves a child. If you have more than one child, you know that one solution does not fit all problems. Therefore, you may give Jimmy a cookie, but you may give Sue a piece of cheddar cheese. Both may be good snacks, but if Sue is diabetic, a cookie is not necessarily a good choice for her. God knows who is diabetic (to push this metaphor a bit). God doesn't just hand out snacks. God expects us to grow and learn how to choose the snacks that are healthy for us. The lifestyle or devotional life you choose may be fine for you, but not so fine for me. Let's keep looking at the truth from all angles and consult God, prayfully,to advise us about what parts of the truth actually pertain to our own situations. The main thing to remember is that even if I disagree with you totally, God still loves both of us and is seeking the best for both of us. I need to hear your point of view if only to help convince me that my point of view is right for me. - lindewhite Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:49:26 +0100 http://pres-outlook.net/opinion/editorials/8903-editors-hope.html#comment-4714 With all due respect, Mr. Haberer, The Presbyterian Outlook used to be a moderate publication. Under the leadership of Robert Bullock, Presbyterians could always count on opinions and articles that were balanced and fair. It was a refreshing and dependable changed from the far right agenda of The Layman and the the far left Presbyterians Today which came straight from the Louisville boardroom. Unfortunately, The Presbyterian Outlook has taken a left turn. Since you have become the Editor, one is never sure of what will appear. It has been even more apparent since your were on the PUP Commission. There is no wonder that you are struggling right now - even in the midst of our economic downturn. Presbyterians want fair and balanced reporting - not musings from an Editor who suggests that we should consider the value of same-sex unions. WOW! What a change from the years past! How sad for those of us who seek a voice from the middle! - Virginia Parrish Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:41:15 +0100