More on Pastor Tim and Hemant’s dialogs

Posted by Ir (Helen) on: 06.14.2006 /

Hemant’s website is now up again with his own thoughts about the dialog. Hemant’s site now accepts comments and he’s inviting your feedback there (but please continue posting here also!)

Eliza wants to know:

Thanks for the comments so far - they’ve been really interesting to read. I’d be interested to hear more from people who were there:

  • What did you think?
  • What questions or points seemed particularly key?
  • What surprised you?

(Thanks!)

These are great questions. I’d like those who were there and those who took time to listen to the recordings afterwards to share their thoughts.

2 Responses to "More on Pastor Tim and Hemant’s dialogs"

  • Comment by: LK

    1 06/14/06 6:04 AM | Comment Link |

    1. I thought that Pastor Tim set a good example of how a Christian should be when talking with others regarding their faith, or no faith or what have you. No need to try to shove our beliefs down some one’s throat and try to prove who is right and who is wrong. That just turns people off.

    2. The subject regarding Scientists and faith was interesting. I didn’t really think about how many scientists don’t believe in Creationism/Intelligent Design. But thinking about it, their job is to research and test something that is finite and tangible. Faith is about believing without seeing. Untangable.

    3. I was surprised how open-minded Hemant was. I thought he would be more hardlined.

  • Comment by: Ir

    2 06/14/06 7:17 AM | Comment Link |

    LK wrote: I thought that Pastor Tim set a good example of how a Christian should be when talking with others regarding their faith, or no faith or what have you.

    Yes - I was very impressed.

    I think it was courageous of Pastor Tim to share his sermon time with Hemant. Christians are often afraid to give people who aren’t Christians airtime in case someone might hear something that confuses them or shakes their faith or leads them astray.

    To me, Pastor Tim’s choice not to worry about that shows great faith and trust in God.

    I would like to see more of that kind of faith among Christians - the kind where the Christian will take risks on other people, trusting that it will work out ok because God is in charge of the outcome.

    I think that trusting God should result in trusting other people but it doesn’t always seem to work out that way in Christian communities.