I've always been opposed to using the term for a clergyman. But perhaps I don't understand the reasoning.
Can anyone explain?
Reverend
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Re: Reverend
by nathan on Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:50 pm
I can agree with you, and I have no explanation. In other words, this post is a waste of electrons. 
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Re: Reverend
by AGS on Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:47 am
What about "father"
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Re: Reverend
by nathan on Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:27 pm
Hey, you should probably call no man "father."
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Re: Reverend
by AGS on Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:04 pm
I should have been clearer - I dislike "father" as well 
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Re: Reverend
by Grog on Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:28 pm
nathan wrote:Hey, you should probably call no man "father."
So is that supposed to be a strict proscription against calling someone "father" or a reminder that our earthly relatives will never love us as our heavenly father can?
No one I know avoids the word for their sire.
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Re: Reverend
by nathan on Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:42 am
No, it's not a strict proscription against using the term. However, given Jesus' use of the term in a metaphorical sense, it makes me wonder why Christians have taken to calling ministers father. It's like the one term that is deemed inappropriate.
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Re: Reverend
by changa on Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:09 am
Because most priests fail to properly differentiate God's will from their own?
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Re: Reverend
by changa on Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:51 pm
But more seriously, reverend is as generic an honorific as you'll get, allowing us to offer respect for the position without condoning it's stances. American religion is very electrified politically, and some rubber coated buffer-words are useful.
Generally even a crazy clergy-person in a crazy religion believing crazy things deserves a touch of respect, because by joining the clergy they're making more of a spiritual effort than myself. But I can't call the Ralian leader "pastor," because I'd never join his flock of seagulls.
Generally even a crazy clergy-person in a crazy religion believing crazy things deserves a touch of respect, because by joining the clergy they're making more of a spiritual effort than myself. But I can't call the Ralian leader "pastor," because I'd never join his flock of seagulls.
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