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Great stories which move you but are not true, should we pass them on?
Emails with warm and touching stories float all over the web. Do they help us reach our mission or do they hurt our purposes? An example is "Edith Burns, do you believe in Easter?" at the following link: http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/e/edith- burns.htm
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check out the midrash. |
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I think we must be careful as to what we say and how we say it. Check video...
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Great illustration possibly...if communicated as hypothetical. Great stuff Nick about comparing to movies. Great way to look at it. Unfortunately many pastors are guilty of the "First time you use a story you give credit to the original speakers...the second time it becomes theirs." I love a good story...but if it is just that...we need to acknowledge it as such. I use www.snopes.com to cease my families unending desire to forward me every feel-good story on the planet...i hate it. |
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I agree with John. There are times that when stories are told that in the beginning should be told that it is not true. Sometimes false stories can probably motivate people to want to go further or do more. |
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As long as it is clear that they are untrue then many of them can help communicate points. |
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Let your "yes" be your "yes" and your "no" be your "no". |
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Sure, as long as they are passed on as fiction and not said to be fact when they are not. |
