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Originally Posted by UntoHim
To sue or not to sue....that is NOT the question.
Ray, don't take the bait. All the lawsuits are only a symptom of a very serious and potentially fatal decease that has brought down many religious institutions, even Christian institutions. Discussions regarding the causes (and even the effects) of lawsuits are a smokescreen.
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What bait? It was
Ray who set up this scenario of a "
mock trial" (his term not mine).
"If what we are doing here is giving this book the trial it was due but never received, then we need to take into account all the facts and stand not only for the defense (if that is the way we might naturally be inclined), but also for the prosecution."
If, according to his argument, Christians cannot sue other Christians for libel and slander then neither can they sue them for moving the property line. What
Ray proposes is that a person who moves a property-line is a liar and therefore cannot be a Christian therefore he could and would sue them. That argument (genuine Christian or liar) is not one that either SCP or LSM based their dispute on.
Ray, I understand you would like to introduce the notion that LSM was wrong for taking action through the civil courts against SCP. However, you can't have it both ways. If you are going to take a doctrinal stance and level charges against LSM for suing SCP then you cannot give Duddy a pass for libel and slander AGAINST FELLOW CHRISTIANS which you will also find the Scriptures replete with such references. The logical execution of your argument is that Christians can sue other Christians but to maintain Scriptural compliance the plaintiff would need to call the defender a liar and by your definition this means the defendant is not Christian and therefore can be sued.
Your argument complicates your case. I am trying to help you out here.
