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[trthskr]

 So, sometimes GCM, although they struggle mostly with pride, try to hide who they are.  I don't know why you would hide who you are when you are so awesome.  See the previous topic listed by Agatha about soccer.

This one made me laugh.  hard.

A local group of Christians in my town starts an online christian magazine.  Under their FAQ's, one of the questions is whether or not they are associated with a local church.  Doesn't seem like a FAQ that I would ask, but anyways.  No, they are not associated with a local church, only with a local, independent media group.

That's funny, because I know all of the people on your staff.  Hmm.  From my old church.  How odd.

What?   An article on Steele Crosswhite?  strange.

So I dig a little further, because I think this is kind of funny.  You would think that a local, independent media group would have a real address, not just a P.O. box, wouldn't you?  Hmm....well, they do have a phone number...wow, it's the same as that guy I know from the church I used to go to.  And then I died laughing.  Sillies, you can't hide.

[Linda]

Would you post the link for this online magazine? Thanks.

[Linda]

I was trying to find the online magazine and googled Steele Croswhite and found this link. Apparently he is writing songs for Mormons now! What in the world?!

http://yldsr.com/blog/?p=180

And this link:
http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:RMemJngHHEoJ:www.ldsmag.com/radio/070608.html+Steele+Croswhite+magazine+interview&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

Best known for his contemporary instrumental work, pianist and composer Paul Cardall unveils a new album full of, well, words. And not just any words -- Songs of Praise combines lyrics and the talents of Evangelical Christian singer Steele Croswhite to give voice to Paul's gratitute for life, for love and God's goodness in a way that bridges the gap between faiths by celebrating the common ground.

Ummm, hello? Bridge the gap between faiths? Celebrate common ground? Does GCx know the difference between the faiths? Do they teach the differences? This is not a gap that can be bridged. Love for those who believe differently is essential. Accepting their beliefs or "bridging the gap" is heretical. Again, perhaps seminary and a Comparative Religion Course for Steele's pastors would have helped enlighten him.

Oh, look, another link. According to the Mormon Times, he won a Pearl Award for Studio Vocalist of the Year. Perhaps he thinks of this as an evangelism tool. Do you suppose the Moonies could use his talents in the studio? It could be a "Win-Win" situation. He could witness and they could benefit from his musical talent.
http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:r_pyx5vVQ7cJ:www.mormontimes.com/arts_entertainment/news/%3Fid%3D5008+steele+croswhite+mormon&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

[LucyB]

Trthskr:

Surely, you're not talking about THIS, are you???  Those wily rascals!!!

http://www.veritasmag.com
 

[Linda]

That couldn't possibly be a GC publication because they honor G.K. Chesterton and he was Catholic. 

In all seriousness, I once listened to a tape of a Q&A session where Chesterton was quoted by the man leading the session. Some guy in the audience was called upon and informed the group that Chesterton was Catholic. At this point, the leader said, "Oh, was he? I'll have to check into that?!" As though someone who was Catholic could never say anything that was true. Again, perhaps a little seminary or some private non GCLI study, would help these leaders be a tad better informed.

[trthskr]

WHOOa......hey guys....really sorry if my post was the reason the site was down for a while (as I have noticed a few changes in some of the things I mentioned about the magazine site). 

However...

Nothing that I said was untrue.
At all.
so there!


Glad we are back.

[puff of purple smoke]

WHOOa......hey guys....really sorry if my post was the reason the site was down for a while (as I have noticed a few changes in some of the things I mentioned about the magazine site). 

However...

Nothing that I said was untrue.
At all.
so there!


Glad we are back.

Had nothing to do with the downtime.. nothing was edited either or anything like that.

[trthskr]

Oh, no...I don't mean that anything on here was edited.  I meant a different gcm-based website.

[Linda]

Glad the site is back up.

Trthskr, what other gcm site were you referring to?

[trthskr]

I was mistaken.I thought they had changed the verismo group website (the "independant publisher" of veritasmag) but I was either mistaken or it's changed back now.

[What?]

FYI: I write for that magazine sometimes and I don't go to that church. If you look on the staff page you will see not all of us belong to that church. It was created by a few people from that church, but any person can contribute content for the magazine and they are trying to get other churches involved in it. Please don't slander what we are trying to accomplish - it really is a good thing.

I would rather not argue about this which is why I didn't put my e-mail address. I simply wanted you to know an "outside" perspective.

Thank you.

[puff of purple smoke]

I write for that magazine sometimes and I don't go to that church.

I have doubts about this statement.

[Linda]

Slander is falsehood, presented as true that defames someone.

I sincerely wish to know what has been said here that is not true.

To me, it seems that the only slandering that has taken place here is your drive-by, vague accusation of slander happening on this forum.

You have accused some here of slander. If you don't give specifics, you may just be the slanderer. So, let's have some specifics.

Also, what do you think of Steele Croswhite collaborating with the Mormons?

[puff of purple smoke]

So, sometimes GCM, although they struggle mostly with pride, try to hide who they are.  I don't know why you would hide who you are when you are so awesome.  See the previous topic listed by Agatha about soccer.

This one made me laugh.  hard.

A local group of Christians in my town starts an online christian magazine.  Under their FAQ's, one of the questions is whether or not they are associated with a local church.  Doesn't seem like a FAQ that I would ask, but anyways.  No, they are not associated with a local church, only with a local, independent media group.

That's funny, because I know all of the people on your staff.  Hmm.  From my old church.  How odd.

What?   An article on Steele Crosswhite?  strange.

So I dig a little further, because I think this is kind of funny.  You would think that a local, independent media group would have a real address, not just a P.O. box, wouldn't you?  Hmm....well, they do have a phone number...wow, it's the same as that guy I know from the church I used to go to.  And then I died laughing.  Sillies, you can't hide.

I looked over the Veritas website a bit. Noticed a whole lot of articles about being single/not dating..

Is Veritas Magazine just the latest attempt by GC at fulfilling Jim McCotter's famous "Media Mandate"? If you don't know what I'm talking about, in the 80's Jim McCotter gave a sermon titled "Media Mandate" about God's will for Christians to be in the media, and led GC to publish all sorts of magazines and newspapers (The Cause, US Press, Potential, Today's American, Life Herald, etc..). A lot of church money was spent on these endeavors, and none of them found much success. The whole P.O. Box/"independent media group" shtick is nothing new either, as has been an oft employed tactic of GC "student groups", "tape distributors", "publications" and what have you. ("We're an independent group that just so happens to be run by only people from GC!")

So basically, this all looks remarkable familiar. I wonder when Veritas will release their special double-issue on "slanderous website forums"?