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<blockquote data-quote="EliotK" data-source="post: 1605037" data-attributes="member: 493460">Yes - there was a very good answer about the history leading up to English translations of the Bible.&nbsp; That was in the past hour or two.There is an emotional or psychological problem called &quot;poor boundaries.&quot;&nbsp; This is when a person doesn&#039;t know where he ends and the next person begins.&nbsp; For example, a person with weak boundaries would believe that if she likes strawberry, then every body must like strawberry.&nbsp;&nbsp; Or, weak boundaries might allow a person to think, &quot;My best friend doesn&#039;t like chocolate, so maybe there is something wrong with me for liking chocolate.&quot;Parents show weak boundaries when they assume a child is hungry or hot or cold just because the parent is.Religion - especially when it involves missionaries - is a major player in the universe of poor boundaries.&nbsp; A person with poor boundaries thinks that their beliefs, their matters of faith, are better than another person&#039;s faith.&nbsp; I am not going to try to convince you that licorice is better than gummy bears.&nbsp; Your truth is yours, mine is mine.Your plans to become a missionary are disturbing.&nbsp; You are taught to be so arrogant that you are willing to spend time to convince other people that they are wrong and you are right.How can I be so sure that poor boundaries is a bad thing, rather than a good thing?&nbsp; Because symptoms of poor boundaries include being an over-protective parent, insisting your spouse feel and act the way you do, stealing, reading other people&#039;s private email, and molesting children.&nbsp; People with healthy boundaries just don&#039;t do these things - they are not even TEMPTED to do those things.I do respect some missionaries: I know a Catholic Nun who has lived with the poor in Asia for over 40 years - except when she was head of her order.&nbsp; She is 100% devoted to making the society around her better: more education, better health care, organizing groups of villages to increase their political awareness, and so on.She is appalled at missionaries who seek to teach a religion, rather than simply help the people.&nbsp; In fact, the missionaries who are dedicated to good work help to deport missionaries whose mission is to convert people.Please, do not try to convert anyone when you are a missionary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EliotK, post: 1605037, member: 493460"] Yes - there was a very good answer about the history leading up to English translations of the Bible. That was in the past hour or two. There is an emotional or psychological problem called "poor boundaries." This is when a person doesn't know where he ends and the next person begins. For example, a person with weak boundaries would believe that if she likes strawberry, then every body must like strawberry. Or, weak boundaries might allow a person to think, "My best friend doesn't like chocolate, so maybe there is something wrong with me for liking chocolate." Parents show weak boundaries when they assume a child is hungry or hot or cold just because the parent is. Religion - especially when it involves missionaries - is a major player in the universe of poor boundaries. A person with poor boundaries thinks that their beliefs, their matters of faith, are better than another person's faith. I am not going to try to convince you that licorice is better than gummy bears. Your truth is yours, mine is mine. Your plans to become a missionary are disturbing. You are taught to be so arrogant that you are willing to spend time to convince other people that they are wrong and you are right. How can I be so sure that poor boundaries is a bad thing, rather than a good thing? Because symptoms of poor boundaries include being an over-protective parent, insisting your spouse feel and act the way you do, stealing, reading other people's private email, and molesting children. People with healthy boundaries just don't do these things - they are not even TEMPTED to do those things. I do respect some missionaries: I know a Catholic Nun who has lived with the poor in Asia for over 40 years - except when she was head of her order. She is 100% devoted to making the society around her better: more education, better health care, organizing groups of villages to increase their political awareness, and so on. She is appalled at missionaries who seek to teach a religion, rather than simply help the people. In fact, the missionaries who are dedicated to good work help to deport missionaries whose mission is to convert people. Please, do not try to convert anyone when you are a missionary. [/QUOTE]

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