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Baron1710 07-23-2010 12:44 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
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Originally Posted by Praxeas (Post 943467)
It means he studied at Wesley Biblical Seminary ....well wait..let's all speculate maybe it means he is gay too? You guys are way to cynical. How do you go through life?

And I studied Hebrew at Umpqua Community College...

But guess what other than a few words and some word endings It doesn't mean Jack.


"Studied at" usually means either I didn't complete the course of study or I studied something specific, in Bernard's case I believe Greek. Either way there is nothing measurable about it.

Pressing-On 07-23-2010 12:48 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
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Originally Posted by Praxeas (Post 943474)
PO, it's one thing to bring out the cold hard facts, like in the other thread. It's another to speculate in a negative light, where does it end?

:dunno

Praxeas 07-23-2010 12:53 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
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Originally Posted by Baron1710 (Post 943481)
And I studied Hebrew at Umpqua Community College...

But guess what other than a few words and some word endings It doesn't mean Jack.


"Studied at" usually means either I didn't complete the course of study or I studied something specific, in Bernard's case I believe Greek. Either way there is nothing measurable about it.

Gotta love the cynicism. I didn't say it meant anything, or that it did NOT mean anything. Wow.

Baron1710 07-23-2010 01:09 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
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Originally Posted by Praxeas (Post 943484)
Gotta love the cynicism. I didn't say it meant anything, or that it did NOT mean anything. Wow.

How is what I said cynical?

What is the point if it doesn't mean anything?

If it doesn't mean anything then I guess we should just delete that post...after all it is meaningless.

Maximilian 07-23-2010 01:17 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
It's obvious that some are more "untouchable" with criticism than others.

Charnock 07-23-2010 02:07 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
Baron,

I think you're a great guy, and have enjoyed our past conversations. However, I must say that you seem to have developed quite an elitist attitude since you graduated from college. It's as if no one could possibly match your hard work and brilliance. You seem to feel absolutely everyone in Pentecost is an unlearned idiot. It's sad to see you go this route.

DKB has a proven educational background of excellence. These petty attempts to discredit him are easy to see through. You think you're more intelligent than he is.

I love ya, but you're dreaming.

Maximilian 07-23-2010 02:10 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
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Originally Posted by Charnock (Post 943510)
Baron,

I think you're a great guy, and have enjoyed our past conversations. However, I must say that you seem to have developed quite an elitist attitude since you graduated from college. It's as if no one could possibly match your hard work and brilliance. You seem to feel absolutely everyone in Pentecost is an unlearned idiot. It's sad to see you go this route.

DKB has a proven educational background of excellence. These petty attempts to discredit him are easy to see through. You think you're more intelligent than he is.

I love ya, but you're dreaming.

I'm not sure why your post is an attack against Baron. Do you really think this has something to with Baron's "elitist" mentality? Do you think LS has an elitist mentality?

Neither did I think he is calling DKB ignorant or dumb. It's exactly the opposite: because he is intelligent, why bother with these Mickey Mouse universities in other countries? You are the unofficial theologian of the UPCI, the standard bearer. It's not an attack on his intellect at all.

rgcraig 07-23-2010 02:19 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
Char,

I don't think that's the case at all. You are working very, very hard to get your education and once you get it, I could assume that it might bother you too when there are others out there saying that have what you have without putting forth the effort.

Not addressing so much the DKB thing, but what you've said about his attitude.

joyful 07-23-2010 02:21 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
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Originally Posted by Maximilian (Post 943513)
Neither did I think he is calling DKB ignorant or dumb. It's exactly the opposite: because he is intelligent, why bother with these Mickey Mouse universities in other countries? You are the unofficial theologian of the UPCI, the standard bearer. It's not an attack on his intellect at all.

This is exactly what I got out of it as well. It's just puzzling. If DKB studied at Wesley Biblical Seminary, a school that is accreditted by the Association of Theological Schools, then why not pursue his degrees there? They even have a distance learning program.

If it's all about money, I think that sends a terrible message about the importance of scholarship and the value of the educational process itself. I want to see DKB promote quality schools to those under his leadership in our movement. He has the educational "chops" to do so. I don't want to see that tarnished.

Maximilian 07-23-2010 02:21 PM

Re: Get your Degree Today
 
I don't think it's so much "i have a degree, and darnitt, I hate seeing people get the same degree an easier, short-cut way." I don't see that as the primary concern on these threads at all.


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