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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 448758" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">This is getting funnier by the post. You post it's me who can't leave it alone but look at your posting on this thread: You begin by mounting your "high horse" and directing "all of (us) who DON'T want to retire Brett's number" what our opinions on the matter should be. You tell everyone who disagrees with you to "wake up and smell the coffee". You direct us to "grow up" and call us children. But it's <em>me</em> who can't leave it alone? </span> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">As if chastising everyone with the audacity to disagree with you wasn't enough, you felt the need to pull the "Bible card"? <em>Really?</em> C'mon you were already coming across as 'holier than us' did you really have to make it this obvious?! <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">So you're saying if we don't believe Favre deserves to have his number retired we are un-Christian? OK, I gotta admit your display of the Christian virtue of forgiveness toward James Lofton is admirable. You tell us you believe he should have been imprisoned for ****** assault but that all is forgiven now. That is really commendable except for one tiny little thing. Remember when that thread appeared here about Sam Shields throwing his fiancée out of his house? Remember what your first post on that thread was? </span> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Somehow, someway I'm sure that's another display of your Christian charity and forgiveness, I just need you to explain it to me from on-high. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To get serious here for a minute: This has nothing to do with maturity, forgiveness, or Christianity. I have posted Favre belongs in the Pro Football and Packers Halls of Fame. However, because of his actions against the Packers organization, I don't believe he deserves the highest honor it can bestow (even though he'll probably receive it). For example, I don't believe the numbers of Henry Jordan, Willie Wood, Paul Hornung, Willie Davis, Herb Adderley, or Jim Taylor should be retired either. That doesn't mean I hate them or anything similar, it just means I think their induction into both Halls of Fame is honor enough. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">You've apparently lived long enough so you should know better than vehemently objecting to others disagreeing with you. So your motivation is a bit of a mystery to me. It's been my experience in life that those who insist on telling others how much they know (rather than just letting it be evident) or those who just can't abide anyone disagreeing with their point of view are somehow insecure in themselves or their opinions. I sincerely hope that doesn't describe you and rather you have just momentarily "swerved off the rails" here. (How's that for a show of Christian charity?) </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 448758, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]This is getting funnier by the post. You post it's me who can't leave it alone but look at your posting on this thread: You begin by mounting your "high horse" and directing "all of (us) who DON'T want to retire Brett's number" what our opinions on the matter should be. You tell everyone who disagrees with you to "wake up and smell the coffee". You direct us to "grow up" and call us children. But it's [I]me[/I] who can't leave it alone? [/FONT][FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]As if chastising everyone with the audacity to disagree with you wasn't enough, you felt the need to pull the "Bible card"? [I]Really?[/I] C'mon you were already coming across as 'holier than us' did you really have to make it this obvious?! :D [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Tahoma]So you're saying if we don't believe Favre deserves to have his number retired we are un-Christian? OK, I gotta admit your display of the Christian virtue of forgiveness toward James Lofton is admirable. You tell us you believe he should have been imprisoned for ****** assault but that all is forgiven now. That is really commendable except for one tiny little thing. Remember when that thread appeared here about Sam Shields throwing his fiancée out of his house? Remember what your first post on that thread was? [/FONT][FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]Somehow, someway I'm sure that's another display of your Christian charity and forgiveness, I just need you to explain it to me from on-high. ;) [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]To get serious here for a minute: This has nothing to do with maturity, forgiveness, or Christianity. I have posted Favre belongs in the Pro Football and Packers Halls of Fame. However, because of his actions against the Packers organization, I don't believe he deserves the highest honor it can bestow (even though he'll probably receive it). For example, I don't believe the numbers of Henry Jordan, Willie Wood, Paul Hornung, Willie Davis, Herb Adderley, or Jim Taylor should be retired either. That doesn't mean I hate them or anything similar, it just means I think their induction into both Halls of Fame is honor enough. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]You've apparently lived long enough so you should know better than vehemently objecting to others disagreeing with you. So your motivation is a bit of a mystery to me. It's been my experience in life that those who insist on telling others how much they know (rather than just letting it be evident) or those who just can't abide anyone disagreeing with their point of view are somehow insecure in themselves or their opinions. I sincerely hope that doesn't describe you and rather you have just momentarily "swerved off the rails" here. (How's that for a show of Christian charity?) [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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