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Ouch. Trying to recruit church followers? A bit cavalier with that description I feel. "With a great big bow to request of all: I need a man as an assistant, on
by jusben1369 14y ago
Ouch. Trying to recruit church followers? A bit cavalier with that description I feel. "With a great big bow to request of all: I need a man as an assistant, one whom I will not survive, [who] lives so not good, with weeks of being alone. Do not leave me for Christ's sake. Have mercy upon a wretched orphan, who is in trouble [and] suffering."
- seanalltogether 14y agoBoth you and greghinch seem to have a very negative association with that word. Maybe having grown up in the church, I don't see that word from the same angle as the two of you.
- jusben1369 14y agoWell removing the emotion it's just a very inaccurate way to describe what appears to be happening.
- brianpan 14y agoI believe you misread- he's saying she's writing to the church to ask someone to join her. The audience is clear- the post is on the church website for church members to read. He's not trying to say that she's doing the much harder task of recruiting someone to the church and also to live with her. > trying to recruit church followers to live in the mountains with her
- anigbrowl 14y ago'Recruit' implies asking people to adopt her religion, as opposed to asking existing believers for assistance.
- brianpan 14y agoRecruiting implies asking people to join an army. If we're talking about religion, "converting" is the more common verb. She's recruiting (enlisting) a willing church member to a difficult task.