Huh?
What "hate"?
It looks like you're the one who hates something.
Projection. Nice. I'll bet you're a real specimen for the Freudians.
Me, neither. In fact, I've repeatedly pointed out that:
1) I don't claim to have a corner on "the one, true God",
2) People all over the world, and throughout human history have worshipped various versions of God, and all to my blessing
3) Those who hate God are the ones in the dark
You might not have the corner on the one true God, but what you have said here before suggests the assumption that you're more knowledgeable regarding Him than others. Add to that the condescension you've added to your responses to others in this regard. If I'm in error, I apologize.
And as others have pointed out: You can't hate what does not exist. If one is supposedly led by the Holy Spirit, you have to ask how that individual can spew such things as declaring that Fowlsound's cancer was God's way of drawing him closer to God. ("What, you don't love me? Fine. Let me kill you so you
will love me.")
Permit me to repeat this one more time: I am married to a devout evangelical Christian lady, (and yes, I mean
lady), a woman whose devotion to Christ prohibits her from saying hateful, hurtful things to people she meets. Regardless of what is said in Scripture, she treats gays, lesbians, adulterers, thieves, whatever, with a high degree of respect. She prays daily, particularly for the people on this board, and not that God will "open their eyes," but for far more practical needs. She's been praying of late for Tricky's family, given the recent death of his father-in-law, she's been praying for Fowlsound to be cured of his cancer, and that the pain will be eased, and she's been praying for Slingblade's employment situation.
Okay, that's what she does for the few minutes in the day when she's on her knees. Off her knees, she's been sewing clothes for people who haven't the money to buy them. She's been cooking for those who can't do so for themselves. If Fowl lived a little closer, she'd probably be making him and his bride a blanket to keep warm during the coming winter, and she's been trying to help out friends with situations you need not know the details of. (Nor would she "share" that information with you. She's no gossip.) She extends her hand and heart as a friend, first. And if you question that, I would suggest you talk to the JREFers who have met her face to face.
That, sir, is what I expect from Christianity. I expect that a Christian will extend a desire to serve
first, long before there's a need to "confront" someone regarding their "sin." My wife's faith is revealed through her genuine compassion and care, rather than through her dogma and declaration. That is why people listen to her, and why at lunch at TAM IV, people listened to her and respected her, including atheists who have had their fill of "Christian" witnesses.
What do you know of my actions?
You have given us plenty of clues to your actions through your posts. I'm in no rush to experience them first hand.
I disagree with a number of people on this board. I do not hate them for this; quite the opposite, they've shown me to be true friends for doing so. I would rather share a beer with the likes of Upchurch, Lost Angeles, RandFan, Fowlsound, or any number of others, people with whom I have distinct and significant disagreements with, than just about anyone else. It's a hope of mine that I'll get a chance to hoist a brew or more with everyone I've come to admire on this board, to argue -- not fight -- with them regarding what we believe, and why, and to make certain I've had the chance to tell them how much their honesty and courage has meant to me. For it's through the associations we have with courageous people that we gain courage ourselves.
I'd like to think that in coming to know Fowlsound, Paul A., Linda, Tim, Girl 6, Hal Bidlack, and so many others on this board, that I've become a little more courageous, myself. Frankly, sir, I think this world needs more courage, not less. We'll only find that by honoring those who have demonstrated it, not by demeaning them, as Kathy and others of her ilk have done.
You cannot come here and degrade my friends, Sir. For that, I will confront you, I will fight you. Integrity demands it.
