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WheelHorseman's avatar

I dropped into the groove of this essay right at the beginning, when you pointed out how many people, Christian and non, will sort of instantly try to stifle your expression of disapproval of aberrant behavior with the knee jerk "judge not lest ye be judged." Esp when they know you are a Christian, they will do it to "prove" that you're a hypocrite and try to shame you. It's a classic example of knowing just enough about the Bible to be dangerous. Of course rational people should judge other people's actions, we just don't get the final word on whether they are heaven bound or not, that right remains with the Lord. Don't believe that? Try applying "turn the other cheek" to a nation's foreign policy! This essay also highlights my biggest issue with the ELCA, a mainline Protestant denomination. The leadership became so afraid that someone would accuse them of being judgmental or discriminatory that they've literally backed away from the Word of the Bible. Just like with American society, you can't start stripping off parts you don't like, and expect it to keep working. After 50 years, I stopped going to my ELCA church, because the Spirit had left the building- evicted by SJW pastors who tried to become man-pleasers, and it's all "love, love, love," and forget all about that sin and judgment stuff. Thanks for writing this thought provoking piece, John..

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HUMDEEDEE's avatar

That anyone takes these "people" seriously is a pretty good reason to believe our culture is long past its prime. I don't personally know anyone like this human waste, but if I did, my reaction would be to laugh at them. They are 🤡🤡🤡, after all.

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