(September 13, 2015 at 4:57 pm)Napoléon Wrote:(September 13, 2015 at 4:55 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I get what you're saying. But I'm not interested in trying to defend, rationalist, or make excuses for what those people did. The OP said all Christians are A-holes, and I'm also not going to try to change his mind if that's how he feels.
Then you can at least admit a proportion of christians are assholes? Instead of saying "they're not christians" or referring to them as "so-called" christians?
Absolutely. There are many Christians who are A-holes. The reason I referred to those slavers as "so called" is because they are not acting in a way that I personally believe "Christian" to be.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
