(December 15, 2015 at 11:05 am)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote:(December 15, 2015 at 10:33 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Surgeon, I know you have had particularly bad experience with Christians. I'm sorry, I don't mean to undermine what you went through, or deny that it happened. I guess I can only speak for what I personally have seen/experienced and for the Christians/Catholics who I am close to.
Thank you for your kind words!
That said, a Christian saying "I don't see it" is a little bit like a white person telling Black Lives Matter protesters that it's all in their heads, as if they're making it up, rather than relating what they've experienced, repeatedly, in the shadows, so to speak.
Edit to Add: I know that's not what you're saying, in either case. Just saying that it's less visible to you than to us. You clearly recognize that.
Very true. I am really sorry on behalf of all the Christians who mistreated you.
"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
