(March 10, 2016 at 10:38 am)Alex K Wrote: I'm a bit disappointed though that she misrepresents us like that on the new forum. "Oooh, the atheists are so mean and start wars all the time, as atheists are wont to.". It's an unfair stereotype that doesn't apply to most people or the general climate here, but I guess you have to have some persecution street cred to be accepted as a real Christian among the faithful.
Taking a break from posting for now. If I decide to leave for good, I'll definitely say goodbye.
I'm sorry about what I wrote. I was really upset when I wrote that, and I shouldn't have made it sound so general. To be fair though, what you quoted is not what I said or what I meant, and it has nothing to do with any persecution complex. Furthermore, some people here say bad stuff about Christians all the time, and stareotype us all the time (as you have just done above), in much worse ways than me basically saying I feel like crap hits the fan a lot with me here. So yes, I'm sorry I wrote that, but I'm a bit annoyed that I'm being held to a different standard and that words were put in my mouth.
"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