Nineveh said:
beanieboy isn't willing to give respect. Please don't assume this is the first time I've talked to him. There are a few of us that still try, but it usually ends the same way, as Poly pointed out. I won't sit by while he tries to butcher the Bible to justify himself, however. I guess this is a case of getting as you give.
You are making this about me.
You have asked not to make it about me, so I will open it up to the big picture.
The topic is the behavior of christians towards the unsaved.
Is name calling appropriate, when it is meant to be derogatory?
Why are the majority of the terms that Poly referred to addressed to the Pharisees and not the "sinners"?
Why aren't there passages in the bible where Jesus mocks the tax collectors, etc., while the diciples look on and say, "yeah" and make :kookoo: gestures, and walk away in a huff.
There is one passage where the disciples rebuke a women for anointing his head with oil and washing his feet, saying that her efforts were wasted, and Jesus rebuked his own disciples.
There is a passage where Jesus says to a Gentile that the master does not take food from the table and give it to the dogs (her), and she responded, "yes, but even the dogs eat the crumbs." He then exhalted her over those who were following him, showing that she even be pushed away from Jesus, even when he himself discouraged her, and showed that this was an example of faith.
When calling someone "faggot", is it truly done in the name of love, or in the name of hatred?
Is Fred Phelp in the right when he uses such terms? Are his intentions to edify? Are his ways appropriate? Is he truly helping anyone in protesting churches and funerals? Has he made any converts?
And of those who reject Jesus, should they be allowed to post?
If it is truly that much of a burden on posters that they can't see the growth of the seeds they plant, should there be a rejection limit - a number of postings, length of time, etc?
