Posted by:
ificouldhietokolob
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Date: May 04, 2017 04:00PM
Tall Man, Short Hair Wrote:
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> Really? Hatred and fear are emotions that can only
> be absolutely confirmed by their "owners." Are you
> claiming to be a mind reader now, or have you
> redefined the actions in question as motivated
> only by hatred and fear with no universe of other
> motives possible?
Externally visible actions demonstrate underlying emotions.
No need to pretend to be able to do magic, like religious people do.
> It's you who is being patently absurd. People are
> complex beings, and you should learn to allow them
> to be such without feeling the need to pigeonhole
> them into something that fits your ideology rather
> than trying to understand the reality of a
> situation.
I said nothing whatsoever about "allowing" or "not allowing" anyone to do anything.
Their actions demonstrate their feelings.
> Humans in the real world (not your simplistic
> binary version) actually can oppose actions,
> consider things to be immoral or wrong and
> simultaneously have no specific hatred, fear, or
> malice toward the individuals who do such things.
Their actions don't demonstrate that they have "no specific hatred, fear, or malice." Their actions demonstrate the opposite.
> Your constant beating of the "hatred" drum is a
> childish attempt to demonize a vast array of
> positions that you disagree with.
>
> Please. Grow. Up.
Please, start being honest instead of making excuses for fear and hatred.
And I do NOT "constant[ly] drum beat..."hatred."" I used it when the actions of people demonstrate they have it. Like here.
So was that hyperbole or dishonesty on your part?
I've had dozens of "conservative christians" admit to me one-on-one that they "hate the sin," though they usually claim to "love the sinner" (which I don't buy). That's hate, and they admit it.
These same people admit to being afraid that "normalizing" same-sex relationships will somehow "rub off" on their kids, making it "acceptable" to be gay (as if that's why people are gay). That's fear.
I've got evidence from actions and admissions. All you've got is name calling.
http://johnpavlovitz.com/2016/05/26/dear-offended-christian-from-a-very-tired-christian/http://www.newsweek.com/2016/04/22/mississippi-anti-lgbt-law-hb-1523-bible-446297.htmlEdited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/04/2017 05:28PM by ificouldhietokolob.