Burnishing Bigotry - 3rd edition

Daniel #099: You next say that my stated hope that you and Lucy could come to a
deeper, less condemnatory understanding of the Scriptures was ―childish.‖ … Actually, my
Friend, it was not childish at all of me to sincerely wish for you and Lucy to ―finally understand‖
The Way of Christ. I actually have no direct goal of having either of you change your beliefs
about homosexuals (and certainly no expectation that either of you ever will). Be intolerant of them
if you wish, and errantly continue to believe that homosexuality is a sin for as long as you like.
All that Jesus & I ask is that you just KEEP YOUR PREJUDICES TO YOURSELVES
and focus instead on dealing with your own sins & your own shortcomings.
―Do not judge, so that you may not be judged … Why do you see the speck in your
neighbor‘s eye, but do not notice the log in your own? ... You hypocrite! First take the log out of
your own eye, and then you will see clearly enough to remove the speck from your neighbor‘s ...
You hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup [of others], but inside are full of greed and
self-indulgence ... First clean the inside of your own cup, so that the outside might also become
truly clean … Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never
enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this young child is the greatest in
the Kingdom … Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.‖
~ Jesus Christ (Matthew 7:1-2 + Matthew 23:25-26 + Matthew18:3-4 + John 8:7)
Daniel #100: You then close by saying ―I have wanted to be finished with this thread for
a long time … Defend what you will and insult what you will … So be it.‖
Well, truth be told my Friend, I also have been more than ready to be done with this
thread for a long time (especially because Lucy seems to be ignoring much of what I'm writing, and that
she also seems to keep repeating many of the same arguments over & over again – arguments that we
have already covered in depth many many times herein) … That having been said, it is important to
me that The Way of Christ not be falsely represented, it is important to me that the deeper
majesty that was the life of Jesus not be disrespected, and it is important to me that the
brilliance of Jesus' teachings not be mis-relayed … And so I will continue on in this thread as
long as is necessary until those things stop happening.
As always, I send you deep gratitude for the time you have invested herein, and a deep
respect to you for the manner in which you have responded ... Peace & Love, S
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