I'm *not* antiChristian

[Neil D]

Does that answer your question, Neil? Why the sarcasm, huh?

Originally Posted By: Neil D

Why are you so concerned over the behaviors of others?

So why are you so concerned about what *I* do?

[DeeAnna]

I think the terminology of that posting was soooo unChristian.

"They got away with a belly full of food"......

I think it was so nice of that mother to pack the food packs for the children and for them to be included in the pot luck. It's not our job to judge or straighten people out. Isn't that God's job ?

How many of us are getting away with a belly full of God's offerings and not giving back or doing what we should ?

You may never know what the long term effect of one kind deed is: such a giving some food to someone, but the important thing is that you had the giving spirit to give.

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

I think the terminology of that posting was soooo unChristian.

"They got away with a belly full of food"......

In defense of Bravus, he was only repeating what *I* had written. So, if you feel that I'm unchristian to use that terminology (which was, in fact, correct terminology), that's okay with me.

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

@ Neil D:

[Bravus]

Can we perhaps also let it not getting into an 'undeserving poor' loop? Been there a million times on this site.

The motivation of my original post is just this: I have certain values of truth, justice, mercy and so on. While I believe it's philosophically possible to arrive at those values through reason, I learned my values at the feet of Christ.

And yet I find those values being continuously outraged against by Christians.

When I say something about it - which I usually do in defense of the victims - I'm seen as attacking Christianity, and being an enemy of Christianity.

I'm not. Christian - the following of Jesus Christ's teachings - does not consist in the things I listed. In fact it does not *exist* in the things I listed.

Christians who offend against the actual teachings of Christ, in his name, have a lot more to be worried about than me.

There's a judgement coming, and it's a whole lot more just than my ideas and experiences. It's also a whole lot more final.

[jasd]

>>I am anti...<<

Sheesh! a whole lotta “antis” goin’ on...

bigotry

obtuse or narrow-minded intolerance, especially of other races or religions.

Oh yeah! bigoted – thas me – when occasionaly or siteeashun calls... thas jugementalism – a good haid – ‘specialy, when taggin’ thems scoundrils – from thems farenaways places.

homophobia

Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men.

Is he?—yes?—best keeps my’s peepers skewed-on... “Kids, git ovah heah!” Lesbians?—ain not had no run-ins with thems kinds.

prejudice

An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.

Some peoples just don’t got no instincts. Mine come with my ‘prejudice’ gene — built in, like. Eve shoulda had herself some... as then, we wouldna haf to be wurrin’ ‘bout this “anti” this or that “anti”...

pedophilia

The act or fantasy on the part of an adult of engaging in sexual activity with a child or children.

I swears, some things peoples even comes t’gether on – ‘cepting, whys theys done goes and scrues up a beautifuller word like “love of the chilluns”?

sexism

Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender.

Ahh, the bugemboo. Sexism is me openin’ the doors for thems gals – walkin’ behine when we’s goin’ up stairs an in front’em comin’ down, standin’ when she leaves or comes tah the table, payin’ the bill, and all that sexist stuff a gennelman does – cause he’s gennelman... Yeah, an reelizin’ that they’s a diffrence. How indeedy!

racism

Discrimination or prejudice based on race.

Whoa! Color me racism... I admits tah proracism; tha's, I favors mine afore thems – howevren, they’s limits – tah whas mine and whas theys...

>>And when I see Christians being pro… any of those things, I’ll call them on it.<<

Uh-oh!—whoa’s me...

>>When I see them ascribing it to their faith, I’ll call them on it even more.<<

Is in the Book!

>>You can add xenophobia, nationalism, laissez-faire capitalism, militarism, merchants-in-the-temple syndrome, death penalty supporting, woman-oppressing and probably a few more to the list of things that I’m agin and I’m seeing way too much of from ‘Christians’ these days.<<

Uh Uh Uh, Oh Oh Oh!—ain not yous got yoursef a hobby?—on a side?

>>I dunno, maybe I am, but what I *think* I’m doing is reserving the term ‘Christian’ for those who actually follow Christ’s teachings, as opposed to allowing it to anyone who chooses to adopt it for themselves. Maybe it’s not a mainstream usage, but I think it’s a defensible one.<<

Many a slip ‘twixt the read and the received.

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>>In my tribe it is customary to support our assertions with evidence.<<

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“Hyperbole rules!” --my clan.

;-)

[Bravus]

Heh, current hobby is Multivariate Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations. Combine that with a measured 1.5 workload (i.e. I'm doing a week and a half's work each week) and it tends to keep me out of trouble...

[jasd]

>>Heh, current hobby is Multivariate Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations. Combine that with a measured 1.5 workload (i.e. I'm doing a week and a half's work each week) and it tends to keep me out of trouble...<<

“Multi-var...var...var...”

Oy!—in me gob..., consider me smacked down! :-(

[Nan]

Heh, current hobby is Multivariate Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations. Combine that with a measured 1.5 workload (i.e. I'm doing a week and a half's work each week) and it tends to keep me out of trouble...

I guess that is the intellectual academic equivalent of Sudoku or however it is spelt and I am no good at that either :)

[SivartM]

Hey, I love Sudoku! :D

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

Originally Posted By: Bravus

Heh, current hobby is Multivariate Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations. Combine that with a measured 1.5 workload (i.e. I'm doing a week and a half's work each week) and it tends to keep me out of trouble...

I guess that is the intellectual academic equivalent of Sudoku or however it is spelt and I am no good at that either

I'm not good at that either, Nan.

[Bravus]

Bit of an unintended mathematical side-track! My wife enjoys Sudoku, though she uses it to get herself to sleep (stops her thinking about anything else). I'm not a fan of it. This maths course I'm doing is preparatory to study some more physics, which is partly to keep me out of mischief but will also be useful in my work (and just plain fun!)

Anyway, back on topic: I didn't mean to slap you down, jasd - liked and enjoyed your contribution as always - it was just a jocular response to let you know I raise these issues for reasons other than boredom.

I think you know that gentlemanliness is not sexism, for example, and are being provocative more than serious. Similarly, one can be discerning about others without being prejudiced... in fact prejudice is a lack of discernment. And so on.

[jasd]

>>...maths course I'm doing is preparatory to study some more physics, which is partly to keep me out of mischief but will also be useful in my work (and just plain fun!)<<

Fun!?—thas fun?—my times table up to six is fun – thereafter, it’s umm, umm, umm, aww gee!—I knows that! Give me a minute – I knows that! 7 x 9 is... 56! SEE, I told you I knows that.

>>I didn't mean to slap you down, jasd - liked and enjoyed your contribution as always - it was just a jocular response to let you know I raise these issues for reasons other than boredom.<<

Indeedy!—I knowed you was just funnin'. Good comeback. You got another level of funnin’ from me – and I knowed you weren’t slappin’ me down – just a knuckle samwich upside the haid...

Okay, bein’ silly here – just gets easier and easier the older I gets (sorta compensatin' - alla its own).

>>I think you know that gentlemanliness is not sexism, for example, and are being provocative more than serious. Similarly, one can be discerning about others without being prejudiced... in fact prejudice is a lack of discernment. And so on.<<

Points in fact - to which I agree. ...made a needed break from online shopping (got a wedding to go to shortly – with all the kids, aunties, uncles, friends, ex-, etc – for whom, small and appropriate gifts would be welcomed... eBay rules! Ouche$). ;-)