If you look at Chieftain's posting history you will see that he does not like Christians being painted as evil. Ashley did not behave in a Christian way, and Chieftain pointed that out. Just because someone defies God does not mean they are Christians. On the contrary, it decreases the likelihood. Anti-Christians are continually trying to redefine what Christianity is. True Christians aren't buying it.
The Bible's New Testament is full of persons who didn't behave in a Christian way, and the Old Testament is full of persons who at times failed God. In fact there is only 1 person throughout the entire Bible who didn't fail and commit some sin or evil action.
The entire theme of the New Testament is that man is sinful and only God can save us, through Jesus, by FORGIVENESS.
BTW, was Rahab the Harlot pure and living the wrong life when God used her to advance his people's cause at Jericho? Yet after she helped the Israelites God honored her forever. Did David commit an evil act when he sinned with Bathsheba and had her husband killed? Yet he also was honored by God, because he repented and changed. How about Paul, who persecuted Christians, but he changed, and then became a N.T. hero and one of God's messengers. How about Matthew the tax collector, a dishonest profession, who follwed Jesus and became an apostle? Peter, the apostle who lied 3 times in the garden when the captured Jesus, yet who was forgiven and used by God for good long afterwards? The woman at the well who he forgave and told to go and sin no more? The woman of shady background who annointed Jesus' feet with oil and he blessed for her good heart?
Do you see a pattern? Fallen persons who God and/or Jesus either changed or recognized the potential in their hearts and blessed them with a better life.
Isn't the Christian message about reaching out to the imperfect and helping them if they are seeking to change, to repent, to do better? Why would Ashley be any different, and why wouldn't a true Christian err on the side of hope and give her the benefit of the doubt instead of kicking her back to the curb? Kindness shouldn't be naive, but it also shouldn't be opportunistically judgemental and harsh for pride's sake. If Jesus gave these persons a second (or third or fourth or...) chance, should not we also consider that maybe, maybe, a peson might sincerely be trying to change and moving down that path? Do we have to wait until someone is in a coma to show any mercy?
Wow. I got dizzy trying to follow this ( ha)....but I agree with you.