Now you want to play who is the 'better' Christian (or maybe who's the better Catholic?). I don't play that game.
I feel that by embracing the grief of these people you are embracing evil. You try to play both sides like the Dems. You can't have it both ways. Evil is evil. Like Arafat, many of those who mourn him are also evil and the others are deceived. I don't think Jesus would embrace this and neither will I. The entire mourning for Arafat process that is going on right now is nothing more than hypocrisy. Jesus had his strongest words of condemnation for hypocrites - (see Matthew 23: 2-36).
Go ahead and embrace these people who mourn the passing of their evil 'martyr'. My not doing this makes me no less a good Christian than you Dave.
With that I think theres no more I can say to you as I won't play the game of who loves Jesus more. I know my saviour. You are not the judge in my life when it comes to my faith as I am not the judge in yours.
It's not a question of "better." It's a question of what the Christian response is period.
The Pope expresses sympathy for these people experiencing grief and says he hopes a peaceful solution to the situation can be arrived at.
And the Pope gets crap from FReepers everywhere for this. Y'all need to examine your hearts. Hate is not good. Jesus said that we are to do more than love those who love us. We are to show our love even to those who hate us. Who's doing that?
SD