“and I’m not ‘sitting in my pajamas typing on the net.’”
See, this is a perfect example of how you are choosing to take offense where none is warranted. Bloggers, participants in forums, all kinds of users of the new media outlet we call the Internet are regular Joe’s like me and you, who sit at home in their PJ’s - either metaphorical or literal - participating in democracy.
I do the same. The difference is, you are “sitting in your PJ’s” attacking what I hold dear. I am “sitting in my PJ’s” defending what I hold dear.
I pray for you MHG, because it seems to me that you have some sort of pent-up anger or frustration that causes you to lash out - to take insult and offense, and to assume the worst in others. This goes beyond our theological disagreements. If a person is determined to see a particular group of people as “arrogant” and “condescending,” it’s so much easier to find examples of such.
Until a person finds a way to take care of such a dilemma, real happiness is much harder to find. Such a person spends their time insulted and bitter.
And you aren’t likely to be capable of seeing the condescension in your post. So be it. Strike two ... third strike and we no longer have a truce, tantiboh.
This is the most arrogant and self-serving post I have ever seen on FR. I have read many threads on the Religion board here and MHGinTN is one of the foremost authority, kindest, and best read posters on protestant Christianity here.
That you would personally attack someone as good and as honest as MHGnTN tells me a great deal about you. You are an insecure, young whippersnapper, and could learn a great deal from my dear friend.
He started out as a Romney defender, and posted his opinion that Romney's candidacy should not be about religion. Then he met this group of Mormonism "defenders" on FreeRepublic. It is you, and those like you, who totally changed his mind.
I'm sorry that some of us have had to muddy our feet in this fight. We don't think the Romney candidacy is good for our party. It is our right to vehemently defend our position.
“I pray for you MHG, because it seems to me that you have some sort of pent-up anger or frustration that causes you to lash out - to take insult and offense, and to assume the worst in others.”
Actually, some of us are praying for your soul as well, after you’ve taken it upon yourself to damn our souls to hell.
“This goes beyond our theological disagreements. If a person is determined to see a particular group of people as “arrogant” and “condescending,” it’s so much easier to find examples of such.”
Or, it might be that group is arrogant and condescending, believing they are becoming god of their own planets (could that be an indicator of arrogance????.
“Until a person finds a way to take care of such a dilemma, real happiness is much harder to find. Such a person spends their time insulted and bitter.”
As opposed to those who wander about deluded and leading others astray. I vote the second option along with MGH.