No knee jerk whatsoever. I can hold a grudge with the best of them. Attack Christianity for any reason, and you've lost me forever. I don't care what Cracker Barrel said to apologize . . . obviously, if it weren't their purse that was struck, they'd have left their anti-Christianity stand intact.
I am so sick and tired of crosses coming down, kwanzaa being taught in grade schools, homosexual floats in the Rose Parade, homosexual marriages in Christian churches, nativity displays being ripped down, Christmas cards mentioning Jesus being kept from our veterans in VA hospitals, muslim creeps living in our White House not mentioning Christ even once in the Christmas card (that we pay for), and now this latest crap with the Duck Dynasty. Sorry, but God comes before this kind of trash.
My stand is firm. There are tons of stations to watch and many, many restaurants to go to. There's one less now.
So then, do you reject the Pauline epistles? After all, before his conversion he was persecuting Christianity.
This sort of stance should be re-examined, for the simple reason that it does not reflect the saving power of Jesus.
You don't owe me any answer at all, but it appears you are a Christian yourself. Since you took the trouble of replying, I'm moved by the Spirit to make this single point for your consideration, in the spirit of one Christian reminding another.
We are not called to holding grudges, but to forgive. As Jesus taught, "Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors...For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."
Again, I'm not trying to solicit your response to me.