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It’s more important to be kind...
than to be right.

You are right. He’s a guy and he might be sick, but these are the ones that Jesus come here and died for. Gods love extends to these guys too. If we show that instead of the constant stream of insults then maybe they would seek the light. Instead because we are stingy with tolerance we drive them away from it.

Bigot: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.

Lets try at least to not be like the democrats in this respect. Because there are a multitude of people who are trying to #WalkAway from the democrats. Lets give them a place to go alright?

So even if you disagree with his politics or his life choices. CVS would be well within the bounds of proper corporate culture to have a long talk with this pharmacist about his attitude towards serving their customers.

You are right. He’s a guy and he might be sick, but these are the ones that Jesus come here and died for.

Of course you are right. It’s just so hard to see society flushed down the toilet. But then, it is worse to see someone go to hell because we Christians were so angry, we couldn’t show the love of Jesus to people who are repulsive to us, because of their obvious and blatant sin. (As opposed to our hidden sins?) It’s a hard road to follow, in which we are commanded to love and pray for those who despitefully use us.
But we are also commanded to shun evil. But it all comes down to what Jesus said about loving God and loving each other. Some people actually think He was talking about loving our brethren in Christ, only, but anyone who knows the Lord, knows better than that. Though many of us would be martyred in the process, I wonder how long it would take to convert the majority of the world, if we would stop striving and being angry, and showed the love of Jesus to every single non-Christian, even the vilest. Evil criminals have been won to the Lord by the actions of their victims, long after they killed that victim. (See Nate Saint) But I’m speaking in extremes, I know. It’s a very complicated issue.
All I know is, though younger readers won’t get it, life is so very short; the Bible calls it a vapor. But eternity never ends. Which is more important? When Paul was stoned, and twice given forty lashes minus one, he did not fight with those who administered the evil. Early Christians hid from the authorities, but when they were caught, and martyred, they considered it a privilege to die for the cause of Christ. Yes, they prayed for deliverance, but they believed if they were not delivered in this life, that they would be delivered in the next, and that whether they lived or died, it was for the cause of Christ. I don’t know how they stood being tortured or watching their children tortured. It’s incomprehensible to me. But one thing I do know, is that they are spending eternity with the Lord, and that torture they endured, in the light of eternity, does not compare with their reward.
So how do we bring it down to everyday life? Do we kill the home invader, rather than be killed? Or do we tell him we love him, and Jesus died for him, as we lay dying? Even the Old Testament allowed for self defense. Do we stand by and let our society crumble, or let crooked government take away our freedoms? We know what Jesus did. But he was sent here to die. 2 Chronicles 7:14 tells us that if we do what it says, God will heal our land. But in the New Testament, He only gave us instructions on how to treat each other, one person at a time. He did tell us, though, that HE had overcome the world. No matter what happens to us, good or bad, He told us, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33