It’s very easy, and very wrong, to twist the other guy’s foundational documents so they appear to say something that nobody who actually follows that belief system actually believes.
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I agree, but it is ‘group X’ that twists their own ‘foundational documents’ rather than those who expose things they would rather keep hidden.
Group X tends to project their behavior on the ‘anti Group x’ people,, in my experience.
BTW, the comment wasn’t made to me, it was made to over 200 people and made more than one semester. It is a common teaching.
Is it?
Note that I use "Group X", rather than any specific religious group. From the other guy's perspective, YOU'RE "Group X".
Note also that I'm not accusing any particular person, or particular group, of any particular malfeasance. Rather, I am suggesting that folks engage in careful examination of their own consciences, and that they seek to moderate their own behaviour. I believe that's the point of this thread ...