I would simply walk around the dog pile or, if I felt charitable and was armed with a trowel and plastic bag, scoop it up and properly dispose of it. That's about all we can do.
The incivility of these vile elements does nothing for the cause of FreeRepublic, Christianity or anything positive. It merely fouls the environment for all.
Their lame excuses about challenging what they consider heresies is merely that-- lame excuses for aberrant behavior. One can disagree without being disagreeable.
One need only look at the example of Jesus Christ himself both toward the Gentile woman and to the Samaritans, then considered a cult by the mainstream Judaism of his day . . . and to the self-important (and often self-appointed) leaders of the established religious hierarchy of his day.
“Their lame excuses about challenging what they consider heresies is merely that— lame excuses for aberrant behavior. One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
Notice though that your bigotry is entirely circular.
1) You said that it is wrong for us to declare that something is a heresy, and argued that a Mormon, who is “righteous,” can get into heaven regardless of what they believe. That’s a direct contradiction of the scripture.
2) But now you say that the concept of “heresy” is merely a smoke screen for being “disagreeable” or ugly.
3) But we are “disagreeable” or ugly because we believe that there are heresies.
Do you see the circular nature of your bigotry here?
One can disagree without being disagreeable. One need only look at the example of Jesus Christ himself
***Oh, I totally agree.
Jesus had VERY harsh words for false teachers of His day.
Matthew 23:33 “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
John8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires.
Those who push the heresy that Jesus is not God Himself onto Free Republic would have us speak in soft and fluffy tones when even Jesus didn’t do so. They uphold a standard for FReepers that’s even higher than the standard that God Himself held.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3069049/posts?page=2727#2727
The incivility of these vile elements does nothing for the cause of FreeRepublic, Christianity
***You would accuse Christ of being “incivil” or unChristlike or “doing nothing for the cause of christianity” when He condemned false teachers of His day as ‘sons of satan’.
The incivility of these vile elements does nothing for the cause of FreeRepublic, Christianity
***You would accuse Christ of being “incivil” or unChristlike or “doing nothing for the cause of christianity” when He condemned false teachers of His day as ‘sons of satan’.
In addition, you would add ‘vile’ to one of the descriptions of Christ’s behavior.