Comments on: Why ‘liberal vs. conservative’ no longer works http://www.roblimo.com/node/54 Observations about politics, the Internet, and other random topics Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:01:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: John http://www.roblimo.com/node/54/comment-page-1#comment-58820 John Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:23:15 +0000 #comment-58820 Bigot is defined as "A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from their own. " While there are definitely bigots in Christianity, there are bigots in every walk of life. Christians who honor the mandates of their religion, are not bigots in any sense of the word. They are spiritual people, because they follow the law of YHWH and His morality, where others choose to "honor" the fickle "morality" of men. Christianity isn't opinion, it's faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Opinion is a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty, and an impression: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed. Where faith consists of "substance" and "evidence", opinion consists of "belief not founded on proof or certainty", "impressions", and "vague ideas" with "some confidence". Opinion is inferior to faith, and the two can't be compared. Therefore, while there are Christian bigots just like there are bigots in every other group on the planet, a true Christian practicing his faith by honoring the law of YHWH cannot be a bigot. On the other hand, a man accusing a true Christian of being one, is by definition a bigot himself. He is prejudging, and intolerant in his actions, not to mention ignorant for assuming, and misidentifying Christianity as an opinion in opposition to his own, when it's actually a faith far superior to one mans opinion. As bigot is "A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from their own. ", you show yourself to fit that description like a glove by prejudging an entire faith because it conflicts with your opinions. Bigot is a derogatory term, and inappropriate for you to use against Christianity, especially living in a Christian country. This is, always has been, and always will be, a Christian country. It's an undeniable fact, and anyone who would attempt to deny it has never studied our nations founding, or simply chooses to ignore fact. It's plain to see you enjoy the spill over of freedoms, and blessings our Christian majority has fought, and died for throughout the history of the United States. Yet your use of the word bigot shows obvious contempt for Christians, specifically the mandate of their faith to keep the First Commandment, and I'm assuming the Seventh Commandment as well, with it's statute involving prohibitions against the immoral act of homosexuality. These mandates are found many times in both the Old, and New Testaments of The Bible. You've got the courage to walk up to a true Christian in person, and call him/her a bigot for practicing their faith right? As opposed to just doing so hiding behind your keyboard? We both know you haven't the courage to do so. What everything boils down to in the end is that your little website, and everything you write in it, will have a relatively short lifespan in the grand scheme of things before it is completely forgotten. The sphere of influence your words operate in, and their overall relevance, are puny and insignificant. The Inspired writers of The Holy Bible, on the other hand, as well as the word of YHWH, and the Christian faith, will continue to thrive and grow worldwide as it has for thousands of years. It's continuing success another living testament fulfilling the promise of faith being the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen. Bigot is defined as “A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from their own. ”

While there are definitely bigots in Christianity, there are bigots in every walk of life. Christians who honor the mandates of their religion, are not bigots in any sense of the word. They are spiritual people, because they follow the law of YHWH and His morality, where others choose to “honor” the fickle “morality” of men.

Christianity isn’t opinion, it’s faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Opinion is a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty, and an impression: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed. Where faith consists of “substance” and “evidence”, opinion consists of “belief not founded on proof or certainty”, “impressions”, and “vague ideas” with “some confidence”. Opinion is inferior to faith, and the two can’t be compared. Therefore, while there are Christian bigots just like there are bigots in every other group on the planet, a true Christian practicing his faith by honoring the law of YHWH cannot be a bigot. On the other hand, a man accusing a true Christian of being one, is by definition a bigot himself. He is prejudging, and intolerant in his actions, not to mention ignorant for assuming, and misidentifying Christianity as an opinion in opposition to his own, when it’s actually a faith far superior to one mans opinion.

As bigot is “A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from their own. “, you show yourself to fit that description like a glove by prejudging an entire faith because it conflicts with your opinions.

Bigot is a derogatory term, and inappropriate for you to use against Christianity, especially living in a Christian country. This is, always has been, and always will be, a Christian country. It’s an undeniable fact, and anyone who would attempt to deny it has never studied our nations founding, or simply chooses to ignore fact. It’s plain to see you enjoy the spill over of freedoms, and blessings our Christian majority has fought, and died for throughout the history of the United States. Yet your use of the word bigot shows obvious contempt for Christians, specifically the mandate of their faith to keep the First Commandment, and I’m assuming the Seventh Commandment as well, with it’s statute involving prohibitions against the immoral act of homosexuality. These mandates are found many times in both the Old, and New Testaments of The Bible.

You’ve got the courage to walk up to a true Christian in person, and call him/her a bigot for practicing their faith right? As opposed to just doing so hiding behind your keyboard? We both know you haven’t the courage to do so. What everything boils down to in the end is that your little website, and everything you write in it, will have a relatively short lifespan in the grand scheme of things before it is completely forgotten. The sphere of influence your words operate in, and their overall relevance, are puny and insignificant. The Inspired writers of The Holy Bible, on the other hand, as well as the word of YHWH, and the Christian faith, will continue to thrive and grow worldwide as it has for thousands of years. It’s continuing success another living testament fulfilling the promise of faith being the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen.

]]>