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Airman74 wrote:But you see your whole purpose is based on judgment that is why the attempt is made to change the person. This is reflected in any aspect of trying to convince someone to follow your way. Its judgment from the most primal level- "If you don't conceive my understanding, you go your own way, which is against my way, therefore it is wrong."
If we concern ourselves less with judgment (of anything) and focused more on understanding others life would flow in total acceptance. Be only concerned in judging yourself while trying to understand all others. In this, no one pushes against any others way. You are free, I am free and we are both happy about it.
Do you see gay activists understanding our position? Not hardly. If I state that homosexuality is a sin I am being judgmental. When a gay activist calls me a homophobe, they are being judgmental. I base my statement on my faith and they base their statement on their prejudice.
It is not my responsibility to try to force anyone to change their behavior based on my faith. However, it is my responsibility to teach God's truth. If by standing on what I believe is wrong then when a gay activist stands on what he believes he is also wrong.
I'm discouraged with people in our society as they are overly absorbed in the concern, control and activities of other people and all along fail to sit with themselves and perfect understanding to create the meaning of their life.
Nearly no one on earth has experienced truth. We like to convince ourselves that truth is found in words or is something that can be passed on and received if we just listen close enough. The false belief of knowing Truth, is of its own fabrication, evidence that we are far from it.
Pointing a finger to direct someone toward Truth weighs heavier then any words will.
What is your definition of truth?