Belly sin...

[Mathias_Ice]

Originally posted by Loser:
Quick question: where do you get that you should hate at all?

Psalm 97:10a "Let those who love the Lord hate evil,"

Proverbs 13:5a "The righteous hate was is false,"

Romans 12:9b "Hate what is evil; cling to what is good."

Notice all these refer to hating an idea. What's wrong with hating injustice, or hating hunger, or hating abuse. Should I be angry at abuse? I can be angry at the abuser and not hate him. As a matter of fact I should love the abuser while I am angry at him.

Originally posted by Loser:
Hate is like an acid, it damages not only the object it is applied to, but also the vessel in which it is kept.

This is very poetic but , quick question, where does this come from?

[Mathias_Ice]

Originally posted by General Woundwort:
Not quite. Everyone has moral criteria by which they judge things (movies, in this case). But it's not so black-and-white where you can say "This movie contains depictions of 'x', therefore this movie is to be avoided." This sort of self-defeating criteria (at least from a Christian perspective - see my original post) is what I'm arguing against. There is a difference, for example, between the violence in Band of Brothers and the violence in Freddy vs. Jason. The one realistically portrays the violence of war as part of portraying the men of E Company and the war's effect on them. The other - well, if it had any real point other than tittilating horror freaks and making money, somebody wiser than me will have to explain it to me. But I hope the kinds of distinctions I'm making are clear. And I wholeheartedly agree with the numerous people on this thread who have argued for parental responsibility in dealing with films and TV. Labels are no substitute for parental guidance and discussion.

I'm smelling what your steppin' in here. It goes back to what I was saying about the 101 flavors of Chrisianity and what is acceptable to one is an abomination to another. I guess I was wary of the "Plank/speck" remark. "Judge not lest ye be judged" is frequently quoted by non-believers as a gotcha line, quoted out of context. (Not that this was the case.)

And I whole heartedly agree when it comes to parental involvement.

[Loser]

Originally posted by Mathias_Ice:
This is very poetic but , quick question, where does this come from?

Don't remember, but the imagery helps me remember it.

wait... google-check... hmmm... not getting anything that tells me where it came from

folk-speak, it seems

But it wasn't meant as a proof, of course.