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One more thought. The Bible contains quite a lot of wisdom in places. For example, Jesus said, "Love thy neighbour as thyself," and "judge not lest ye be judged." I don't remember a caveat to this which said, "unless your neighbour is not a fundamentalist Christian, in which case tell the b*stard he's filth and will rot in hell."


That is exactly what Jesus did daily more or less Linda, he told the pharisees and saducees, and others, that they were filth and will rot in hell. That is exactly why they wanted to kill him.

Maybe you should take off your rose colored glasses and then open the bible and read it.

You shouldn't rely on my opinion of these things if you don't trust it anyway. there are plenty of other places you can go to get the same information, a church, a pastor, even a priest.

Love isn't defined by tolerance of all things Linda. When it comes to your opinions, of God even, it would appear you expect and demand tolerance, love, and understanding but make no attempt to give any of it if it means your own beliefs are compromised. To love you as myself... I first have to consider so many things you know... and lifestyle choices and religious beliefs take a pretty high spot on the list. I would never permit many of the things into my life that you suggest, for so many various reasons, faith only being one of them. Because loving myself is equally important as loving my neighbor, I don't lie to either. I am loving you as myself in a certain context from thisdistant... and if you would like to follow my example, I suggest you seek God and stop lying to yourself if you ever expect to make real progress. I suggest you admit that you are filth like I am filth. that without Christ Jesus you will rot in hell just like I would have without him. And mainly Linda, that you repent and acknowledge your ignorance, because you are an incredibly ignorant sinner just like me. That is how I begin to love myself Linda. A fancy dinner comes much later.

As it is right now, I wouldn't even shake your hand because you are so filthy, both spiritually and physically. Till the day you seek to be clean, both spiritually and thus fully physically, to be whole, as Jesus would say.. till the day you sincerely seek it, not on your own terms but on God's term as the filthy rag you are, I wouldn't even allow my child within 50 yards of your filthy house.

Enjoy. have a party.