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Originally posted by Fljotsdale:
Liliara, I probably know as much as any christian about Jesus, and maybe more than most who claim to be christian but have never even read the gospels, let alone the entire bible. (Not saying this applies to YOU!  ) I have the greatest respect for Jesus, for his teachings and for the way he lived his life. So why should I NOT use him as an example? Especially to one who IS a christian, and presumeably trying to live by Jesus example?
Can YOU imagine Jesus treating an animal - even an unclean one - in the way Larry did? I do not claim that Jesus would not kill anything - but he sure as hell wouldn't torture it first by pouring chlorine and peroxide into it's burrow. Furthermore, since you believe the bible, you will know that God and Jesus do NOT kill innocent people, so to state that the West's action in Afghanistan is the work of god (as you seem to have done), is mistaken, to say the least.
No hard feelings, Liliara, but I don't see why I should not express my opinion as clearly as you express yours! Nor should I be restricted from using an example of my choice if it fits. I did not say Larry should not use killing the rat as an example, even though I found it reprehensible, and said so.
Let's not fall out just because we disagree, ok?
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My 2c? You're both so bloody-minded, strongly opinionated and can be somewhat tactless about expressing your opinions, serenely confident in your righteousness
and in the other's wrongness. I personally don't have a problem with it unless you start shouting profanities at each other, which I'm sure will not happen, given that both of you are VERY good at exercising self-control, right?
It's actually quite funny listening to you two bang heads at each other. Make sure you don't get headaches for no reason.
The two most difficult things to do on the internet are: 1) admit that you can't change the other person's point of view; and 2) accept that failing to change the other person's point of view does NOT mean you have lost the argument.
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