Hate crimes have increased dramatically

@suzianne said
I don't know about you, but I understand hate when I hear it.

You're part of the problem when you don't think there's a problem.

I really somehow didn't expect the "define hate" people to show up so early.

Yes, hate is anyth in ng you disagree with.

Homosexuality is sin and a sexually active homosexual is going to hell...

You think that is hate speech

@fmf said
I don't know. I haven't read whatever you've copy pasted. Have I let us both down?

On the face of it, there was nothing in your post to indicate that you'd
thought your position through.

Evidently not only that, but you have no interest in thinking it through. You're hardly alone in that. You'll have to decide for yourself whether or not you've let yourself down.

@thinkofone said
On the face of it, there was nothing in your post to indicate that you'd
thought your position through.

Evidently not only that, but you have no interest in thinking it through. You're hardly alone in that. You'll have to decide for yourself whether or not you've let yourself down.

Thanks.

@fmf said
Thanks.

Sure.

You know, for someone who routinely busts people's chops for "deflecting" from on-topic questions, you seem to do it more than anyone.

@thinkofone said
Sure.

You know, for someone who routinely busts people's chops for "deflecting" from on-topic questions, you seem to do it more than anyone.

I hope this incident goes away and is forgotten quickly.

@fmf said
I hope this incident goes away and is forgotten quickly.

No doubt.

Lest posters start routinely pointing out the fact that for someone who routinely busts people's chops for "deflecting" from on-topic questions, you seem to do it more than anyone.

@thinkofone said
No doubt.

Lest posters start routinely pointing out the fact that for someone who routinely busts people's chops for "deflecting" from on-topic questions, you seem to do it more than anyone.

Let's hope you don't keep bumping this, otherwise, I won't be able to put it behind me.

@suzianne said
I don't know about you, but I understand hate when I hear it.

You're part of the problem when you don't think there's a problem.

I really somehow didn't expect the "define hate" people to show up so early.

See, you should not be thinking with your emotions.

You should be logical and rigorous when evaluating things or you end up letting your heart get the better of you.

When thought is free from our biases and emotions, we can come to rational conclusions that will be beneficial to everyone.

When we think in a way that is meant to color the world black & white and to bring us pleasure by convincing us that our ideals make us good people, we are committing a grievous error.

@philokalia said
I do not think there is an actual increase.

Do you think there are more or less the same number of such crimes. Less of them?

@fmf said
Do you think there are more or less the same number of such crimes. Less of them?

It's unknowable because the numbers that are being generated now are being gathered in a different way.

There's certainly a large amount of hoaxes.

Nice to see us discussing politics here, though.

@philokalia said
Nice to see us discussing politics here, though.

The OP question is for Christians and other people interested in the spiritual dimension of this issue. You, as a Christain, appear not to want to talk about it ~ except in political terms ~ because of something you read on some blog or other. That is your prerogative as a Christian responding to my OP.

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You really should keep your nose out of my pants.

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It's interesting but not surprising that you would invent such an excuse.

Regarding the posts in question, I notice that yours followed mine by 2 hours and 48 minutes, which would have been after the editing window for my post had closed.

@FMF

Hate crimes in the U.S. have reportedly increased dramatically in the last two years. How can Christians [and other people interested in spiritual and the human condition] tackle this issue?

Is this another - 'Crappy things are happening. Let's see if we can blame Christians directly or indirectly somehow, for them" thread ?