Answer: Yes. It’s a simple procedure: 1) Blame the victim—100%. This is known as “upholding Judeo-Christian standards.” 2) Accuse everybody who wants to talk about the environment/child abuse/dysfunctional families/dysfunctional churches/bad theology of being a relativist and a liberal. 3) Resume lifestyle of blaming/shaming/repressing.
Answer: Yes. It’s a simple procedure: 1) Blame the victim—100%. This is known as “upholding Judeo-Christian standards.” 2) Accuse everybody who wants to talk about the environment/child abuse/dysfunctional families/dysfunctional churches/bad theology of being a relativist and a liberal. 3) Resume lifestyle of blaming/shaming/repressing.
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I’ve certainly seen that pattern repeatedly in my 61 years. And, it seems to be more than a little evident on this thread.
Mystifying and sad.
I realize we have a human tendency to try and shove all kinds of things into simplistic categories and explanations so we can wrap our minds around them more easily, more comfortably . . .
and,
so we can deal with them, cope with them more comfortably, with less troublesome feelings and decision making in our daily lives.
But . . . gads . . . such tendencies seem to have become obsessive-compulsive cardinal doctrines of the self-righteous white-washed tomb club or something . . .
LIFE IS COMPLEX.
The principles of living life for God and from His perspective are relatively simple. Living those out, walking those out CAN OFTEN BE at least somewhat complex depending on one’s level of spiritual maturity and experience, understanding etc.
Things do not tend to come labeled in neon lettering in tidy little black/white categories. A LOT of things can take seeking God’s face on to discern a proper response to.
A LOT of things are mixtures or good things buried in bad and bad things buried in good . . . and some things a tossed salad of good and evil. Discerning proper responses to each mixture can be a bit more complicated than simplist knee jerk reactions, imho.
What’s your perspective on these pontificating assertions of mine?
I respect your perceptiveness and candor. Thanks Big.