Heckling Christians

Originally posted by Thequ1ck
So, going back to your post, are you judging me, as a person right now?
or have you already judged me, as an author?

If both statements are to be true, you have nothing more to learn from
my writing, so how do you intend to finalise your judgement of me as
a person?

This is precisely why Christianity does not have the ability to adapt,
because by ...[text shortened]... ng so it loses it's convictions and has to admit itself to
being just another set of opinions.

OH yeah! Hoo Boy! Y'all better watch out.

No, I'm kidding.

My point is people form judgements (i.e. opinions) all the time -- about everything. Yet you claim we have no right to do so about YOU.

Why?

Originally posted by spruce112358
OH yeah! Hoo Boy! Y'all better watch out.

No, I'm kidding.

My point is people form judgements (i.e. opinions) all the time -- about everything. Yet you claim we have no right to do so about YOU.

Why?

It might be good to distinguish between two types of "right." In the legal sense, people have a "right" to express their judgments because they have a right to free speech. This doesn't mean that they are "right" to do it. They should expect to be mocked in return if their going around insulting people.

In this case, if the Christians in the street have a right to yell at the hethans in the legal sense, they are wrong in the weaker moral sense and should expect people to be rude right back to them.

Originally posted by bjohnson407
It might be good to distinguish between two types of "right." In the legal sense, people have a "right" to express their judgments because they have a right to free speech. This doesn't mean that they are "right" to do it. They should expect to be mocked in return if their going around insulting people.

In this case, if the Christians in the street ha ...[text shortened]... e wrong in the weaker moral sense and should expect people to be rude right back to them.

If I have the right to judge someone, how can I be wrong exercising that right?

I am against being rude, but I am also against making an unsupported statement, as in, "you have no right to judge me".

In fact, possessing a moral sense probably requires the ability to form a judgement or opinion about people's actions -- regardless of whether or not the opinion is shared.

So the Christian could reply, "I have an obligation to judge you. Otherwise, I cannot claim to be a moral individual."

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
I'm looking forward to your next correspondence after you move on and heckle some Muslims who take offense at you "insulting Islam." Enjoy your head while you still have one.

You sum it up correctly.