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Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear them or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
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I'm happy Craig posted this. I posted the same observation in my words earlier, but in order to add some teeth to my argument, I gave up some info that shouldn't be on the board, and deleted it.
I think Rick overreaches a bit, but is 100% accurate. Maybe not "our culture", but a good portion of the world at large, I suppose. Heck, I don't know.
Nobody ever has to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
"Love thy neighbor as I have loved you." Unconditional love. Solved.