What exactly is a bigot?
Here is a nice little compact definition:
big·ot (bĭg'ət) n.
One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
Here is a question for everyone...
Can you be a follower of Jesus and be a bigot?
Let's take a look at Jesus' words:
"Love your neighbor as you love yourself." MATT 22: 39
You know... you could probably spend a whole lifetime working on these 7 simple words.
And I wish that folks who go out of their way to attack others who are not like themselves...
well, I wish they would expend their energies on something more productive, and loving.
The action of attacking others in the name of Jesus seems to me to be nothing but bigotry.
And the antithesis of Jesus' teachings.
How can one claim to practice agape love and expend energy hating anyone?
Why are so many who call themselves Christians bent on going after everyone else?
Is that what Jesus asked us to do?
I don't think so.
RESOURCES:
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It is ironic that if Jesus returned today, he would be be a radical(as he was 2000 years ago)and therefore shunned by many bigoted Christians. Margo
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