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I think you are on to something Jon C. I had not considered that the influence of "digital" interaction with fellow believers, might be a significant snare, inviting callous rather than courteous behavior.

 

It's easier to be discourteous online since we are not face to face. Something about it just makes it so much easier to see an opinion we hate, rather than the person holding said opinion.

 

My experience has been that writing can also bring it out more because so much is lost in the exchange—facial expression, body language, tone of voice, inflection, and other dramatic cues—and so much can be said in response before the other has a chance to explain.

But when it happens to me, I've no doubt the real reason is that they hate me because I'm beautiful.

 

I dont think its always our Christian duty to be nice. Jesus was not always nice. I recall Him calling people some names like "snakes", vipers, fools, graves" to name just a few.

 

For this discussion to be productive, I must be honest. I dont consider those who support the murder of the un-born as Christians. Supporting the candidates who support that murder, is partaking in the murder.

 

1 John 3:15, ". . . that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. . . ."

 

We are saved by grace through faith, not by works. Voting is a work. Besides, there is no Biblical warrant to say that in order to be saved that one must vote for Trump, or must vote for Biden, or must vote Democratic, or must vote Republican, etc., or even must vote at all.

 

which has nothing to do with is post

 

Saved people wont vote for the butchers of babies.

 

I prefer that a Christian not vote for an abortionist. There aren’t very many of those. I’ve never met someone who performed an abortion.

 

Vote for a Democrat and the blood is on your hands.

 

Using your reasoning, it would be best for a Christian to never vote at all, as anyone you vote for is a corrupted human being, with no telling what he/she has done in the past that you may not know about, much less what he/she may do in the future, including how they may legislate.

 

I don't believe the internet aided in discourteous intercourse, it just helps to reveal what's already in our hearts.

 

From Rod Dreher's column on The American Conservative website:

"A conservative friend e-mailed this morning to say that he recently had an argument with his father about the Republican Party in the age of Trump. His dad said he was sticking with the GOP because “it all comes down to abortion.” Wrote the friend this morning, “That argument is null and void after today.”...

Roe v. Wade will never be overturned. Civil rights laws will continue to be interpreted by the High Court to favor the Sexual Revolution in all its manifestations. We are no longer a socially conservative nation, and have ceased to be a Christian nation in any historically orthodox sense. The Christian leaders who told you to be cool, and trust the Republican Party and its judges — they were wrong. Maybe they meant well, but they were wrong. If you want to be a useful pawn for Conservatism, Inc., be my guest — but please stop deceiving yourself that this strategy is a winning one."

Abortion Forever | The American Conservative

 

Platform. One candidate runs on sanctity of life. Other runs on guaranteed right to murder babies. It would take a fool to not be able to figure that one out.

 

The problem is Republican appointed judges who were committed pro life were blocked by.....wait for it.....Democrats.
Republicans have to appoint fence sitters because Dems block true Conservatives.