I'm sure you've heard the news story about the man who ranted at a Chick-Fil-A employee (Rachel Elizabeth) during a drive-thru visit for his free cup of water. He recorded the incident then posted it, then got fired.
Now, this employee could have gone on TV and played the victim game, could have blasted the man live on national TV, embarassed him to no end...instead: she forgave him and even feels sorry for him that he lost his job.
Read the full article on her HERE.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Mike Gallagher is Evil!
Today on the Mike Gallagher Show he spoke of the audio clip of the abortion doctor ranting and raving at pro-life protesters.
Mike asked if this man (and Democrats as a whole) are evil because abortion is evil and they support abortion - and if we only rely on the rant of the doctor, he is racist too - another tally in the evil category.
One of his early callers - if not the first caller - was Mary. And Mary took the stand that while racism and abortion are "evil" she hesitated to call the man evil. Even went so far to say she "used to" think that Hitler was evil.
Mike was flabbergasted by Mary.
Mike had a hard time seeing how a person could NOT be judged evil - in light of one's actions.
Mary tried to make the case, but failed. She appealed to the authority to a theologian that showed her that the person isn't evil. Mike flat out said the theologian was wrong and wrong for telling Mary that.
But Mary is right. WE - you and I - DO NOT get to judge people as evil. That is, if we are followers of Christ.
I attempted to call Mike to throw in my support for Mary and to point out what, I believe, she was really trying to say.
I was put on hold, but my call wasn't taken. The segement ran out of time (though two calls supporting Mike's position were taken, especially a person who cherry picked the Bible and misusing it to support judgement).
now, I only point that out not to say that I was 'ignored' (as I told the screener I was calling to support Mary) on purpose - but in a later segment, Mike made this statement about a similar topic "If you disagree, call me, I'll put you to the front of the line."
So how is Mike Gallagher evil?
I can't say. Why?
1) as a follower of Christ, we are not given AUTHORITY to judge people. NO MATTER WHAT. Ther is no case, no situation, no nothing that Jesus gives us the authority of judge a person - and calling a person EVIL is a judgement. Jesus, however, DOES give us this warning: judge not, lest ye be judged.
2) we are sinful and fallible. We are not perfect. We ALL sin and fall short, so none of us has ANY standing to judge the sins of another. We are told to be mindful of the "log" in our own eyes, before worrying about the "speck" in anothers.
3) our command, from Jesus, is to do NOTHING MORE than love. And when we turn to love and love only, we find that this requires A LOT from us. Love, as we are commanded to do, does NOT judge in any way or form.
I sent Mike and email and challenged him to find a command of Jesus that says we can and SHOULD judge people....hint: he won't find a SINGLE ONE.
Only God can judge, and when WE judge - we are telling God, move over, we know who's good/bad. We play God.
I would venture that Mike would beleive himself to be a loving person - I assume he's a Christian. However, in this case he is being UNloving and NOT following Jesus' commands to us.
Now, I like Mike Gallagher. I listen to his show when I can. However, in this case I have to severly disagree with Mike and point out that HE is wrong.
We can call an action evil, but we CANNOT JUDGE a person evil - only God can, as only God knows the heart and soul of a person.
Not me, not you, not Mike Gallagher.
Not that you'll read this Mike, but if you still believe that you are supposed, can, and have the authority to judge someone evil, I would love to discuss it with you and hope to change your mind.
justoneministries@hotmail.com
attn Chris
Love is tough, and as the blog says love is offensive - Mike, your position shows just HOW offensive love is, especially the love of Jesus.
Please reconsider you position Mike and look to Jesus for how we are to deal with evil. Love is our weapon, NOT judgement.
Judgement is God's alone - you are not God. Neither am I.
Love is our weapon against evil. Jesus commands this. Narrow (love) is the way...I hope you chose it.
Mike asked if this man (and Democrats as a whole) are evil because abortion is evil and they support abortion - and if we only rely on the rant of the doctor, he is racist too - another tally in the evil category.
One of his early callers - if not the first caller - was Mary. And Mary took the stand that while racism and abortion are "evil" she hesitated to call the man evil. Even went so far to say she "used to" think that Hitler was evil.
Mike was flabbergasted by Mary.
Mike had a hard time seeing how a person could NOT be judged evil - in light of one's actions.
Mary tried to make the case, but failed. She appealed to the authority to a theologian that showed her that the person isn't evil. Mike flat out said the theologian was wrong and wrong for telling Mary that.
But Mary is right. WE - you and I - DO NOT get to judge people as evil. That is, if we are followers of Christ.
I attempted to call Mike to throw in my support for Mary and to point out what, I believe, she was really trying to say.
I was put on hold, but my call wasn't taken. The segement ran out of time (though two calls supporting Mike's position were taken, especially a person who cherry picked the Bible and misusing it to support judgement).
now, I only point that out not to say that I was 'ignored' (as I told the screener I was calling to support Mary) on purpose - but in a later segment, Mike made this statement about a similar topic "If you disagree, call me, I'll put you to the front of the line."
So how is Mike Gallagher evil?
I can't say. Why?
1) as a follower of Christ, we are not given AUTHORITY to judge people. NO MATTER WHAT. Ther is no case, no situation, no nothing that Jesus gives us the authority of judge a person - and calling a person EVIL is a judgement. Jesus, however, DOES give us this warning: judge not, lest ye be judged.
2) we are sinful and fallible. We are not perfect. We ALL sin and fall short, so none of us has ANY standing to judge the sins of another. We are told to be mindful of the "log" in our own eyes, before worrying about the "speck" in anothers.
3) our command, from Jesus, is to do NOTHING MORE than love. And when we turn to love and love only, we find that this requires A LOT from us. Love, as we are commanded to do, does NOT judge in any way or form.
I sent Mike and email and challenged him to find a command of Jesus that says we can and SHOULD judge people....hint: he won't find a SINGLE ONE.
Only God can judge, and when WE judge - we are telling God, move over, we know who's good/bad. We play God.
I would venture that Mike would beleive himself to be a loving person - I assume he's a Christian. However, in this case he is being UNloving and NOT following Jesus' commands to us.
Now, I like Mike Gallagher. I listen to his show when I can. However, in this case I have to severly disagree with Mike and point out that HE is wrong.
We can call an action evil, but we CANNOT JUDGE a person evil - only God can, as only God knows the heart and soul of a person.
Not me, not you, not Mike Gallagher.
Not that you'll read this Mike, but if you still believe that you are supposed, can, and have the authority to judge someone evil, I would love to discuss it with you and hope to change your mind.
justoneministries@hotmail.com
attn Chris
Love is tough, and as the blog says love is offensive - Mike, your position shows just HOW offensive love is, especially the love of Jesus.
Please reconsider you position Mike and look to Jesus for how we are to deal with evil. Love is our weapon, NOT judgement.
Judgement is God's alone - you are not God. Neither am I.
Love is our weapon against evil. Jesus commands this. Narrow (love) is the way...I hope you chose it.
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