Hate Is A Terrible Attribute

[911]

Thank you, Matrix.

The thread did better than I expected. I knew we had some posters that do have hate in their hearts and hate is a terrible thing. It’s the tool that Satan depends on for it to keep up its membership. People that have hate in their heart probably shouldn’t be posting at all, IMO. We are supposed to be a friendly bunch of people on here.

I would think if you are going to post a hateful comment, that person should just close it and even block the person who started the thread. I respect everyone’s opinion, except when it contains hate. Hate tells the world what type of person they really are. I prefer not to associate myself with those type of people. I had my suspicions about a few posters on here and at least one was confirmed.

Thanks for allowing the thread to go as far as it did.

 

[KSav]

Which thread are you referring to?

 

[hollydolly]

Which thread are you referring to?

I think it's the attempted assassination thread..

 

[Nathan]

I am glad that Matrix is willing to control the haters, otherwise having a thread bombarded with vitriol really takes the fun out of participating here.

 

[LoveTulips]

Well, I feel comfortable about talking about hate. I've been pretty up front in forums, that if anyone hurt someone in my family, I would happily hurt them in equal measure. Or any posts, where innocent bystanders in the news have been hurt, again, I am all for an eye for an eye.

 

[Warrigal]

Hatred is corrosive to the person who allows it place in their heart.

 

[Paco Dennis]

This forum provides a way to deal with people whom you find "hateful". The "ignore" function. Making personal judgements about other people usually brings that hate into your own life. Then you have to carry that around inside. I don't like that because it affects my experiences in a negative way. Instead of fighting with by being judgmental I find it works better to ignore the person, and then occasionally read some their responses to see if it is "chronic".

 

[Aunt Bea]

Personally I would rather deal with an upfront all in hater than a person with a smile on their face and hate in their heart.

The sad thing, to me, is that many valuable messages/opinions are lost by the way that they are presented.

“You can disagree without being disagreeable.”
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

 

[dilettante]

Go back and review that thread. It was dripping with hate from one political camp that was allowed to run unchallenged. It was only the restraint of the other side that kept the thread from becoming a knock down drag out fight.

 

[Remy]

I didn't go to that thread, I don't think. Anyway, I guess I missed it.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I didn’t even see the thread !

 

[papa tiger]

Most likely it is best to not associate with one.

 

[George1959]

In my opinion hate is an emotion but not a crime. It belongs more to psychology than to criminology.

 

[VintageBetter]

Thank you, Matrix.

The thread did better than I expected. I knew we had some posters that do have hate in their hearts and hate is a terrible thing. It’s the tool that Satan depends on for it to keep up its membership. People that have hate in their heart probably shouldn’t be posting at all, IMO. We are supposed to be a friendly bunch of people on here.

I would think if you are going to post a hateful comment, that person should just close it and even block the person who started the thread. I respect everyone’s opinion, except when it contains hate. Hate tells the world what type of person they really are. I prefer not to associate myself with those type of people. I had my suspicions about a few posters on here and at least one was confirmed.

Thanks for allowing the thread to go as far as it did.

Actually, if we want to quote the Bible on what “tool” Satan uses the most, and perhaps most effectviely (though that is debatable), it’s LIES.

He is called “The Father of Lies”. John 8:44 - He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Is it OK, permissable, for a believer to hate unrighteousness, injustice, liars, schemers and those who deceive others? I think that’s OK and shows discernment and maybe even wisdom.

 

[911]

Actually, if we want to quote the Bible on what “tool” Satan uses the most, and perhaps most effectviely (though that is debatable), it’s LIES.

He is called “The Father of Lies”. John 8:44 - He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Is it OK, permissable, for a believer to hate unrighteousness, injustice, liars, schemers and those who deceive others? I think that’s OK and shows discernment and maybe even wisdom.

I don’t understand the last line in your post.

 

[VintageBetter]

I don’t understand the last line in your post.

Then please look for every Bible verse that talks about Satan. OR, maybe get some books on the topic.

Aren’t Christians supposed to hate the evil, hate the darkness? Show me some Bible verse that says we’re supposed to love lies and love evil.

 

[Happyflowerlady]

One of the first things I remember my mom explaining to me as a child , was about hating. She said we should never hate another person, we were all children of the same God.
She said it was fine to hate an evil deed that the person did, but not to hate the person themself.

As @Aunt Bea mentioned, it is always possible to express your opinion about something in a respectful way and not personally attack any other person while doing that.
Especially in political threads, it seems like there are always name-callers and haters who attack rather than discuss or debate in a respectful manner. That is why Matrix had to stop allowing anything that even comes close to being political being discussed on this forum.

There are some forums where politics is discussed in an “anything goes” manner, and also others where personal attacks are not allowed, so people who want to discuss this can always find a place to do so.
I try to avoid any thread topic that looks controversial on this forum, because sometimes it seems to end up in a trash-fight and has to be closed down.
I enjoy discussions, but hate personal attacks.

 

[SeaBreeze]

Some people accuse others of what they are guilty of, like being hateful. We see a lot of that these days. Hate is just as ugly if it's passive aggressive, you can't sugar coat your hate by criticizing others. What some call hate is usually just patriotism and want for fairness and justice.

 

[VintageBetter]

I hate personal attacks too and since I don’t know anyone here in real life, it’s impossible to say I hate them.

If I find someone’s posts or comments annoying or interpret them to be personal attacks on me, I just block them. That is a feature of this site. Once you block/ignore them you can no longer see what they have written.