Thread:Keplers/@comment-25593032-20150107174755

I don't mean to be rude, or condescending, or anything in between. I'm just offering fruit for thought. In the word Christian, you find the word, Christ. Christ is the center of Christian belief. Christ said, "If you love me, keep my commandments." He also said, "A new command I give [unto] you: Love one another." I just feel like Christ would have reached out to, and accepted, everyone - regardless of sex, gender, ethnicity, or belief - even if the person he is reaching out to was, or is, wrong.

At the time of Christ, many people believed that diseases and afflictions were caused by sin. Why would Christ reach out to the sinners? Remember that he healed the 10 lepers, even though he knew that only one would say thanks. He spent his ministry with his disciples knowing that one of them would betray him. Yet, he still graced Judas with his presence.

Again, I'm not accusing you of anything, or trying to be condescending, or mean, or snobbish. As a disciple of Christ, wouldn't he want you and I to be accepting of Mad's proposal, because it's something that deeply matters to Mad? I believe that Christ loves everyone, including Mad. I feel like I'm ranting, I don't want to offend anyone. Am I right to think this way?

- Packy, the wild Packachoo 