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[Troy Spiral (13)]

Im not sure if you can have two emotions at >exactly

Hell half the reason i think i found a few people intresting, was that they were alternately pissing me off and endearing themselves to me. Two girls in particular im thinking of , if they were just "nice people" i probably would have found fairly boring due to them having virtually nothing to talk about other than the constant re-flaring drama.

(something im much more atune to now and do not often get snagged in for very long)

[Marblez]

By the way, this isn't the religion forum. But I have to roll my eyes at the "being Christian doesn't allow me to feel hate" piety.

May be true for people particular to this discussion, and if so, I apologize and feel free to exclude yourself from the kind of example I'm about to give.

But the world is rife with examples of how the "hate the sin, love the sinner" hypocrisy allows for plenty of examples of just how deeply Christians feel hate for others. Just one pleasant example: GodHatesFags.com, the former home of the "Matthew Shepherd has been in Hell for _____ days" counter.

I'm a lot more able to buy into the argument, "I don't feel hate because I, as a person, have chosen to live beyond hate" than "I don't feel hate 'cause I'm a Christian and the Bible tells me not to."

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I found an excellent article which focuses on hatred in the life of a christian here:

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Books,%20Tr...s_hate_life.htm

It points out that hate is an allowable emotion, but it is the acts that are hated rather than the individual that is performing them. I will point out that yes, I am much more tolerant in my christianity, perhaps less devout than I should be. I am guilty of items listed in the "what god hates' arena. I am not perfect and never will be.

But I still do not hate people. I may be "capable" of it as stated in the part where I said that if someone were to hurt my son.... but as a principle I choose not to hate because it is just not part of my life, which is based on christian values.

Referring back to the topic, yes, it is very possible to feel love for someone and dislike what they stand for and the actions that they choose to make.