YES! It sure is!
2007-03-16 18:13:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yea right, I am REALLY talking about murder here. Do you have any common sense at all?
2007-03-16 18:20:12 · update #1
Oh yea I am suppose to love child molesters? Get real! I guess common sense went out when the bible came in.
2007-03-16 18:26:45 · update #2
Strictly speaking, child molestation isn't a sin -- it's a crime. There's a difference. Crime is defined by human law, while sin is defined (we're told) by god.
Coincidentally, god has the only cure for sin and it can only be dispensed via religion. How very convenient for the churches.
But to answer your question.
"Hate the sin but love the sinner" falls on my ears as pure canting hypocrisy. Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"* is a good illustration of how pious people achieve this goal.
And yes, of course it's also bigotry -- because certain sins are classed as unacceptable (e.g., homosexuality) while others are considered forgiven (e.g., adultery, cheating on your income tax, lying to children, rigging elections, et cetera).
2007-03-17 04:47:24 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
Bigotry: intolerance toward people who hold different views, especially on matters of politics, religion, or ethnicity
Sin isn't a person. It's not a group of people. It is an action, a feeling, a thought, or an emotion. You cannot be bigoted toward that. Bigotry applies to humans alone.
But it's nice to see that you are so open minded that you answered your own question already and you really aren't interested in our opinions at all.
2007-03-17 01:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
hate the act of murder, not the one that committed it.
excellent example of this was just last summer in Penn. when the Amish lost a few kids in a shooting. Did they wish pain and suffering on the man? No, they forgave him instantly, but they put down the act of murder, as a vial act. I would not consider a Amish person, the highest form of true religion in the USA as a bigot.
2007-03-17 01:18:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
definition: intolerance toward people who hold different views, especially on matters of politics, religion, or ethnicity.
Going by this definition no, is says person, so yes you can love a sinner and hate the sin.
2007-03-17 01:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by A Gabbi 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Fine, call me a bigot because I hate child-molestation.
2007-03-17 01:24:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes... love the sinner is an oxymoron, hate the sin is an excuse.
Kinda like saying "I hate you,* just kidding*." (they are not kidding...)
2007-03-17 01:20:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Why is it bigotry to hate sin?
2007-03-17 01:16:27 · answer #7 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
yes.
2007-03-17 01:15:59 · answer #8 · answered by kauriousgeorge 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋