Growing up Christian I heard that a variety of ideas, positions, and practices are incompatible with Christianity, such as:
voting for Democrats
pacifism
veganism
animal rights activism
pro-choice
feminism
anti-war
pro-LGBTQIA rights
liberation theology
Philosophy (yes, as a discipline)
Rock music
I accept some of the things on this list, I don't accept others, but that's not the point. The point is:
If you insist that certain things are incompatible with Christianity, you better be damn well sure that you're right. Because when you force a person to choose between two beloved concepts, you may not like the one they choose to stand by.
Depending on which household, you can also invert all of these.
ReplyDeleteAnd I completely agree with your point. Just noting the list isn't restricted to one side or another.
Oh, absolutely! And I'm sure it's true in other ideological "houses" as well.
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