There was a web site that I can't find but recall seeing some time back.
Basically, it was a Christian site that was designed to allow Christians to apologize to nonChristians. (If anyone can give the site, I would appreciate it).
They were apologies like this:
I'm sorry that I judged you so harshly, when I barely even knew you.
I'm sorry that I was so disrespectful to you about your religion.
So, because this is Christian and NonChristian space, I thought an ethical and moral thing to do is to start a thread where we can clear the air of any hard feelings, or apologize for acting inappropriately.
A Christian once said that he thought it was unfair that the Christians were the ones to apologize, and didn't want to open the door to being blamed for everything.
However, as one who has been really turned off by the Christian Church because of many churches kicking out gay members, because Pat Robertson blamed gay people for 9/11, because conservative Christians once said that AIDS was God's Judgement, etc., I didn't feel the opportunity to attack, and say, "Yeah! You were wrong!" I felt healing for the first time. I had hope for the first time.
So, I wanted to start a thread where we can offer our apologies to foster healing.
I'm sorry that sometimes, I let my passion for my faith be steered by emotion occasionally, and allow myself to believe that I am right, and the conservative is wrong. I'm sorry that sometimes I forget that some people who flame me, insult me, or offend me, intentionally or not, are loved by God also, equally. I'm sorry I upset allhart, who thought my post was directed at him, when it was recalling some verbally abusive and vulgar Christians from another board, and how their witness was far from loving.
I'm sorry, when speaking of the Gospel accounts of the Pharisees, for offending anyone who is Jewish. In my opinion, the Pharisees are akin to Christian televangelists today who are eventually exposed for the frauds that they are.
And I'm sorry for any snide comment I may have made to anyone out of anger, out of revenge, out of smarminess, with the intent to harm. I wasn't loving my neighbor, and that was wrong.
Basically, it was a Christian site that was designed to allow Christians to apologize to nonChristians. (If anyone can give the site, I would appreciate it).
They were apologies like this:
I'm sorry that I judged you so harshly, when I barely even knew you.
I'm sorry that I was so disrespectful to you about your religion.
So, because this is Christian and NonChristian space, I thought an ethical and moral thing to do is to start a thread where we can clear the air of any hard feelings, or apologize for acting inappropriately.
A Christian once said that he thought it was unfair that the Christians were the ones to apologize, and didn't want to open the door to being blamed for everything.
However, as one who has been really turned off by the Christian Church because of many churches kicking out gay members, because Pat Robertson blamed gay people for 9/11, because conservative Christians once said that AIDS was God's Judgement, etc., I didn't feel the opportunity to attack, and say, "Yeah! You were wrong!" I felt healing for the first time. I had hope for the first time.
So, I wanted to start a thread where we can offer our apologies to foster healing.
I'm sorry that sometimes, I let my passion for my faith be steered by emotion occasionally, and allow myself to believe that I am right, and the conservative is wrong. I'm sorry that sometimes I forget that some people who flame me, insult me, or offend me, intentionally or not, are loved by God also, equally. I'm sorry I upset allhart, who thought my post was directed at him, when it was recalling some verbally abusive and vulgar Christians from another board, and how their witness was far from loving.
I'm sorry, when speaking of the Gospel accounts of the Pharisees, for offending anyone who is Jewish. In my opinion, the Pharisees are akin to Christian televangelists today who are eventually exposed for the frauds that they are.
And I'm sorry for any snide comment I may have made to anyone out of anger, out of revenge, out of smarminess, with the intent to harm. I wasn't loving my neighbor, and that was wrong.
