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Christ-like forgiveness is noble and admirable...
September 22, 2025, 06:22 PM
parabellumChrist-like forgiveness is noble and admirable...
...but, sometimes, you've got to kill the sons o' bitches, and usually, it's when they don't give you any other choice.
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September 22, 2025, 06:26 PM
Ronin101Agreed.
September 22, 2025, 06:31 PM
Some ShotCan't you forgive them and still kill them?
For the common good?
September 22, 2025, 06:34 PM
TigerDoreChrist forgives those who ask for forgiveness and change their ways.
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September 22, 2025, 06:39 PM
nhtagmemberagree with Para on this 100%
September 22, 2025, 06:41 PM
12131Forgive? No problem. Just let the government carry out justice.
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September 22, 2025, 06:42 PM
Mars_AttacksI lost my ability to forgive malice a long time ago.
Mistakes are a given, I know the difference.
Malice? Never.
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Eeewwww, don't touch it!
Here, poke at it with this stick.
September 22, 2025, 06:43 PM
dsietsWhat would Charlie do?
If you want to carry on his work, I imagine we continue to seek peace and dialogue.
I don't think yet, that this is any time for fantasy fulfillment.
A Turning Point has happened. Let it progress.
September 22, 2025, 06:53 PM
wrightdContrary to popular belief among christian religions, I don't think forgiveness is a command in the non-negotiable sense, and many misinterpret the concept purposely or ignorantly, greatly oversimplifying the subject, and mentally destroy themselves in the process. Many force themselves to forgive when they're not ready, willing, or equipped to do so, thinking it's a do or die command, up to including ending up in hell themselves for not doing so. All for horrible crimes committed against them or their loved ones. It seems churches who teach that mess and shove it down their parishioners' throats are more like cults than beneficial religions. Unhealthy dogma kills.
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Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster September 22, 2025, 07:00 PM
GustoferForgiveness is reserved for the repentant.
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September 22, 2025, 07:01 PM
dsietsquote:
Originally posted by wrightd:
Contrary to popular belief among christian religions, I don't think forgiveness is a command
It's also part of the healing process.
Charlie's Wife deserves her moment and say.
I think her forgiveness pissed off our enemies even more.
Let them gnash their teeth. They'll keep exposing themselves.
September 22, 2025, 07:09 PM
LeemurEveryone else can forgive the rabid animals but I won’t. I’m not Christ-like. I’m a flawed creature and I want brutal retribution.
September 22, 2025, 07:14 PM
P220 SmudgeThis is why I brought up what I did last week about Christians taking ownership of the Kirk assassination. The advocacy for forgiveness and turning the other cheek is admirable, but the leftists would be happy to kill ALL of us, regardless of our spiritual beliefs, and it’s exactly because we aren’t leftists and nothing more. Christians don’t own this one, and they surely don’t get to tell the rest of us how we need to process it and respond. “Charlie wouldn’t” isn’t the point, here, and I say that with all the respect I have for the man, and the love of what he accomplished.
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"If the truth shall kill them, let them die.”
Endeavoring to master the subtle art of the grapefruit spoon.
September 22, 2025, 07:17 PM
tenmmAn individual can forgive a person for an act, but it does not absolve the perpetrator from judgement.
I think you have to forgive in order to move on with your life in a positive manner.
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September 22, 2025, 07:23 PM
TRIOI read earlier and wish I could give credit to the author, but I don't recall the source.
Paraphrased went something like this...
The victim can forgive in order too move on with life and have better mental health. However, society (Government) has the obligation to enforce justice and punishment.
September 22, 2025, 07:25 PM
Pipe Smokerquote:
Originally posted by dsiets:
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Charlie's Wife deserves her moment and say.
I think her forgiveness pissed off our enemies even more.
Let them gnash their teeth. They'll keep exposing themselves.
Well said. Forgiveness implies guilt.
Serious about crackers. September 22, 2025, 07:27 PM
dsietsquote:
Originally posted by wrightd:
Contrary to popular belief among christian religions, I don't think forgiveness is a command in the non-negotiable sense, and many misinterpret the concept purposely or ignorantly, greatly oversimplifying the subject, and mentally destroy themselves in the process. Many force themselves to forgive when they're not ready, willing, or equipped to do so, thinking it's a do or die command, up to including ending up in hell themselves for not doing so. All for horrible crimes committed against them or their loved ones. It seems churches who teach that mess and shove it down their parishioners' throats are more like cults than beneficial religions. Unhealthy dogma kills.
Then you all aren't Christians. Retribution is the Lord's.
And if you think you can do retribution better,
Trump got a second term. It's been less than one year and the pendulum is still swinging.
We're going to crush the left. But not by ditching Charlies values.
September 22, 2025, 07:29 PM
parabellumI'm not a Christian and I don't seek anyone's approval for my position on this or most other matters.
I wonder if you even know what I'm talking about when I started this thread.
My relationship with the Almighty is my own.
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“What sickens me about left-wing people, especially the intellectuals, is their utter ignorance of the way things actually happen.” ~ George Orwell
"That's one thing about intellectuals. They've proved that you can be absolutely brilliant and have no idea what's going on." ~ Woody Allen
September 22, 2025, 07:30 PM
AglifterFor those who think Christians are not required to forgive, read the Lord’s Prayer, along with assorted other verses.
It does not mean that we are not to support the justice system - Christ himself had no issue with a thief being crucified, even when he promised him salvation.
It simply means we are not to hate or seek vengeance.
The civil justice system is about the protection of society. It cannot be anything more.
September 22, 2025, 07:32 PM
dsietsquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
...but, sometimes, you've got to kill the sons o' bitches, and usually, it's when they don't give you any other choice.
It's not in The Lair, so I'm not sure.
ETA: Christian or Not Christian, it's a struggle.
One group shows up regularly as a bunch of sinners trying to be better, going to church. Otherwise I have the same "scorch earth" feelings. It's, I'm trying to do better.