Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin?

I have heard that little maxim from my parents when it comes to homosexuality and the discussions we've had about same sex marriage.  The following article is significant because it does a nice job explaining the history behind many of the narrow views of the Evangelicals: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-dudley/evangelicals-gay-marr.... 

I plan to share it on Facebook.  I often wonder if atheists should turn the phrase on its head and say something like: Love the Believer, Debate the Belief System.

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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on October 27, 2011 at 5:00pm

Love the Believer, Debate the Belief System.

 

I like that, but I think I'll start using "love the believer, hate the belief" instead.

Permalink Reply by booklover on October 27, 2011 at 5:08pm

I like your saying Dallas.  Also, I would add stupid in front of belief, but that would just be immature of me. lol.

 

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on October 27, 2011 at 5:16pm
Well, if we're gonna go there, how about "stupid fucking belief"?
Permalink Reply by booklover on October 27, 2011 at 5:17pm
Okay!!!!   I REALLY like that saying! :)
Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on October 27, 2011 at 5:25pm
That's the value of teamwork!
Permalink Reply by booklover on October 27, 2011 at 8:46pm
Go team Atheist! lol ;)
Permalink Reply by AtheistTech on October 27, 2011 at 5:35pm
Why not hate them?
Permalink Reply by booklover on October 27, 2011 at 8:47pm
Actually I do hate a lot of them.  Or at least dislike intensely.
Permalink Reply by AtheistTech on October 28, 2011 at 11:26am
Doesn't hate come from being wronged? Have they done anything to you personally that would cause you to hate them?
Permalink Reply by booklover on October 28, 2011 at 1:08pm
Actually I don't think hate only comes from being wronged.  I hate white-supremesists (sp?) even though they haven't personally done anything to me. I hate bigots, etc.  I don't go around thinking about how I hate people or anything.  Since you brought up the question in what was actually just light-hearted banter it seems you are trying to start any arguement?  I'll just say I hate people who do horrible injustices to me, my family, or any other innocent person for no good reason.  I dislike confrontations, so I'll just let it go @ that.   Have a good weekend!
Permalink Reply by AtheistTech on October 28, 2011 at 1:24pm
Nope, not wanting to argue. I agree with your views.
Permalink Reply by Victoria Vann on April 23, 2012 at 3:37pm

People are supposed to love God more than anything else because he is the Father, the creator who brought you into this world. Nothing and no one comes before him, so it's perfectly normal to love someone and still hate what they do. The fear of Hell is annoyingly strong in believers (you can tell I've been imersed in this junk), but I see the look in their eye when they tell me such things and I know they only care about their God and easing their conscience. That's it. Everything else is secondary or doesn't matter.

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