Some Anti Name-Calling Folks...

[Agape4Robin]

I'm the one who's the time waster....and I am wasting my time and my "breath".
I'm tired of dealing with you people!
:wave2:

 

[Ninjashadow]

He said, "They are small." He called them small. He called them a name.

Yes, he labled them, but that is different than being malicious. On the same token, you could say that calling someone blonde, because they are in fact blonde, is calling them a name.

 

[Emo]

The truth hurts.

A homo should be called a faggot or vice-versa.

An alcoholic should be called a drunkard or vice-versa.

A killer should be called a murderer or vice-versa.

A liar should be called a liar.

An idolater should be called an idolater.

An adulterer should be called an adulterer.

A fool should be called an idiot or vice-versa.

A moron should be called a dumby or vice-versa.

The list goes on.....

I wouldn't use any of these terms unless there was enough evidence to base my claim.

Let the truth be told!

 

[Imrahil]

I'm the one who's the time waster....and I am wasting my time and my "breath".
I'm tired of dealing with you people!
:wave2:

Oh come on! The discussion just started and you're already quitting? :sigh:

 

[Ninjashadow]

I'll carry on for her Imra, though I'm not quite sure what the two of you were discussing. Can you catch me up?

 

[Agape4Robin]

Oh come on! The discussion just started and you're already quitting? :sigh:

Sarcasm.....nice.

 

[Imrahil]

Sarcasm.....nice.

No sarcasm. I thought you were done and I was wondering why you were leaving. Nothing malevolent.

 

[Imrahil]

I'll carry on for her Imra, though I'm not quite sure what the two of you were discussing. Can you catch me up?

I'm not sure if she is done but basically she stated that judging or name-calling is wrong and I believe it is justified and appropriate at times.

 

[Agape4Robin]

No sarcasm. I thought you were done and I was wondering whyyou were leaving. Nothing malevolent.

Ok, fine.
Why are you trying to defend your position that it's ok to call names?
Do you call black people, niggers?
Do you call a sexually promiscuous person a whore?
Do you call Jews, kikes?
Do you call a child born out of wedlock a bastard?

Where does the line get drawn?

 

[Ninjashadow]

Ok, fine.
Why are you trying to defend your position that it's ok to call names?
Do you call black people, niggers?
Do you call a sexually promiscuous person a whore?
Do you call Jews, kikes?
Do you call a child born out of wedlock a bastard?

Where does the line get drawn?

I know this is directed at Imra, but...

No, never
Not usually
No, never
No, but I call my friend that all the time
I would say, to start with, racial slurs.

 

[Emo]

Oh, I forgot one or two.

A jerk should be called a jerk.

A whore should be called a slut, hooker, or tramp, whatever works for you.

 

[Crow]

Ok, fine.
Why are you trying to defend your position that it's ok to call names?
Do you call black people, niggers?
Do you call a sexually promiscuous person a whore?
Do you call Jews, kikes?
Do you call a child born out of wedlock a bastard?

Where does the line get drawn?

Of the four examples you list, only one has anything to do with the person in question's actions.

A whore is a whore. Just as a liar is a liar and a thief is a thief. Their own behavior makes them unsavory.

 

[SOTK]

You guys are arguing semantics. Just about any word or term can be derogatory in nature. It boils down to intent. Jesus' warning of comitting adultery from the heart comes to mind. Sometimes the intent is easy to read and see and other times it is not. If Chileice says his intent was not to be mean with the word or term he used, I have to believe him, however, I agree with WA that the word Chileice used could easily be used as a derogatory remark. As I said, it boils down to intent.

 

[Ninjashadow]

You guys are arguing semantics. Just about any word or term can be derogatory in nature. It boils down to intent. Jesus' warning of comitting adultery from the heart comes to mind. Sometimes the intent is easy to read and see and other times it is not. If Chileice says his intent was not to be mean with the word or term he used, I have to believe him, however, I agree with WA that the word Chileice used could easily be used as a derogatory remark. As I said, it boils down to intent.

That's what I've been trying to say. I don't think that Chileice had the intent of name calling. "You people" can even come across as derogatory.

 

[Agape4Robin]

Of the four examples you list, only one has anything to do with the person in question's actions.

A whore is a whore. Just as a liar is a liar and a thief is a thief. Their own behavior makes them unsavory.

Your intent is to be demeaning and hateful.
So, what does that make you?

 

[Imrahil]

Ok, fine.
Why are you trying to defend your position that it's ok to call names?
Do you call black people, niggers?
Do you call a sexually promiscuous person a whore?
Do you call Jews, kikes?
Do you call a child born out of wedlock a bastard?

Where does the line get drawn?

Others are already dealing with this ridiculous line of reasoning so I'd like to go back to the original question that you are still avoiding.

 

[Crow]

Your intent is to be demeaning and hateful.
So, what does that make you?

Someone who has rightly judged that whoring is wrong.

 

[Agape4Robin]

Someone who has rightly judged that whoring is wrong.

So you care more about being right than trying to reach a lost person with the gospel?

 

[Crow]

What makes you think that being tolerant of wicked behavior brings people to Christ?

 

[Agape4Robin]

What makes you think that being tolerant of wicked behavior brings people to Christ?

How is treating a person with respect interpreted as being tolerant?