I am baffled at the amount
of Christians who are so easily offended. Recently I had occasion to comment on
a post. In the post (it was a picture with words attached) it implied that a
certain person was definitely guilty of something. I decided that I had seen
enough of this kind of post that literally assumed guilt because someone else
thought it was funny to make the assumption with their picture, and felt I wanted to speak up on the targets
behalf.
Well, wouldn’t you know
it. My comment about the guilty/not guilty
assumption raised someone’s ire. They
took offense and left me bewildered because of it.
What right do we have to be
offended at someone else’s opinion or beliefs? We certainly have the right to
disagree with another’s stance, but to take a personal affront to the beliefs
of another speaks to something else entirely. It’s as if we’ve adopted the type
of selfish mindset that expects everyone to shape their every thought and
response to what we’ve chosen to believe.
Who are we to assume that
our opinions hold more value than those of another? In reality, each of us
possesses the equal right to believe as we wish. We may not agree on faith or
politics or a million other things, but we can be centered enough to realize
that differing opinions are not a call for anger and harsh actions.
Even so, some feel it is
their right to incite us to anger—or to be incited to anger themselves. If
we’re honest, we sometimes take the stance that our taking offense is a
spiritual posture—one of speaking truth, combating lies and championing What Is
Right. This may be true or it may not be, but in the words of Paul, if we have
not love, we are “nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:2).
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