tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35161010.post3589656709918305637..comments2023-05-31T04:43:47.546-07:00Comments on Golden Thread: Naming "evil"?Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695779265490637939noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35161010.post-84848022677626656722007-12-03T11:44:00.000-08:002007-12-03T11:44:00.000-08:00I worry about a number of labels. They are way of...I worry about a number of labels. They are way of categorizing that allows people to take one step back from relating to others as fellow humanbeings, as fully beloved children of the Creator. They are a way of saying that the "other's" point of view or belief is of little value and as such they can be disregarded to some extent in the scheme of things. <BR/><BR/>For instance: One could name me a "liberal", a heretic, etc. By naming these, my views on many issues are discounted and yet neither of these terms fully describes who I am. There are many ways in which I am also quite "traditional" (although that traditionalism is often expressed in a different manner from most).<BR/><BR/>I think the biggest problem I have with people using the term "evil" is that many people do not truly know what they are talking about. I have only scratched the surface in my encounters with evil and have no desire for anymore encounters. I hate to see the term trivilized by being applied in cases where, at the worst, there is disagreement on certain issues or understandings of faith.<BR/><BR/>Yes, my sister took my parents into your neck of the woods. Mom and Dad stayed with one set of relatives and my sister stayed with our cousin and his wife who attend the same church as you. I wondered if she might be there on Sunday.Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695779265490637939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35161010.post-11011004074118439362007-12-02T20:32:00.000-08:002007-12-02T20:32:00.000-08:00Hate the sin, love the sinner...or it's close cous...Hate the sin, love the sinner...<BR/>or it's close cousin<BR/>hate the demon, love the demon-possessed...<BR/><BR/>Barbara Coloroso has an interesting book "Extraordinary Evil: a brief history of genocide". She makes a fascinating extension from her numerous (and good) parenting books - that genocide starts decades before with contempt for that grouping...contempt that leads to bullying beginning with individuals.<BR/><BR/>I worry when people start labelling others as 'evil' or even 'foolish' that it is really a form of "polite" bullying.<BR/><BR/>Treating someone else with contempt by labelling them, removes from them a degree of humanity. That process is one I would have no trouble calling evil.<BR/><BR/>A good post, and sadly too true.<BR/><BR/>I met your sister in our parish today, and passed personal greetings back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com