I just wrote something on Griper's blog that sounded like it could be another post. I thought I might repeat it here for those of you who visit me that may or may not also visit Griper. I wrote it in response to a Christmas Poem Griper posted by George R Sims. I guess it's called "Christmas Day in the Workhouse". Griper entitled his post "Christmas of Long Ago". It is a poem about the Hypocrisy of doing good deeds for the wrong reasons, while not having any real love in one's heart.
Many people have decided not to go to church because they have seen Hypocrisy there. In response to this, I've heard it said "Just because the mouse is in the cookie jar, this does not make him a cookie.", so also "Just because someone goes to church, this does not make him a true Christian."
Since I tend to interpret a lot of things on Blogs Politically, I felt moved to add that Just because someone is a Republican, this does not mean that he necessarily cares about the poor.; or put another way, Just because someone is a Republican, this doesn't mean that he's a rich snob that does not care about the poor.
But then again, perhaps this same thing could be said about the Democrats as well. Just because someone is a Democrat, this does not mean that he necessarily cares about the poor., nor does it mean that he doesn't care and is controlling or lazy.
Griper seemed to think that I was changing the subject from Christmas to Politics, yet what is true in every day life is also true in Politics. Christmas is about love for our fellow man and this includes love for those who have different opinions than ourselves within Politics.
We are to love without Hypocrisy. This means doing it for the right reasons and it also means not judging those around us. There are several verses that come to mind in relation to this. I have listed some of them below...
"1) Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2) For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Matthew 7:1-2, NIV
"21) You, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22) You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23) You who brag about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?" Romans 2:21-23, NIV
"3) So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God's judgment?" Romans 3:3, NIV
"41) Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42) How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite; first take the plank out of your eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." Luke 6:41-42, NIV
Getting back to the Political side of this, some Democrats care more about either control or the desire to be taken care of and some Republicans are guilty, just as they have been accused, of caring only for the well being of the rich and not the poor. We need to be careful, though, that we do not Stereo Type each other. Some Republicans do care and others do not and the same exact thing can be said about the Democrats.
It does no good to deny the Hypocrisy and Selfishness that can exist on both sides. We all need to ask God continually to search our hearts and purify us of all wrong motives.
It does no good to Stereo Type. It does no good to behave in ways that justify these Stereo Types. It does no good to judge and point fingers. It does no good to scream and vent our anger. It does no good to refuse to compromise on anything at all.
This comment is aimed at who ever is listening. Republicans; Democrats; I'm talking to both of you! Would you please both just knock it off!!
Fortunately, there are good and sincere people in both parties and these are the ones who need to work together for the good of the whole country and all of mankind.
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Judging, pointing fingers, screaming, venting, stereotyping..seem to lead to
lack of compromise..and are inate
behavior for pre-schoolers. IMO,
we behave this way because of our own strong beliefs and the frustration of having them rejected by others. Thus black/white reasoning. To even consider gray areas, there are those who cry 'moral relativism'.
So, even logical factual argument is ignored, less we show any 'weakness' in our stance.
So, I dunno, it must be very important to us, huh? There is some humor to see the right arguing furiously with themselves and the left vehemently castigating each other over
'purity'. Do you suppose when we can get along with 'our side' we will be able to reasonably get along with the 'other side'? :)
You make good points here, Lista.
I visited another post about Christmas, and a commenter calling herself "Angry Democrat" came in and was extremely rude. It's awful that people cary around such horrendous anger. It destroys the soul and has no benefit whatsoever.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours, and may your Christmas be extremely well blessed!
Good points BB,
We all seem to be bent on arguing with whomever don't we.
Thanks for dropping by, Gayle, and for your kind remarks.
ahhh a beautiful Christmas eve it be. it may be raining somewhere or snowing but it remains a day of beauty to those of kind hearts. and i be lucky to have such friends as i see here who have hearts as this.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to each of you.
Griper,
I hope that that doesn't mean that those who are stressed do not have kind hearts, cause I feel quite stressed at this time of year. I have for years. My kind heart finds much more freedom to express goodness at a less stressful time of year. Christmas is not my best time, but it will all be over soon. It's snowing again. I hope that this doesn't hinder people's travel too much.
It is unfortunate, but very common, that our emotional attachement to our ideology leads us logical fallacy . I was reminded of this of late when a local store owner was killed on the icy highway. He was 80 something, but
both beloved and reviled. Huh?
He was uber-conservative, a John Birch leader: everything was a communist conspiracy (including president Eisenhower), any government at any level was 'collectivism' to be feared and hated. Social security, medicare, welfare were handouts, a misuse of our taxpayer money. So,
many people boycotted his store in disagreement. But, the old guy was the nicest person, polite, friendly and generous...he had that wonderful attribute of being able to laugh at himself. (!) And so, his funeral will be the largest group of diverse locals.
His logical fallacy, IMO was that
the very things he derided, SS, medicare, etc were what made his living..he ran a drug store and his many customers were as old as he...the 'collectivist' government
provided him a nice living. Yes, this weather is hard. In addition to the subject fellow, a young girl froze to death walking in blizzard; my oldest daughter and family spent 72 hours driving across passes, sitting in airports, missing flights, renting cars and sliding around all the way from here to Cinncinati, getting there at 4AM Christmas Day. Now we have avalanches...heh pretty soon we'll be as bad as California! :)
Hi BB,
Thanks for commenting. Like is true far too often, I'm short on time right now, so I will respond a little more tomorrow. Got to run.
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