Account completely gone. Sianara. Hasta la pasta. I will not be sad to never hear from you again.
Launching attacks on my beloved Sex & the City was one thing. Disagreeing on the nature of relationships was another. But in the past weeks I have read things in those forums that were no less than despicable. Posts filled with complete and utter hatred.
Getting a good laugh and perhaps upping my blood pressure over my peanut butter & jelly lunch was one thing. But after the things I've read in the past few days, it's not just about not logging on for a few days. It's about having absolutely, positively nothing to do with that website. What a way to destroy one's faith in your fellow Catholics.
It's okay to have different viewpoints. Actually, it's more than okay, it is WONDERFUL to have different viewpoints. And it's okay to share them. And it's downright fabulous to agree to disagree. Spice up life a little. But when personal attacks are being waged, when hateful words are being swapped, when lies are laid out on the table, when closed minds are boarding up shop even more and making room by spewing out more hateful words, there is no room for God.
How interesting that a website devoted to helping Catholics find love has so much room on its site for completely removing that essential element of love for neighbor.
There is enough sorrow and suffering, enough hatred and sin in this world today. There's no reason to add to it. And certainly no reason to spend an hour of my day reading such material.
You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith!-- or pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene
No comments:
Post a Comment