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Old 12-23-2004, 01:50 AM   #51 (permalink)
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Wow, it's interesting to see how far this topic has gone. I'll add my two cents.

Here is how I see it:
A church is God's house. A priest is there as God's representative. What the priest did, in asking the disabled man to be removed, goes against the second most important commandment: Love your neighbor as yourself. If you were in that young man's shoes, wouldn't you desire compassion from others? Understanding? I think so. This priest, by insisting that the young man be removed, showed a definite lack of both. Everyone has the right to be in God's house--everyone, even bums, even drunkards. It's not up to us to discriminate so, for we are all equal in the eyes of God, and he is the one who judges.

After all, Jesus did say, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."

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