What A Pity We Don't

​We lament the fact that people don’t debate disagreements without name calling. A gay man debates his belief against an opponent and somewhere during the exchange, the term homophobic is hurled. Another man debates an Islamic person and somewhere during the exchange, the term Islamophobic is hurled or infidel, or threats to commit violence, etc. A person honks a horn in traffic and the flash of the index finger is seen, gun shots are fired, tailgating and trying to force the other driver off the road is done in road rage. By telling drug dealers to stop selling drugs on the block, neighbors will experience gunfire, vandalism or firebombs thrown into their windows. After having problems, one group of high school students will go on line and tell the other group to meet them in a mall for a fight. A person gets fired and returns to the old job and opens fire upon former coworkers.
 
I could name more, but this is enough. There are people all over who don’t agree with what you do. However, that doesn’t mean they need to be called idiot or threaten with bodily harm. How about live and let live? God gives all men the right to make a choice. We have to respect another person right to do so, even though we don’t agree. Using violence and name calling against an opponent is wrong. Col 4:6. Eph 4:29. Just present the evidence and leave it at that. And if it isn’t accepted; walk away.