Do you deserve respect?

To overthrow Saddam is a good thing the action may be percievably wrong but the intent is good for it will save many lives.

"Speak out, even if what you have to say is unpopular"

and who is the judge of if those lives should be saved or not? god? or did god impower the people to make that choice himself, and if he did, then why is it a sin to judge. if he gave us the power to take down mass murderers, why not the common bigot? or a lying whore? now by "takedown" i dont meen kill, but with words. and that would be a sin. so if god does impower us to make "good" desicions, he would be a hypocrit in danming us to hell for juding our neighbers, because we are judging saddam. and aperantly thats ok.

"Wht cry for those that often cry? Instead, help them smile, and smile for those that smile."

Where is it written that to make a judgement is sinful?
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To overthrow Saddam is a good thing the action may be percievably wrong but the intent is good for it will save many lives.

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"Terrorist or tyrant, few may come to the Truth that both are poor choice."

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and if he did, then why is it a sin to judge.

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then why lie & decieve the people in order to do so?

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"Speak out, even if what you have to say is unpopular"

ok. guess im an idiot. i just thought that when we judge we always show things like prejiduce and that sort. and i also thought that those were sins. im wrong though. just admiting it. but i still deserve respect.

(that was me getting back on topic)

"Wht cry for those that often cry? Instead, help them smile, and smile for those that smile."

What most people don't think about is that words like judgement, discriminate, and prejudice are not inherently wrong they can be used both ways though

"Speak out, even if what you have to say is unpopular"

the average is wrong. but i had no right to assume.

"Wht cry for those that often cry? Instead, help them smile, and smile for those that smile."

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Judging is not a sin. We are supposed to judge but we are warned that we will also be judged.

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"Terrorist or tyrant, few may come to the Truth that both are poor choice."

those are not judgements. they are choices. there is a difference.

"Wht cry for those that often cry? Instead, help them smile, and smile for those that smile."

judgement
1 the ability to make considered decisions or form sensible opinions.
2 an opinion or conclusion.
3 a decision of a law court or judge.

"Speak out, even if what you have to say is unpopular"

Back on the subject of respect. Well there's a problem and the problem is that respect is a word, an idea, true respect is an emotion. Involuntary. It's not static. Respect can be gained and lost, therefore the only true respect is the respect that comes in a moment and leaves just as quickly. Do i think people walking down the street should respect me? I can only hope that they should but I understand that things i do may seem very respectable to me but be completely disgusting to others. I only hope that they respect that i am doing what i am doing and nothing more.

"Everyone is anyone at anytime."

i disagree with webster

"Wht cry for those that often cry? Instead, help them smile, and smile for those that smile."

i would have to completely agree with fin here...

"we are the music makers, and we, are the dreamers of dreams"

I have read all of the posts here, and am particulary interested in the discussions by etherealmeekle and awakenedwraith. In your prostitute vs virgin discussion, why do you speak of respecting a person based on a particular label and all the stereotypes associated with such? The reason I ask is that it seems as though Wyote said it best when he said that everyone starts on the same page, implying that any loss or gain of respect would come following interactions with the person.

"Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time"