An Offended Nation

[gloryseeker]

What do you think about how everybody gets offended at everything?

From a secular standpoint all you hear on the news is how the comments of another have offended them and that they should apologies....I say, "Grow up!" While it may be true that people have said stupid things don't get offended over it.

On the spiritual side people leave churches, break relationships, and live in offense when the Bible is very clear that we are not supposed to be offended. Of course, it is impossible to live without the opportunity to get offended, but we control what we hold on to.

For me I think people should get a grip on life and quit being so sensitive...what do you think?

[RevDWW]

This is what comes from intellectual and emotional socialism. Try'n to make everything fair and equal. For that to really happen we'd all have to be exactly the same.

Even Jesus said "the poor you have always"....seems He understood life is not always "fair".

[ILG]

Originally Posted by gloryseeker

What do you think about how everybody gets offended at everything?

From a secular standpoint all you hear on the news is how the comments of another have offended them and that they should apologies....I say, "Grow up!" While it may be true that people have said stupid things don't get offended over it.

On the spiritual side people leave churches, break relationships, and live in offense when the Bible is very clear that we are not supposed to be offended. Of course, it is impossible to live without the opportunity to get offended, but we control what we hold on to.

For me I think people should get a grip on life and quit being so sensitive...what do you think?

Yes, I think it's gone too far in this country.

[Cindy]

Yes, I have been thinking about that a little lately.

[jaxfam6]

Originally Posted by ILG

Yes, I think it's gone too far in this country.

it is not just this country. the muslims are always offended about something somewhere in the world. America certainly does not have a corner on the offended market. the Jews were offended at the term swine flu. the Mexicans were offended at a fast food commercial.

I am offended at EVERYTHING. =)

[FaithtoFaith]

Originally Posted by gloryseeker

What do you think about how everybody gets offended at everything?

From a secular standpoint all you hear on the news is how the comments of another have offended them and that they should apologies....I say, "Grow up!" While it may be true that people have said stupid things don't get offended over it.

On the spiritual side people leave churches, break relationships, and live in offense when the Bible is very clear that we are not supposed to be offended. Of course, it is impossible to live without the opportunity to get offended, but we control what we hold on to.

For me I think people should get a grip on life and quit being so sensitive...what do you think?

Not to go off on the usual rant about what's wrong with the world --- but we are a consumer culture, owed the world, and spoiled brats that have no clue about personal accountability. We use tort law as our judge, finding negligence in all things, instead of chalking some things up as part of living in this old world. If your child was struck tragically by a car after running in the street -- instead of mourning with grief, we want to sue the pants off the guy in the SUV. It would be absurd for us not too. It's expected. If I spill coffee on myself, it's the restaurants fault for not fully protecting me. Everyone's fault. Everyone... but ME. Being easily offended is just part of that nasty syndrome.

[FaithtoFaith]

Originally Posted by jaxfam6

it is not just this country. the muslims are always offended about something somewhere in the world. America certainly does not have a corner on the offended market. the Jews were offended at the term swine flu. the Mexicans were offended at a fast food commercial.

I am offended at EVERYTHING. =)

The Muslims play our sensitivity card against us. They laugh at our PC squirming. We shoot bullets, and shout apologies while they are flying. They don't need an anti-missile system, they just need guilt trips, public "I'm offended" statements, and a vulnerable Western culture. I highly recommend Mark Steyn's "America Alone."

[gloryseeker]

Originally Posted by jaxfam6

it is not just this country. the muslims are always offended about something somewhere in the world. America certainly does not have a corner on the offended market. the Jews were offended at the term swine flu. the Mexicans were offended at a fast food commercial.

I am offended at EVERYTHING. =)

I agree, it's not limited to any single element. Everyone gets offended. Christians are offended, Muslims are offended, women are offended, minorities are offended, politicians are offended, various cultures are offended etc. It is a never ending cycle of being offended. Shawn Hannity is even offended

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by FaithtoFaith

The Muslims play our sensitivity card against us. They laugh at our PC squirming. We shoot bullets, and shout apologies while they are flying. They don't need an anti-missile system, they just need guilt trips, public "I'm offended" statements, and a vulnerable Western culture. I highly recommend Mark Steyn's "America Alone."

I always wondered why I never heard back about my comedy screenplay. Would the scene where a guy dressed as Allah is chasing a rotund prophet Muhammad in Benny Hill-Fast motion style, to over the top?
You KNOW that a show like Family Guy wouldn't hesitate to show Jesus and the Apostle Peter in a similar scene.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Being offended is one thing-- what we do with the offense, our response to the offense, is what separates the adults from the children.


Should unadulterated truth always trump our regard for "the common good" of mankind?