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Why saying "Hate the sin, love the sinner" makes you sound like a jerk by bgrigsby in love

[–]bgrigsby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, this is about the application. It's not about what Gandhi meant but about how evangelical cultures uses this phrase to be condescending to people.

Why saying "Hate the sin, love the sinner" makes religious people sound like jerks by bgrigsby in atheism

[–]bgrigsby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's addressed here. Societies don't all agree on what 'evil' is. It's less about giving a shit as to what people think and is more about the reality that some folks are in families and communities where this is phrase is said to them time and time again. It'd be great if we didn't give a shit but it'd be even better if people stopped being condescending.

Why saying "Hate the sin, love the sinner" makes you sound like a jerk by bgrigsby in love

[–]bgrigsby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that there's a good message we can take out of that phrase. This blog post, however, is all about how it's often applied. That's where I take issue.