I need to tell you that I too have had to deal with abuse /
wrong behavior in the church.
Not exact matches
I find it instructive to look at the specifics of Edwards» predicament, and the curious decision to prosecute
in a federal court what was, while morally inexcusable, private
behavior involving chiefly the
wronging of a spouse.
If, like me, you work
in a field that made the
wrong end of this list and you're wondering how to tell if a certain colleague you suspect might be a psychopath actually is, here's a handy checklist of psychopathic traits and
behaviors to help you decide.
This week's jittery
behavior by REITs (real - estate investment trusts) is the latest scene
in an eternal tragedy of investing: When too many people want to own something all at once for the
wrong reasons, they will almost certainly end up sorry they bought it at all.
I'm just pointing out that facets of religion are used
in many aspects of growing up to teach morality and right from
wrong and teach a society
behavior.
Our
behavior in society and how humans judge «right» and «
wrong» is based
in the culture
in which we are raised.
If people took you literally, we could allow lesbain
behavior (not actually
wrong in the Leviticus passages).
It is possible that a person recognizes that that which he did is
wrong and nonetheless find himself
in a situation of dependence psychologically, economically, physically or of another nature that does not allow him to promise truthfully that
in the future he will avoid a particular immoral
behavior.
If you profess to be a Christian and still believe that this kind of
behavior is acceptable
in God's eyes you're listening to the
wrong Spirit.
There are some issues that get all the attention because different societies view some
behavior as
wrong while other are ok with it (e.g. role of women
in the society, same se.x relationships, etc.).
believe that this kind of
behavior is acceptable
in God's eyes you're listening to the
wrong Spirit.
Attach a Christian - sounding description to the bully's
behavior (admonishing, instruction, correction and so on), and a Christian title to the bully (pastor, teacher, elder, deacon, «our beloved brother
in Christ» or whatever) and suddenly they can almost do no
wrong.
I think religion promotes this
behavior by teaching people that somehow it is better to maintain your faith
in something at all costs than admit you're
wrong when the evidence doesn't support your view.
It is a riff on the problems I've seen
in people
in leadership roles that I have no other way to interpret but as them demonstrating sociopathological
behaviors — no apparent conscience touched by issues of right /
wrong, no apparent compassion and empathy for others who are suffering or how their own abusive actions induce suffering.
There is absolutely nothing that Dr. Craig can s — can say against their
behavior,
in moral terms, apart from his own faith - based claim that they're praying to the
wrong God.
The one time it was investigated, the DA, after police were
in the next room when Sandusky apologized for his «
wrong»
behavior, said there wasn't enough evidence, and then he went missing and has never been found.
Admission of hypocrisy and the expressed desire to turn away from the
wrong action are sufficient prerequisites to correct similar
behavior in others.
I also think that your examle of adultery is good
in this discussion; it's a
behavior in which it can be hard to distinguish who is right and who is
wrong, where is the most harm being done.
There is nothing
wrong in principle with examining human
behavior in market transactions
in some separation from human
behavior in political or religious activities.
Well if everything a process, why is it not a process to act out
wrong but its a process to act out
in right
behavior?
Don't get me
wrong, I still love you for who you are, but I will concede my values
in order to make you feel better about your
behavior.
Furthermore, if we tell unbelievers that they need to change their
behavior in order to come to church or fit
in with other believers, they may get the
wrong idea that becoming a Christian requires changing
behavior, which it does not.
It's interesting to think about morals and how we are such moral creatures.There are very few conversations, especially when the subject is about a particular
behavior in ourselves or others, that don't involve a value judgement.We're even willing to bend the rules as to what is right /
wrong... sometimes stealing and lying can be good things....
Even
in this unacceptable expression of rejection is there some core human rationale
in there that is saying this type of
behavior or life choice is just
wrong so stop it or I will make you stop.
I find it fascinating now to sit back and watch Christians go off on how Mormons are like THIS or THAT... they tend to be
wrong, and when they are right, they are condemning Mormons for a
behavior they themselves partake
in.
Other times, they may be aware their
behavior is
wrong (although they are less likely to see it as abusive) and simply think they have to act that way to remain part of the dysfunctional system they are
in.
Or the pair of evangelical professors who wrote an article
in The New York Times, criticizing evangelical leaders for their «rejection of knowledge» and for embracing «discredited, ridiculous and even dangerous ideas» — such as believing that homosexual
behavior is sinful and that Darwin was
wrong.
I think two of the biggest fears of accepting the Lord and truly following His ways, are we are shown how our
behavior is
wrong and that we need to give up some things
in our lives.
Only
in Jesus do we see the reflection of what God is really like, and
in any way that the God of the Old Testament is at odds with the God revealed
in Jesus Christ, the God of the Old Testament is
wrong, and / or the Bible wrongly attributes actions and
behavior to God.
We all have problems and weaknesses, but the Lord makes it clear
in the Bible that the
behavior is
wrong.
But «not judging»
in that sense is fully compatible with insisting that certain
behavior is
wrong.
Correct me if I am
wrong, but I could swear he was talking about parents correcting unwanted
behavior in their children, not with anyone else's.
For a particular
behavior to be considered evil, the person committing the act must be
in a position to knowingly make a moral choice between doing something
wrong and doing something right, choosing the bad action over the good.
We see it play out every time Mark Driscoll engages
in bullying
behavior and those who call it out as
wrong are shamed for not extending more grace to the famous pastor.
Well, when someone suggests that their religion is the «only correct» religion, and all others are
wrong and all people who don't agree with them have some sort of punish coming, and when it's a fact that not all people
in the world are even aware of their religion... we should be fairly intolerant of that type of
behavior.
Let us not be idiots for once
in our life, we even punish our kids when there is something
wrong with their
behavior.
I had no idea a blog post written tongue -
in - cheek about whether women should marry attractive men or not would create such a furor — Jezebel thinks I'm blaming women for men's bad
behavior (I'm not); Rush Limbaugh thinks I'm a militant feminist (wow, is he ever
wrong, but I already knew that about him); the ladies of «The View» debated it; Shannon Devereaux Sanford interviewed me for her show, Shannon's Corner on WTBQ
in New Jersey; the podcast «The Bold and the Beautiful» talked about the column (they called me a «great» columnist!)
Education during pregnancy rarely has anything serious to do with breastfeeding, and since breastfeeding is perceived by most pre-parenthood women to be a natural, instinctive thing instead of a learned
behavior (on both mom & baby's part) if it doesn't go absolutely perfectly from the first moments they may feel something is
wrong with THEM and clam up about it while quietly giving the baby the hospital - offered bottle along with the bag of formula samples they give out «just
in case» even if you explicitly tell them you're breastfeeding (which was my experience with my firstborn
in 2004 and one of the many highly informed reasons I chose to birth my next two at home).
In a steady voice, explain to your child that hitting, biting, kicking, and other aggressive
behaviors are
wrong.
As you reflect on your own parenting style, think of it like this: it's never a question of whether your style is right or
wrong, but whether it's currently working to create the
behavior you want to see
in your child.
Many five - year - olds will point out things that they see as different or
wrong in others»
behavior and appearance.
So while it's important to take immediate action so your teen understands her
behavior was
wrong, it's also important to work on strategies that will reduce the likelihood that it will happen again
in the future.
In fact, you might be instilling in them that showing these warning signs is the wrong thing to do, and in the future they might just skip them and go straight to aggressive behavior mod
In fact, you might be instilling
in them that showing these warning signs is the wrong thing to do, and in the future they might just skip them and go straight to aggressive behavior mod
in them that showing these warning signs is the
wrong thing to do, and
in the future they might just skip them and go straight to aggressive behavior mod
in the future they might just skip them and go straight to aggressive
behavior mode.
Meet up with people
in a place your child can play, teach your child about interruption and why it's
wrong, schedule your calls to when your child is sleeping, and try to model your child's
behavior by setting a good example with your
behavior.
The researchers found that dads are no longer the strict disciplinarians that they were
in the»50s and»60s, and are more likely to let children get away with
wrong behavior and less likely to talk through discipline issues with the kids.
Programs like FIND, which trains parent coaches to work with low - income, stressed parents, focus less on pointing out what parents do
wrong and more on what parents do right,
in order to nudge parents toward
behaviors that help their kids.
If your child is engaged
in risky
behavior, such as sexting or posting self - harm images, this is a signal that something else is
wrong and your child may need professional help.
Experts have many different opinions, but
in general agree that getting the child to think about what he has done
wrong, why it was
wrong, and the impact the bad
behavior had on the other child is the best way to approach the situation.
This is a good time to talk about why their
behavior was
wrong and also ways to do better
in the future.
While it may start innocently
in infancy, permitting the
behavior can lead to poor conduct as children grow older and know right from
wrong.