This is http://www.essayz.com/a9509131.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %HONEST WELL INFORMED RECOGNIZE CHRISTIAN EVILS+950913 %ALIENATIVE EXCESSIVE EXTREME NAME ABUSE SELFISH 950913 If we are both honest and well informed we will recognize and talk about the fact that many Christians have in the name of Christ been: COERCIVE VIOLENT MANIPULATIVE DISHONEST DECEPTIVE MISLEADING BIASED PREJUDICIAL JUDGMENTAL UNBALANCED ZEALOTS FANATICAL SEDUCERS MURDERERS TORTURERS ARROGANT RUDE PERFECTIONISTS LEGALISTS TECHNOCRATS RACISTS ADDICTS CODEPENDENTS COLLUDERS Such people have often taken pride in their disintegrative and alienative behaviors---viewing themselves as faithful servants of Christ by virtue of their extreme dedication and behaviors. It is clear that the name of Christ has often been misused and abused. Not all people who call themselves Christians are true followers of Christ's Way in and with the Presence of the Holy Spirit. When Christians do not recognize, name, describe and talk about the above kinds of alienative behaviors on the part of people who call themselves Christians---they are bound in one way or another to become contributors to the alienative behaviors. It is not charitable to remain blind, inarticulate and silent in the presence of alienative behaviors. Neither is it charitable to join in alienative behaviors in the presence of other people's alienative behaviors. Alienative behaviors are not corrected by additional alienative behaviors of any kind. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================