Apparently, "tolerance" is a one-way street.
http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarne...rs-brutally-beaten-at-gay-pride-festival.html
Didn´t ONE WOMAN say: "...
If I were you I would leave..."?
Although last night my mother, me and one of my brothers wanted a couple to leave the front of our building (where they were drinking alcohol -and probably drugs) one agressive woman "cursed" my mom and me, in similar ways, throwing broken pieces of glass, as long as I tried to protect my brother, from being cut, by his lover.
That incident taught me, a lot, on how MY Christian actitude should be shaped:
(Isa 42:2-4)
Mat 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets.
Mat 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
But, comparing both of these cases, what was said -
regarding Jesus´ Biblical actitude- it seems to be a safe "alternative" to avoid violent confrontations, particularly when, the law arrives, hurting things might have happened.
A piece of me: I got a tiny cut, on the chin.
Lets do a quick context check.
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15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.
16 He warned them not to tell others about him.
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:[/FONT]
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18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21 In his name the nations will put their hope.”[
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Hmm Ok. These verses were posted by you out of context. Not surprising