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It was a point I was trying to make to RV about hypocrisy.

Isn't it oh so easy to blame someone else's imperfections for our own failures to be obedient? I know all too well about how that works in a man's mind as I've been there and done that myself. So many times I thought to myself that if that guy is going to heaven, then so will I. Even though I was a wretched wicked person. The Word teaches that a Christian experience is a "personal experience". It has absolutely nothing to do with how another that professes may live their life and of what activities that they may partake in. It is each individuals obligation to live their life and follow God's instuctions to the best of their abilities. We are instucted to love another despite their imperfections as we all hold those same imperfections. We just sometimes dont want to admit it. That is the hard part my friend. As far as those ALWAYS going to be there, yes you are right. No matter where you go they will always be there. We are to continually forgive just as we will in turn will receive that same continual forgiveness. That's simply how it works.

Exactly! Why can't everyone just follow that?? Something I've really noticed since I've joined the military and traveled is that the way people worship, and pretty much do everything, is really, really dependent on where they grew up. Muslims from the Middle-East and Asia..Yemen, Kuwait, Kazakhstan and Afghan are so nice, for the most part, and welcome you into their homes in an instant, no matter your color or religion. I've noticed Christians in that part of the world are pretty much the same way...different religion, but same core values...they love their neighbors, and guests, whether it be an Afghan that lives down the road or a U.S. soldier that grew up 8,000 miles away, they welcome and feed as best they can. Of course, that's alot different with the bad guys that force us to be there, but I guess that's why we shoot at them instead of be nice to them, lol.

American Muslims, for the most part, I've noticed are much more to themselves, much less welcoming. It might be that they're suspect of being treated differently because of being Muslim, or any other difference, but that's how I've noticed the majority here.

I just hate close-minded people, those that judge without making the effort to get to know what they're making judgement on. They're everywhere, in every religion, but I guess it just gets to me more because it's the church I grew up in that I'm experiencing more of it.