03 November 2015

Not Anonymous

"You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness. You shall not follow a majority in wrongdoing." Exodus 23:1
"Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame." 1 Peter 3:16
"There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that hurry to run to evil, a lying witness who testifies falsely, and one who sows discord in a family." Proverbs 6:16-19
"Better the poor walking in integrity than one perverse of speech who is a fool. Desire without knowledge is not good, and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way. One’s own folly leads to ruin, yet the heart rages against the Lord...A false witness will not go unpunished, and a liar will not escape." Proverbs 19:1-5
"If you cannot be merciful, at least speak as though you are a sinner. If you are not a peacemaker, at least do not be a troublemaker. If you cannot be assiduous, at least in your thought be like a sluggard. If you are not victorious, do not exalt yourself over the vanquished. If you cannot close the mouth of a man who disparages his companion, at least refrain from joining him in this." ~ St. Isaac the Syrian
"Do not regard the feelings of a person who speaks to you about his neighbor disparagingly, but rather say to him: “Stop, brother! I fall into graver sins every day, so how can I criticize him?' In this way you will achieve two things; you will heal yourself and your neighbor with one plaster. This is one of the shortest ways to the forgiveness of sins; I mean, not to judge. `Judge not, and ye shall not be judged.” ~ St. John Climacus
I have a problem with the good Christian folks who are clamoring for the blood and flesh of those on Anonymous' list of so-called KKK members and that problem is this:

WHO MADE YOU JUDGE JURY AND EXECUTIONER?

Why are you eating the swill shoveled out by a bunch of folks whose agenda you are not privy to? How do you know what they actually want? How is the revelation of personal information by people who refuse to reveal themselves actually a good thing? I can respect Eric Snowden because he, at least, is out there willing to take the fall for what he revealed. he had the guts of his conviction and the integrity to walk in it, come what may. These people? They hide. They shy away from the light. They do their work in darkness. If their information is false, old, made up, or wrongly pinned they don't suffer from their own fallout and those they have accused have no recourse. Too bad, so sad. The list compilers' lives aren't shattered. They aren't getting threatening phone calls. They aren't losing their jobs and livelihoods. They aren't losing family and friends.

But it's all in good faith right?

Until they come for you. And me. And my priest. And your priest. And your family suffers. And my family suffers.

But that's fair right? That's perfectly fine and dandy.

Right?

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner. Holy Mary Mother of God pray for our salvation

Relevant Reading
Exodus 23:1-9
1 Peter 3:13-18
Proverbs 6:16-19
Proverbs 19:1-5
St Isaac the Syrian
St John Climacus of the Ladder
About The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Read The Ladder
Thinking and the Lack of Civility

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