Hypocrites......

I'm not attacking you or anybody else and I'm sorry if the way I responded caused you to feel that way. You said however, ""true" Christian or otherwise believer will follow their beliefs 100%, 100% of the time. It truly takes a special person to do that." I don't disagree that is what believers, or others for that matter, should hold themselves to but it's an impossibility. Only 1 person has ever done it. It's not fair to label someone, or unlabel them (for lack of a better term) because they are not able to follow their beliefs 100%, 100% of the time, when none of us can do it. On the other hand, life isn't always "fair," as we may want it to be anyway.

The biggest problem I have with these discussions is that they are, more often than not, emotionally driven. And that is why I generally do not get involved, because when emotions are involved and labels are given (to anybody), people are more quick to read statements in a manner unintended. This "could" be a case in point. But this also happens when we all sit behind keyboards and try to discuss things that often end in heated arguments live and direct. Just my .02.

No offense taken it just seemed as though you were directing at me when I was speaking of someone else.

I certainly don't even come close to living the way my Dad did that's for sure, and I don't profess to. But if anyone exemplifies the way the Bible teaches us to live, he did. I don't know how he did it either, some of the things I saw him go through when I was growing up would have put me in ballistic mode had it been me, but he would forgive and forget. I would always asked him how, never could understand the answer. I have since begun to understand, but still have a tough time governing myself at times.