Spectacular hypocrisy

[fpb]

Icarusancalion lectures me in her LJ about the supposed Christian humility I am supposed to lack. And then, to make sure that I am made to sound properly humble and chastened, she bans me from answering.

Incidentally, this was the answer I had drafted:

Excuse me, but where do you get off lecturing me about the "Christian quality of humility" I am supposed to lack? Are you a Christian? Do you have any right to speak for Christians? Christians are supposed to speak without fear of any person. "They will take you before judges and governors. In that day, do not wonder 'What will I say?', for the Spirit of the Lord will speak in you." If you are looking for a religion that does not encourage its members to speak out, I think you have the wrong one.

Comments

[bufo-viridis.livejournal.com]

Excuse me, but where do you get off lecturing me about the "Christian quality of humility" I am supposed to lack? Are you a Christian? Do you have any right to speak for Christians?
Hi Fabio, long time no see!
Not getting into your discussion with the other poster - no idea what were you talking about and it doesn't matter in a moment - I think that whereas you're right saying that Christians are supposed to be fearless, the question whether your critic is Christian or not is completely irrelevant to the mater of your humbleness.
One doesn't need to adhere to any moral system to point out the mistakes made by people who claim to do, but act differently. It's an example of "getting inside" given philosophical/ethical system and then measure its adherents by its values.
Of course I have no idea if the person in question posesses the necessary knowledge to do it. I merely comment on what you said, which is necessarily out of wider context.
For myself, I consider you a briliant and indeed rather fearless (at least in discussion) person, but you haven't made an impression of a humble one on me :) Of course the reasons for it may be many and I can imagine a good few.
Cheers, V.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Hello Bufo. Please drop in more often. (The answer to your point is below.)