Shouting Hypocrisy is Often Hypocritical
The use of the word Hypocrisy is one of my pet peeves. Just for fun, I did a google search for Hypocrisy.
Here’s the first result from princeton.edu:
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
Hypocrisy is saying things you don’t believe.
If a person believes that divorce is a sin and counsels people against divorce and subsequently gets divorced, this is NOT hypocrisy. That is failing to live up to one’s ideals; a moral failing, but not hypocritical.
If a person derides someone who believes that divorce is a sin for getting divorced, yet they have no philosophical problem with divorce, that IS hypocrisy.
The question is, should we have ideals that we strive for that we sometimes, or even most times, do not attain or should we have no ideals whatsoever.
A preacher is supposed to point towards the good. They are not perfect. If they rip people to shreds for their failings, they are fools. When people fail, that’s where forgiveness comes into play. When people have made mistakes that they have to live with, that is where sympathy is needed.
Some conservatives are far too judgmental of others. This makes them easy fodder when they inevitably fall. Does it make what they were talking about invalid?
Sarah Palin’s daughter is pregnant. I guess she could have beat the crap out of her, screamed and yelled at her, and treated her like dirt. But, it’s done now. She’s pregnant. They can either abort the baby or work together through the tough times ahead for the baby, the father, and Palin’s daughter. They chose the latter.
Isn’t that part of a woman’s right to choose?
