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Originally Posted by Dan.Linehan  Isn't one of those statements more accurate than the other? |
Do you have this same problem with other people who disagree with you?
Like I'm sure you must know people with whom you disagree, but you don't find them villainous. These Christians you're talking about are just extreme versions of people who disagree with you.
I guess your fundamental question is, "How do I learn to accept the unacceptable?"
One way is definitely to try and understand the unacceptable, to understand why they have the delusion they have, to recognize that you also have delusions which you are unaware of, to recognize that we are all flawed without exception. Some more than others, but we are still all flawed. You either condemn those less flawed than you, or you recognize that acceptance is better.
One common path is to move from understanding -> acceptance -> forgiveness -> love. Is that something you have tried?