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Tarheel Baptist said:JrChurch said:We are all in the lobby of a burn unit---just drinking a soda and chatting-- a scarred, former burn patient joins our conversation. Someone pulls out hand sanitizer and applies it liberally on their hands. The former patient is repulsed and says, "That odor reminds me of the smell when I was writhing in agony and trying to escape the flames. "
A few guffaw and snidely remark, "We have used that same hand sanitizer for years. Don't try to tell us it smells strange."
A few deride the patient by saying, "Why are you hanging around here? If you don't like the smell of the sanitizer, then leave the lobby."
One man considered squirting some sanitizer on the former patient, but settled for reaching over and tearing off a piece of scarred flesh....just to see the reaction.
For heaven's sake, people, you would never treat a physically scarred person in such a manner. When you realize you have disturbed someone's inner scars, be respectful, validate that their reactions are due to a tragic event, acknowledge that you unintentionally offended them and endeavor to apply a healing balm with encouraging words. Be humane.
You are a kind, gracious Christian lady, and often a voice of reason here.
But, I respectfully disagree with your analogy...the fff is hardly the lobby of the burn unit. If it were, your point would be valid.
And, I don't think disagreeing with Alesh constitutes mistreating her.
She was censored.... She was targeted.....Does that mean anything to you? It's more than just disagreeing.