How do we respond to those who present polarizing viewpoints or ideas we feel are incorrect without feeding them the publicity they often craze?
Last Halloween a church in North Carolina sponsored a book burning, including all translations of the Bible that were not the King James. The Youtube video spread throughout my Facebook contacts. More recently there were Pat Robertson’s comments on Haiti or Glen Beck’s comments on churches promoting social justice. And of course, the Westboro Baptist Church always produces strong opinions.
We may want to challenge them. We may even feel the need to challenge them. And sometimes that impulse is good and correct. But do we feed the problem at the same time? Is there a way to respond without driving the phenomenon?
Furthermore, do we consider our own desires to feel superior when we offer such critiques or corrections? How often do we respond not because we genuinely care for the other individual but because we want to show our own enlightened knowledge?
