Everyone is a heretic!

[parsley]

And that black&white approach is exactly what the thread is about. It is important to point out the errors, not necessarily the people.

There are some preachers who accidentally say things twisted because they are on the spot, on camera, in front of a global audience, with a lot of responsibility on their shoulders.

Then there are people who intentionally deceive for their own gain, seeing the gospel as a marketable commodity. Almost everyone abhors that, but not everyone is able to see it in a preacher; that's where most of the disagreements stem from. We want to be grateful for what we've gained from someone, yet we also want to uphold truth.

 

[Jethro99]

And that black&white approach is exactly what the thread is about. It is important to point out the errors, not necessarily the people.

There are some preachers who accidentally say things twisted because they are on the spot, on camera, in front of a global audience, with a lot of responsibility on their shoulders.

Then there are people who intentionally deceive for their own gain, seeing the gospel as a marketable commodity. Almost everyone abhors that, but not everyone is able to see it in a preacher; that's where most of the disagreements stem from. We want to be grateful for what we've gained from someone, yet we also want to uphold truth.

There is also the part of human nature that is often reluctant to point out or accept the bad or faulty of groups that they themselves are a part of.

This isn't limited to religion, though there are certainly examples there. You see it in politics.

Both the left and the right political wings have nuts on the extreme ends of their branches. But, they are usually loath to call them out on their behavior, because after all, even though they are nuts and cause trouble they are still democrats, or republicans, etc..and they are in the minority. A few in their party will call them out, but most will not. But the extreme ends of the political parties are often used as examples of the whole party.

Some police officers use the power of their badge to do bad things. But, many officers are loath to call them on it, admit it occurs or will even go so far as to defend their actions. Its where the term "blue wall" comes from. These bad officers are still part of the group after all - and they are a small minority. A few officers will call them out, but most will not. But the bad ones tend to get more press than the good ones.


To go back to religion, many moderate Muslims are silent on the extremists than are in the minority - even though they do not agree with them and the media tends to use them to represent all Muslims.

Many other groups could listed, but you get the idea (I hope). Its often difficult for people to see the beam (and remove it) that is in the eyes of whatever groups they belong too - but very easy for people to see the splinters in the eyes of groups they don't belong to..