{"id":3069,"date":"2014-03-29T21:58:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T01:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/?p=3069"},"modified":"2015-02-16T12:44:12","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T17:44:12","slug":"lets-speak-truth-in-smack-down-and-love-obviously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2014\/03\/lets-speak-truth-in-smack-down-and-love-obviously.html","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Speak Truth in Smack-down (and love<\/i>, obviously)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Sometimes I feel like none of us blogging Catholics ever fight fair, cause we\u2019re all worried about compassion and love and junk. We\u2019re way too ready to whip out the \u201cGreatest Commandment\u201d trump card anytime someone says something we don\u2019t like or disagrees with us or makes stupid words with their stupid typing fingers. I\u2019m pretty sure I used it at least 50 times just in that one week after Pope Francis said we should all be gay<\/a>. What I really wanted to say to all the Whiny McWhinerpants was \u201cyou\u2019re stupid and so\u2019s your face,\u201d but they would have just whined some more about charity<\/em> or whatever, and I didn\u2019t feel like I could handle that much lameness.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s equally annoying when people write rebuttals to my posts that drip with civility and compassion, especially when they\u2019re so kind that I can\u2019t figure out if they actually disagree with me or they just don\u2019t like my gratuitous use of four-letter words. It\u2019s confusing. I can\u2019t respond appropriately if I have no idea what level of ire I should be mustering up, ya know?<\/p>\n

For that matter, I can\u2019t respond appropriately at all, because TRUTH IN LOVE!<\/p>\n

It\u2019d probably be frowned upon to just toss charity out with the bathwater, though, so it\u2019s lucky for us that I had a brilliant moment of inspiration last night,when Simcha <\/a>posted this thing on facebook. Here\u2019s what I propose: Anytime you need to write a post about me or send me an email and you\u2019re all constrained by the stupid bonds of compassionate discourse, just put this at the bottom, right before you sign your name:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

That way I\u2019ll totally get what you really mean, and when I respond with with kindness and respect, I\u2019ll put it at the bottom of MY post, too, and then we\u2019ll all be on the same page.<\/p>\n

You know, after a while, we could probably stop disagreeing in lengthy posts entirely and just post a link to each other\u2019s post with the smack-down gif below it. It would much more efficient of us, and way<\/em> more fun.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

BTW, you can totally put the smack-down gif in the comments if you hate this post and my stupid face. Here\u2019s a handy link on how to do it<\/a>. You\u2019re welcome, stupidhead! <\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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