This is from the comment stream at Dalrock’s but deserves its own post.
There isn’t enough ink on the planet to explain how truth this observation is. The idea that being “nice” is a godly virtue needs to die. It needs to be smashed, blown up, eradicated, and burned. It is one of the most destructive heresies in the American Christian Church and has caused unbelievable amount of harm to both men and women.
In Churchianity, being “nice” means:
A. Not taking a moral stand on anything when it comes to anyone else
B. Adhering to the highest moral standards at all times under all circumstances (standards decided by others, naturally)
C. Submitting to any and all who claim authority over you (yet you still are responsible for the consequences)
D. Never offending anyone else, no matter what it is you’re doing
E. Never getting offended, no matter what anyone has done to you or othersAnd I’m sure Satan was being “nice” to Eve as he told her to eat that fruit, just as I’m sure Adam was just being “nice” when he let her eat it without protest and then ate the fruit himself.
Do not be nice. It is hidden hate.
Do not be them. Do not be like them.
or
Do not be like them. Do not be them.
As a wise man I know likes to say.
Nice is a non-word. It fills the gap when you don’t want to say something supposedly negative, and hides your true feelings ie I don’t like what you’ve done, I have a different opinion, I don’t agree. “That’s nice…”