Comments on: Love is offensive. (Patti Smith on the side) https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/02/love-is-offensive-patti-smith-on-the-side/ Bleak Theology: Hopeful Science Sun, 30 Apr 2017 06:15:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.4 By: Butterfly Flower https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/02/love-is-offensive-patti-smith-on-the-side/comment-page-1/#comment-3299 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:33:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3631#comment-3299 While a part-of me wonders if the results concerning Japan are inaccurate due to social stigma, another part of me wonders if the standard Japanese diet (high in Omega 3 fish oil) might have had an impact on the results.

*searches databases*

Hm, it’s hard to determine the general conscientious about Fish Oil and mental health. A lot of contradicting studies.

“This will be uncomfortable: for love is offensive. Part of loving is confrontation.”

That depends. In the past, I’ve wasted a lot of energy confronting fellow Christians in err and I find, well, Christians who intentionally sin/profess heresies/have little understanding of the gospel/are generally terrible people – honestly don’t care if their behavior effects others, if it makes Jesus look bad (to non Christians) or even if it threatens their own salvation. Because when it comes down to it; they aren’t actually Christians.

Ultimately, its not our decision who genuinely accepts God into their lives. That’s their choice, and their choice alone. They only thing we can do is be the best person we can be, and hope it reflects well on God, and make people want to be Christians. – Or at least that’s how I try to look at it.

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By: Hearthrose https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/02/love-is-offensive-patti-smith-on-the-side/comment-page-1/#comment-3297 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:41:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3631#comment-3297 Love, subverting the dominant paradigm for generations. 😀

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By: chrisgale https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/02/love-is-offensive-patti-smith-on-the-side/comment-page-1/#comment-3296 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:33:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3631#comment-3296 The best paper on this is from the world mental health organization. I will attach it to the OP.

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By: Bike bubba https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/02/love-is-offensive-patti-smith-on-the-side/comment-page-1/#comment-3294 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 19:31:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3631#comment-3294 Chris, if indeed the depression rate in “more ordered” societies is lower than in those which speak English, then we would have to assume that depression is more of a “learned response” than anything innate. Am I reading this correctly? I am reminded of the work of Peter Breggin in this regard if I’m reading you correctly. Am I halfway close?
And I’ll take up your challenge and do something really, really offensive today. :^) Blessings!

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