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Mocking Christians Not Funny

Baldwin United Methodist pastor writes in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Rev. Dr. Bruce E. Bryce isn't laughing.

Bryce, the congregational care pastor at the  in , wrote an April 24 letter to the editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in which he asks for respect for Christians when it comes to ridicule.

"When a Jew or Muslim is degraded, offended or ridiculed, it's called anti-Semitism," Bryce writes. "When the public display of the Ten Commandments is challenged, it's called civil liberty. When a Christian is humiliated, satirized or dishonored, it's called comedy."

Bryce has wondered if the "Golden Rule" no longer applies.

"Maybe it only depends on if it gets a laugh or not," he writes.

Read Bryce's full letter here.

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Jean Smith April 27, 2012 at 10:15 am
I'm totally in agreement with this letter.
Sandra April 27, 2012 at 02:44 pm
I've noticed a lot of this going on lately. Why the double standard?
Billee April 28, 2012 at 02:31 am
Even Jesus was given a label ~ I.N.R.I ~
Come back to center... no cross no crown! Remember he did not label us. Isaiah 49:16 He engraved us in the palm of his hands. Lord have Mercy on us and on the whole world! Put your trust in him and not them. Pray for those who mock and humiliate you. We will all stand before him in final judgment... Peace be with you!
William Apel April 28, 2012 at 07:35 pm
Dr. Brice is correct ! This is the way our country is turning ,compared to the way we respected each other years ago.
Wiliam Apel
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either e-mail jte1327@verizon.net or call 412-884-0984
Robert Edward Healy, III (Editor) June 11, 2013 at 11:35 pm
There we are!
Big Red June 13, 2013 at 09:43 am
thanks Robert
Purple Power June 12, 2013 at 11:23 am
Well, you never know when a new verbal onslaught might come your way. I mean, after all, you wereRead More blind-sided last week by a verbal attack, who's to say another doesn't happen this week.
Tom Barchfeld June 12, 2013 at 12:29 pm
They can only do it during their comment time.
Ned Hardt June 13, 2013 at 08:16 am
Things are much clearer now. Interesting audio clip posted on Patch today along with new article.
cc June 7, 2013 at 06:24 am
Margaret, I'm sorry for your loss. Your son is your guardian angle watching over you and yourRead More family.
Margaret French June 7, 2013 at 09:14 am
Thank you. Yesterday was a hard day for me.
cc June 8, 2013 at 09:15 am
Margaret I'm sure it was a very hard day. I don't look forward to June 17 as I lost my best friend,Read More my dad that day.
Ned Hardt June 9, 2013 at 12:54 am
We understand, Bob, it's the new system, not US nor our abilities. Just a shame it takes so long butRead More there HAS been progress. Looks like they need to next work on making the "flag as inappropriate" button work, {sigh} Hey, Margaret, Patch knocked computer off IE AGAIN in the middle of posting this, it's not just you---probably quite a few of us. I know of another website that had similar problems, but finally got it fixed. Hang in there! :-)
Ned Hardt June 9, 2013 at 12:56 am
Only took three tries to get that one to post, haha!
Margaret French June 12, 2013 at 09:23 am
LOL Ned. I am still getting knocked off. I use msn.
Robert Edward Healy, III (Editor) June 5, 2013 at 10:59 am
Baldwin Dad, hang in there with us. We're aware of the issues, and our IT team is working to fixRead More them ASAP.
Margaret French June 6, 2013 at 12:28 am
That is the same message I got for days. It was so frustrating.