darth_ender said:

I guess as I've thought about it, though I was defending Warbler, I was also defending Jesus Christ. You see, to me he is not just some guy. He is not even some remote supernatural being. I see him as a very dear friend, someone for whom I have a great deal of love. You may criticize me, my beliefs, my church, its founder, its leaders, its doctrine, its scripture. You may criticize similar things for broader Christianity. But when you actually belittle the Man I love most in this universe, I really cannot take it. It's not just being thin-skinned. Most of you wouldn't take me insulting a family member. This is much like that. You don't have to believe in him, but please do not disrespect him.

This is a tricky one in my mind. Shouldn't we turn the other cheek? Shouldn't our conduct be our defense, not our words? It's not like he who was in the beginning, from whom all things were created, without whom nothing was made that is made...needs us to defend him.