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How to kill the urge to criticize

"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms." [George Eliot] But we are not animals. W e are human beings, and we love to criticize. Sometimes I wonder where the urge to criticize everything and everyone comes from. Do we do it to justify our own behavior, maybe? Landslide of criticism The recent military efforts by the USA and Israël to destroy terrorist strongholds in Iran and Lebanon, for example, have created a landslide of criticism. At least here in Europe, where we, of course, do absolutely nothing to fight evil and secure safety for our citizens. Okay, so I am criticizing our leaders right now. See? We all do it, all the time. You may think all you want about what is going on in the Middle East. But let's stay closer to home for a moment. Christians criticizing christians Christians criticizing Christians... absolutely the worst kind if you ask me. It's thriving on social media, I noticed. Believers criticizing other b...

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