Re: judgment vs. suggestion

["Matthew Mesina" <soberman_69 at hotmail_com>]

"jillian tully" <waytogojane at hotmail_com> wrote, sorta echoing my sentiments 
regarding the difference between judgment and discernment:

>there is a difference between "judging" someone and "correcting" someone.
>heck, even the word "correcting" is a bit harsh...regardless of any
>christian connotations, it isn't judging unless you really are making a
>concrete, opinion-forming judgment of that person. a judgment is so
>final...it's seeing someone and saying, "oh they have dreadlocks, they must
>be dirty." or saying "that woman is going to hell because she had an
>abortion"...all without knowing who these people are. making statements
>about anyone "going to hell" is judging, or calling someone a "bad 
>person"....and it
>doesn't do anyone any good.
>
>and i don't think our criminal justice system is an abomination to
>god...only certain parts of it. ;)
>

Jillian, are you "plain Jane"?  I don't know of your resembalance to Ms. 
Eyre, but I think you are beautiful.

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