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The Most Damaging Charge

Author
  • Richard J. Mouw
Categories (3)
  • Personal Development
  • Relationships and Community
  • Current Affairs and Causes
Illiustration Categories (2)
  • Background
  • Analogies
Keywords (13)
  • Destructive Behavior
  • Judgmentalism
  • Judgment
  • Judging
  • Convictions
Scripture (6)
  • Leviticus 19:15
  • Proverbs 18:17
  • 1 Kings 3:9
  • Matthew 7:1–5
  • John 7:24
Date Added
  • Apr 17, 2025

At a recent gathering of seminary professors, one teacher reported that at his school the most damaging charge one student can lodge against another is that the person is being “judgmental.” He found this pattern very upsetting. “You can’t get a good argument going in class anymore,” he said. “As soon as somebody takes a stand on any important issue, someone else says that the person is being judgmental. And that’s it. End of discussion. Everyone is intimidated!” Many of the other professors nodded knowingly. There seemed to be…

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