Before you drop the H-bomb ("heretic"): Fighting the right battles with the right spirit
I was walking in San Francisco along the Golden Gate Bridge when I saw a man about to jump off. I tried to dissuade him from committing suicide and told him simply that God loved him. A tear came to his eye. I then asked him, “Are you a Christian, a Jew, a Hindu, or what?” He said, “I’m a Christian.” I said, “Me, too, small world. Protestant or Catholic?” He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me, too, what denomination?” He said, “Baptist.” I said, “Me, too, Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?” He said, “Northern Baptist.” I said, “Well, ME TOO. Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist.” I said, “Well, that’s amazing! Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist or Northern Conservative Reformed Baptist?” He said, “Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist.” I said, “Remarkable! Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist Great Lakes Region or Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist Eastern Region?” He said, “Northern