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Originally Posted by Archaea
Odd indeed. It's almost as if we wish to brand the penitent as unworthy of our love.
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Or that to show love it must be "tough love." But kicking a person out of the church is not "tough love." Stripping him of a temple recommend, having him refrain from taking the sacrament, etc. -- that's tough love. Kicking out is just kicking out.
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"Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12
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