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Originally Posted by Timmy
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I think its one thing to say "They turned in their card", and another to say, "They threw their card down and walked out" (implying a temper tantrum). The former states a fact (which in this case, is a lie), and the latter states a fact (lie), with characterization, implying immaturity and maybe a hot temper on the part of the minister, neither of which is a desirable Christian attribute.
So. Stating a lie as a fact is bad enough, but then when you throw in the characterization and colorful details, it colors the character of the person being talked about.
Do you two know what defamation of character is? Its simply a lie about a person or entity stated as a fact. Stating opinions doesn't count, but when you tell something untrue as if it is, you have crossed the line into Defamation of Character.
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abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
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