humbleness vs. being walked over

[scardella]

Oh, and to add to the "a saint hit someone":
St. Louis de Montfort once beat up a guy for insulting Our Lady.

[heavenseeker]

[quote name='scardella' post='1014265' date='Jun 28 2006, 10:12 PM']
Oh, and to add to the "a saint hit someone":
St. Louis de Montfort once beat up a guy for insulting Our Lady.
[/quote]
now thats defending to the x-tream

[Norseman82]

[quote name='the flutehonker' post='1013946' date='Jun 28 2006, 01:16 PM']
I tried to defend myself, but he told me not to deny it and that he thought it was against my beliefs to bear false witness. [/quote]

Tell him to worry about the beam in his own eye before worrying about the speck in yours and that if he was serious about HIS faith he would not be acting like he did.

And if he wants your help with homework, leverage it to your advantage - tell him that you will help him AFTER he makes a PUBLIC apology and retraction in front of the same class. He OWES it to you. (You can go even further by demanding he do it in sackcloth and ashes ).

Many naive ninnies will try to make people feel guilty for defending themselves by pointing out that Christ did not defend Himself on the way to crucifixion. Please keep in mind that was necessary to open the gates of Heaven; what you went through was not. Christ also castigated the pharisees for laying "heavy loads impossible to bear" (or words to that effect) on people.

It is tricky, but the trick is to gauge how far you can "strategically endure" until the burden becomes too heavy for you and balancing it with non-sinful legitimate defense. It's also tricky because you probably were caught off-guard, so you may have to practice these scenarios in your head.

And please be aware that this could be the start of abusive behavior on your classmate's part, and that definitely qualifies as a heavy burden. You would also be doing him a favor by showing him that his behavior is unacceptable and has consequences. It is easier to correct earlier in life than later when his future wife could divorce him over it (or fiancee or girlfriend breaks up with him over it).

Edited June 29, 2006 by Norseman82