An ancient Christian legend:
When the Son of God was nailed to the cross and died, he went straight down to hell from the cross and set free all the sinners who were there in torment.
And the devil wept and mourned, for he thought he would get no more sinners for hell.
Then God said to him, "Do not weep, for I shall send you all those who are self-righteous in their condemnation of sinners. And hell shall be filled up once more until I return."
From Anthony De Mello's . (New York: Image, 1984. p.106)
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I really like that. It is so easy to find fault in others while ignoring your own shortcomings. It’s something I have struggled with (on both sides actually).
there you go. way to flip the fundie metaphor back on them. atta boy.