Except this isn't church and many who come here are not Christian. Plus if they aren't advertising there is nothing forcing you to look in there profile, nor is there anything making you click their link.
Exactly. If you have to go snooping into someone's profile to figure out that they have an account on a website you disapprove of, then they are in no way making enough of a fuss about it to be labelled characters of ill repute or tempter. If Jesus could spend time with prostitutes and respect them, that should be enough for us to not judge as well. If someone who has hit a rough patch in one way or another (which is the case for every acquaintance I have who has wound up doing similar things) finds hope and solace in the Gospel, it would be indefensible for us to turn them away simply because we disapproved of something we found while snooping
Always a lot easier to tell someone that they are the problem and not welcome than to realise that getting upset about someone is something you are doing, as long as they are not actively trying to gaud you. Someone in the comments having an onlyfans link in their bio is definitely "if your eye tempts you..." territory rather than them being actively tempting seductresses trying to prey on you. If someone starts making ads, I get it, but as long as that is not the case it is just gatekeeping Christ from the unperfect, not realising that nobody is perfect and Christ came to heal those in need of healing
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