Love ≠ Affirmation

Reflection on Mark 10:17-31

In today’s society, the idea of “loving others” has come to mean full-throated “acceptance and affirmation without condition.” People who do not abide by this rule are increasingly regarded as “narrow-minded, hateful bigots.” As the argument goes, “if you are not willing to accept and affirm my beliefs or my actions, then you do not love me.” But I have…