Defending Steve

It hit me this morning another sweet revelation about Steve.
Oh Steve you teach me so much the Holy Spirit has just endowed you with such great wisdom, anyway... Last night I became angry and violent at the fact that someone had chosen to hidden Steve, and the previous week that someone had hit me while holding Steve and I almost dropped him. I realized that this defense is a response I like but not the appropriate way of handling the situation.

In class yesterday a similar situation had risen up, a classmate was talking about all sorts of conspiracy and then got to the biggest conspiracy of them all, religion... Well I was starting to get angry about this but didn't want to fuel the flame so-to-speak and stayed quiet. Is this the right response when someone bashes what you believe. I mean I would be violent if someone were to yank Steve by the roots and throw him out telling me that it wasn't alive anymore anyway but how many times has my faith been persecuted and I just sat there listening to it. Not in a "I don't believe this because of this," way but in a flat out "I am ridiculing what you believe because I can," way. How are we supposed to handle this type of persecution?

I believe that we are able to speak the truth in a calm and unargumentive manner. I don't know how yet but I believe its possible. Speak the truth in love. Not allowing emotions to override the truth we have to speak out. My biggest temptation is to speak on behalf of the whole church when I know I can only account for my beliefs and actions. Thats all I have for the moment.