The Weight of Your Words

                                                                                

   When pop star Lady Gaga wants The President of the United States to legislate free speech and call it an Anti Bullying law, isn't that in itself a form of bullying?  When Christians stand up for their beliefs against gay marriage, and those who favor such practice start ridiculing them and speaking vile insults at them at college campuses,  isn't that bullying?  Or how about if the Federal Government itself starts punishing taxpayers with unnecessary IRS penalties just for the simple fact of being in favor of a small and unobtrusive government .  I'm sure that's not bullying.  Is it? 
    Words hurt.  I know from experience.  But I've learned that there will always be mean people who say hurtful things, and I either adjust to that, or I become a victim of it.  Unfortunately, everybody is in such a politically correct mentality that saying anything bad is looked upon as if you committed the most serious of sins.  However, The Bible does have a lot to say about what comes out of our mouths. ( James, Chapter 3)  (Proverbs 10:19) (Proverbs 26:28) (Psalms 34:13) (Proverbs 10:19) (Psalms 119:103 -160). Jesus, Even at times had to rebuke people with harsh words.  But He did it without sinning. 
    So instead of trying to legislate words, couldn't we as individuals just  practice a little bit of self control with our tongue?  I will try to do my part.  Will you?