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Who amongst us has not been called a 'cretin' from time to time? And is this not in accord with the prophecy of Christ Himself:
M't:5:10: Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
M't:5:11: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
M't:5:12: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
But what Jesus's detractors and vainglorious abominations such as Catholics and Atheists do not know is that the very word "cretin" is simply a version of Christian.
This from the Oxford English Dictionary
NB the capitalization. 
or Merriam Webster
So, when next a God-Mocker rejects your Biblical Truths and calls you a 'cretin', you should smile inwardly because, unconsciously, they have spoken the truth.
M't:5:10: Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
M't:5:11: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
M't:5:12: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
But what Jesus's detractors and vainglorious abominations such as Catholics and Atheists do not know is that the very word "cretin" is simply a version of Christian.
This from the Oxford English Dictionary
cretin, n.
Pronunciation: ( /ˈkrɛtɪn/ , formerly /ˈkriːtɪn/ )
Etymology: < French crétin (in Encycl. 1754), < Swiss patois crestin , creitin < Latin Christiānum Christian adj. and n., which in the mod. Romanic languages (as sometimes dial. in English) means ‘human creature’ as distinguished from the brutes; the sense being here that these beings are really human, though so deformed physically and mentally. (Compare natural.) So, according to Hatzfeld and Darmesteter, the Cagots are called in Bearnese crestiaas.
One of a class of dwarfed and specially deformed idiots found in certain valleys of the Alps and elsewhere. Also in weakened sense (esp. in form crétin): a fool, one who behaves stupidly. Also attrib. and transf.
1779 W. Coxe in Ann. Reg. ii. 92 (note) , The species of idiots I have mentioned..who are described by many authors as peculiar to the Vallais, are called Cretins.
Pronunciation: ( /ˈkrɛtɪn/ , formerly /ˈkriːtɪn/ )
Etymology: < French crétin (in Encycl. 1754), < Swiss patois crestin , creitin < Latin Christiānum Christian adj. and n., which in the mod. Romanic languages (as sometimes dial. in English) means ‘human creature’ as distinguished from the brutes; the sense being here that these beings are really human, though so deformed physically and mentally. (Compare natural.) So, according to Hatzfeld and Darmesteter, the Cagots are called in Bearnese crestiaas.
One of a class of dwarfed and specially deformed idiots found in certain valleys of the Alps and elsewhere. Also in weakened sense (esp. in form crétin): a fool, one who behaves stupidly. Also attrib. and transf.
1779 W. Coxe in Ann. Reg. ii. 92 (note) , The species of idiots I have mentioned..who are described by many authors as peculiar to the Vallais, are called Cretins.
or Merriam Webster
Origin of CRETIN
French crétin, from French dialect cretin, literally, wretch, innocent victim, from Latin christianus Christian
French crétin, from French dialect cretin, literally, wretch, innocent victim, from Latin christianus Christian
So, when next a God-Mocker rejects your Biblical Truths and calls you a 'cretin', you should smile inwardly because, unconsciously, they have spoken the truth.