
| Birch wrote: |
| [Christianity is a cult.]
Oh, hey guys, on campus of the university I go to this week there was a group of young adults (who were not students) preaching the most conservative of christianity to anyone who would listen. Wearing their suspenders and long skirts, they shouted out about the evils of the vile homosexuals, how women's place is in the home, how we sinners are all going to hell, how one husband felt that it was his duty to "correct" his wife "by force" if she disobeyed him; et cetera, et cetera. Quite a crowd gathered, and they were heckling them mercilessly. Campus security was present. Some people don't want them on campus. I say let 'em have their time. They show their true colors. Also, I was wondering if they could be charged with public nuisance behavior, or maybe hate crimes. I mean, they were really delving deep into hatred for homosexuals. How is this not a hate crime? |
| AyaMiyaki wrote: |
| Please stop quoting the bible to people who are truly offended by it. This is not a religious debate, and therefore you should not be forcing your views on others. Continuing to post these things after you've been asked to stop and told that it is offending them is nothing short of rude.
You need to understand that, while you have every right under our country's constitution to believe in the .Bible, others have every right to not believe it and to not have it shoved in their faces. I understand that your beliefs tell you to minister to others, but in this case you are being offensive and, if anything, are turning them further away from the word of .God. You should spend more time learning how to be persuasive without being annoying and offensive - that is a better way to help people find .Christianity if that is your goal. And you need to understand that you should not harrass people by pushing your beliefs onto them - especially when they have asked you not to. It does not help your cause, and it does not help the person you're trying to convert. |
| AyaMiyaki wrote: |
| Excuse me.
I don't find .God's word offensive. But others do, and they deserve to not have someone else's faith shoved in their face. The fact that you don't seem to care indicates quite a bit about your character. And no one here believes in killing children. |
| AyaMiyaki wrote: |
| Knowing you're offending people by pushing your religious beliefs on them and continuing to do so, very much defines your character.
If you will not respect a person enough to comply by their boundaries, they will not appreciate the word you bring them. You will not help people by pounding bible verses into their ears - not if they're not willing or ready to hear them. All you will do is give them a negative view of .Christians and the bible - they will see it as a tool for harrassment and will not pause to look further into the words. Some .Christians understand this and take a more gentle approach. Explaining your beliefs while respecting theirs, and leading your life the way you feel is right. If they see something about your life or personality that they like, they might come to you and ask a few questions about your beliefs - comfortable in the fact that you won't preach at them. You explain yourself calmly and rationally without being offensive to their beliefs, and perhaps they'll want to learn further. You can't force them onto that path. They must choose it for themselves. You can attempt to persuade them, but the approach you're taking is not going to yield the results you desire. You can't expect people to respect and appreciate the word of .God if you won't first give them respect. You are not respecting the women who have clearly stated they don't appreciate your behavior in this forum. And trust me when I say, it's not guilt that makes them turn away from you. It's annoyance that you're not respecting them enough to comply with their wishes. You're overstepping your boundaries, and it's pissing them off. They're not reading your bible quotes. They're seeing the first couple of words, recognizing it as a bible verse, rolling their eyes and looking away. That's not from guilt. It's from sheer annoyance. |
| AyaMiyaki wrote: |
| So your reply to my long explanation of why people aren't listening to your bible verses... is yet more bible verses.
I'm not wasting any more energy on you. Good day. |
| wgc wrote: | ||
Lk 9:23 Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Annoying and offensive, Character? About 13,000 women have abortions each year following rape or incest. Or only 1.5% Of the 1.4 million a year. Each year, an estimated 46 million abortions occur worldwide. 1973 through 2000, more than 39 million legal abortions occurred in the USA alone. This is 2007 so add about 9 million more. or 46 million slaughtered babies. The number worldwide may be as high 1 Billion slaughtered Babies since 1973. I'll bet you don't like the Bible or it's verses. Repent & the study his word. Enter through the narrow gate. His word is his will. Christ's Blessings to you & your Family |
| trina1 wrote: |
| While spreading Gods word is obviously your right(remember guys...right to free speech....and defending it to the death) and even more so....you feel it something you "must" do.....you have to stop and think....is here and now really the place? I too am Christian....but no one is helped if they feel God is shoved down their throats...especially if they don't understand or agree with the concept of God. The best way to teach about Christianity is through actions.....not words. And as far as the abortion debate and religion go....Abortion is not about religion...it is about humanity. After all....if you are able to stop one abortion you are not saving a religion....you are saving a human life. jmho. |
| nightangel73 wrote: |
| i just need to get this straight. This person is wgc is only quoting bible verses. How this is shoving down throaths? wgc is not forcing anyone to believe in what the verses say, only pointing them out. |
| nightangel73 wrote: |
| i just need to get this straight. This person is wgc is only quoting bible verses. How this is shoving down throaths? wgc is not forcing anyone to believe in what the verses say, only pointing them out. |
| wgc wrote: |
| ...I am sure you hate Christians.
Jn 15:18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. |
| trina1 wrote: | ||
Granted....but some on here appear to be rather upset with wgc's right to free speech. I am not....but when abortion is the issue....I think that there needs to be a distinction in the fact that pro-life is not merely a religious issue. There are many agnostics...atheists, etc who are pro-life....and religion never enters into their reasoning. I think rather than looking at pro-life issues as religious issues....they need to be looked at as human issues. As far as I am concerned though....wgc can speak of God and religion all he/she wants to....but in a debate about abortion.....using religion as a defense for ones beliefs often falls on deaf ears. |
| wgc wrote: | ||||
They didn't like John the baptist either. |
| wgc wrote: | ||||
They didn't like John the baptist either. As for Gandi, he is not he light either. Jn 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am d the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Mt 10:22 All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. Ro 12:9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good Rev 22:12 “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. For cowardly who afraid to stand up for Gods word. 1Co 11:28 A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 1Co 11:29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. 1Co 11:30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. Rev 21:8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars —their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” Rev 3:15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! Rev 3:16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. Rev 3:17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. Lev 5:1 “ ‘If a person sins because he does not speak up when he hears a public charge to testify regarding something he has seen or learned about, he will be held responsible. Mk 8:33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” Mk 8:34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me |
| trina1 wrote: | ||||||
True...but John the Baptist also knew....that sometimes you speak....and sometimes you let your actions speak for you. At times....doing and not saying....actually speaks volumes. |
| wgc wrote: | ||||||||
Show me the scripture where John the Baptist said this. It doesn't! If you had studied his word you would know that. Rev 22:18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. Rev 22:19 And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. If you read Gods word you will know his will! |
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