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Why I never go on FB...
Mar. 23rd, 2013 10:14 amAnyone who knows me knows that I dislike Facebook. Passionately. Intensely.
It is useful for some things, though, and that is why I have a profile there.
I use it to log in to things quickly when I don't feel like registering for an account someplace. That's about it.
I get the occasional comment from people asking how I am, but that's about it.
I don't even bother posting status updates unless it's about something that means something to me.
I don't play games or anything there.
However, I sometimes hate going there because seeing the type of good "Christian" people on my friends feed truly makes my heart hurt.
These are people I've known my whole life, been in churches with, and in many cases, share blood with.
I love them.
They are entitled to their opinions.
This is America.
They are free to carry guns, protest abortion, support Mitt Romney and Chik-Fil-A and criticize President Obama all they want.
But I fully and wholeheartedly disagree with the opinions they express in such loud and blaring volume.
How is it Christian to offer attacks against a man's character instead of proposing a real solution to what you perceive as a problem?
What purpose does that serve?
As far I see, no good one.
Seeing the glee they take in all this negative bullshit is painful to me.
If you can't make a positive difference, kindly please shut your mouths.
If all Christians act like the majority of the ones I know, it's no small wonder more people are turning to atheism. I can't honestly say I blame them.
I don't want to worship the kind of God that says it's okay to hate another human being in his name. I'm sorry. I just don't.
God does not hate, at least not in my world.
I'm fine if you don't think that's true. It doesn't bother me when people disagree with me about God.
I have friends who are atheists and friends who are Satanists, and they are some of the nicest and kindest people I know.
They don't go shoving their opinion down peoples' throats till they choke on it.
Most Christians I know ram it down until you gag on it.
I know there are some who don't and I am incredibly grateful for that, but where I live, they seem few and far between.
I get sick and tired of trying so hard to hold on to what I feel in my heart when bad thing get planted in my brain. It's exhausting.
I believe in live and let live. I say love and let love.
Different does not mean wrong.
Gay does not mean evil.
Obama is (ffs) NOT the Antichrist.
He is a human being, just like anyone else.
Do I agree with every policy and decision? No.
Do I support him? Yes.
He didn't make the mess by himself, people.
This is a democracy, which means elected officials.
All of them made different choices, and all of them have a hand in cleaning or making the messes this country gets into.
So give whoever is taking their turn in the ring your support, because who knows what messes they have to fix.
And if you can't offer something constructive, zip the lips.
You'd be doing the world a favour.
It is useful for some things, though, and that is why I have a profile there.
I use it to log in to things quickly when I don't feel like registering for an account someplace. That's about it.
I get the occasional comment from people asking how I am, but that's about it.
I don't even bother posting status updates unless it's about something that means something to me.
I don't play games or anything there.
However, I sometimes hate going there because seeing the type of good "Christian" people on my friends feed truly makes my heart hurt.
These are people I've known my whole life, been in churches with, and in many cases, share blood with.
I love them.
They are entitled to their opinions.
This is America.
They are free to carry guns, protest abortion, support Mitt Romney and Chik-Fil-A and criticize President Obama all they want.
But I fully and wholeheartedly disagree with the opinions they express in such loud and blaring volume.
How is it Christian to offer attacks against a man's character instead of proposing a real solution to what you perceive as a problem?
What purpose does that serve?
As far I see, no good one.
Seeing the glee they take in all this negative bullshit is painful to me.
If you can't make a positive difference, kindly please shut your mouths.
If all Christians act like the majority of the ones I know, it's no small wonder more people are turning to atheism. I can't honestly say I blame them.
I don't want to worship the kind of God that says it's okay to hate another human being in his name. I'm sorry. I just don't.
God does not hate, at least not in my world.
I'm fine if you don't think that's true. It doesn't bother me when people disagree with me about God.
I have friends who are atheists and friends who are Satanists, and they are some of the nicest and kindest people I know.
They don't go shoving their opinion down peoples' throats till they choke on it.
Most Christians I know ram it down until you gag on it.
I know there are some who don't and I am incredibly grateful for that, but where I live, they seem few and far between.
I get sick and tired of trying so hard to hold on to what I feel in my heart when bad thing get planted in my brain. It's exhausting.
I believe in live and let live. I say love and let love.
Different does not mean wrong.
Gay does not mean evil.
Obama is (ffs) NOT the Antichrist.
He is a human being, just like anyone else.
Do I agree with every policy and decision? No.
Do I support him? Yes.
He didn't make the mess by himself, people.
This is a democracy, which means elected officials.
All of them made different choices, and all of them have a hand in cleaning or making the messes this country gets into.
So give whoever is taking their turn in the ring your support, because who knows what messes they have to fix.
And if you can't offer something constructive, zip the lips.
You'd be doing the world a favour.
