MakeYouThink Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 [quote name='Selah' post='1635119' date='Aug 22 2008, 07:26 PM'][url="http://www.christianteenforums.com/index.php?showtopic=45065&pid=1021584&st=0&#entry1021584"]http://www.christianteenforums.com/index.p...p;#entry1021584[/url] Yeesh. And on another note, I think I bit off more than I can chew when I joined these forums. It's like they don't listen to facts... Prayers please Edit: Darn it! wrong section! Move this please lol[/quote] I've been looking at the thread you posted. I can see you're there to talk about what you believe, and there is other Catholics on it as well. Just a piece of advice. I was told this when I was young myself, and it is easier said than done, but some people are jerks, so don't pay attention to them. The way I see it, God uses us as conduits of blessings or curses for the people around us. If someone truly means us harm, God will avenge. If someone truly means to bless, God will bless them. So, don't fret. Let God deal with the jerks of the world, if they truly mean us harm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilac_angel Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 [quote name='Selah' post='1635119' date='Aug 22 2008, 07:26 PM'][url="http://www.christianteenforums.com/index.php?showtopic=45065&pid=1021584&st=0&#entry1021584"]http://www.christianteenforums.com/index.p...p;#entry1021584[/url] Yeesh. And on another note, I think I bit off more than I can chew when I joined these forums. It's like they don't listen to facts... Prayers please Edit: Darn it! wrong section! Move this please lol[/quote] The Myspace religion forum is an unmoderated pit of hate and venom for all religions... yet I ... can't...pull...myself...away..... on a plus side, a few people have added me because they like what I post there to defend the faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 It's never a lost cause, right? Even if it seems to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilac_angel Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Nope... Kudos for keeping your cool among people who call Padre Pio "Merlin" And you have a blog there, awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeYouThink Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 [quote name='Selah' post='1635619' date='Aug 23 2008, 01:14 PM']It's never a lost cause, right? Even if it seems to be [/quote] Now that's faith. To paraphrase Obi Wan, forget your physical self, and stretch out to God, your strength, your wisdom, your life, and you will take steps to a much larger world where anything is possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 [quote name='lilac_angel' post='1635624' date='Aug 23 2008, 03:18 PM']Nope... Kudos for keeping your cool among people who call Padre Pio "Merlin" And you have a blog there, awesome![/quote] ugh...thank goodness the Christian in me stopped the Ida in me from really going off at that! lol. Oh, and thanks for the advice, makeyouthink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeYouThink Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 [quote name='Selah' post='1635638' date='Aug 23 2008, 01:31 PM']Oh, and thanks for the advice, makeyouthink [/quote] NP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisvilleFan Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Selah' post='1635119' date='Aug 22 2008, 09:26 PM'][url="http://www.christianteenforums.com/index.php?showtopic=45065&pid=1021584&st=0&#entry1021584"]http://www.christianteenforums.com/index.p...p;#entry1021584[/url] Yeesh. And on another note, I think I bit off more than I can chew when I joined these forums. It's like they don't listen to facts... Prayers please [/quote] I wouldn't touch anything called Christian Teen Forums with a ten foot pole. I'd rather talk to hard-core atheists and agnostics, who probably make just about as much sense. Few kids at that age are mature enough to listen to reasonable arguments and understand them without losing control of their emotional attachment to whatever they were raised in or hurt by or have decided is right and wrong. Especially on an Internet forum, which just draws them out of the woodwork where they would normally be relatively dispersed and easier to handle in any "real life" social setting. I think if you're going to continue there, you have to be highly selective in the discussions to participate in, and possibly only communicate privately with those who are capable of a conversation (i.e. listening then responding) or in threads that are closed to comments from others. It's like playing poker... gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em Another good idea with any discussion/debate is to share your expectations up front, along with recognizing that neither of you is likely to change the other person's mind. Of course, both of you would like to convince the other, but you need a more realistic goal that you can accomplish in any interaction, like helping each other learn the other's perspective. It sounds like watered down ecumenism, but much to the chagrin of some orthodox Catholics, the only path to true conversion is through a free will decision. Edited August 25, 2008 by LouisvilleFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 [quote]I think if you're going to continue there, you have to be highly selective in the discussions to participate in, and possibly only communicate privately with those who are capable of a conversation (i.e. listening then responding) or in threads that are closed to comments from others. It's like playing poker... gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em[/quote] That's a good bit of advice...I'll be trying that from now on. Thank you. It's crazy over there, lol. I don't feel like it's doing much good to help them understand, though some of the Catholics there told me my posts make sense, so I must be doing something right! It's like everything turns into a Catholic debate there, and I have no idea why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don John of Austria Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 [quote name='Selah' post='1635119' date='Aug 22 2008, 08:26 PM'][url="http://www.christianteenforums.com/index.php?showtopic=45065&pid=1021584&st=0&#entry1021584"]http://www.christianteenforums.com/index.p...p;#entry1021584[/url] Yeesh. And on another note, I think I bit off more than I can chew when I joined these forums. It's like they don't listen to facts... Prayers please Edit: Darn it! wrong section! Move this please lol[/quote] you mean they are willfully ignorant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 [quote]you mean they are willfully ignorant?[/quote] Not all of them. Some are truley confused. Hence why I am there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 [quote name='LouisvilleFan' post='1637491' date='Aug 25 2008, 11:18 AM']I wouldn't touch anything called Christian Teen Forums with a ten foot pole. I'd rather talk to hard-core atheists and agnostics, who probably make just about as much sense. Few kids at that age are mature enough to listen to reasonable arguments and understand them without losing control of their emotional attachment to whatever they were raised in or hurt by or have decided is right and wrong.[/quote] Which is why I've learned to avoid on-campus 'Christian' organizations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 You still doing this on line crusading thing? Would you be interested in doing this with an organised team? PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 whoa, nice site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 (edited) ok just found a good thread about denominations that you are in. good read so far Edited September 18, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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