Are you'all afraid to take on Masowie?    If a bunch of Christians did this, I wonder?
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Thats because it is only acceptable in Americe to insult white, male, christians.  They are the only ones with enough class and testicular fortitude to not run to the media and cry when someone says something they don't care to hear.
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Friend - They use FEAR and we are in fearful times.  I apologize for my evangelical brothers and sisters.  GBU
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my cousin was and tried to convert me while his family lived in my home. While I was very tolerant of his ways he was not the same and tried to give my kids a hard time about some music that they were listening to. Crazy stuff, he had a bad drug addiction and eventually moved back to his sad life in MS and committed suicide. That is my only experience with pentecostals. Sorry....The one thing I can say is he knew the Bible forward and backwards and could quote just about anything from it, but if you don't live it it won't help you.
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Dear Rose, I am sure you mean well, but here, no amount of preaching or "screaming" will change anything. This site has fallen into the realm of IM, but more clumsy. The religious bunch preach here all day to whom??? The gay bunch (myself included) puts up with one silly basher who passes itself off as many, and we all put up with the sermons from the religious bunch who tell us daily that we are going to hell. Where they get that idea, I don't have a clue. \ngood luck.
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There's no scripture to support this idea one way or another.  People are affected in different ways when in the spirit.  There was a man at my church who would run around the pews (admittedly it freaked me out a bit when he first did it) and a woman who would wail.  I think you'll find the most about the issue in Paul's stuff, but don't quote me on that.
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I would shine for Christ no matter what.  We were just talking about this in Church last night.  How sexual immorality is being more widely accepted and Christians are being more persecuted.  Like in schools, the government is teaching people that it is okay to be gay or that a boy may really be a girl.  But if you pray in school, you'll be suspended.  I really do not know why this suprises us as Christians, we were told that this would happen.  I have even heard about this night club in Mexcico (I think) that implants a chip in your hand and a mark on your arm that holds all your records.  They use it to tell your age and even holds your credit card info so you can use it to pay for stuff.  It is stated that this will happen in th book Revelation.  You see all the bad things that happen to our country just lately.  Since this country has turned away from God.  We have been attacked on our own soil, natural disasters are tearing away at our cities, and we are fighting amongst ourselves.  Back in 1776, when God was fully involved with the United States, before we turned away from him, He gave us everything we needed.  In Leviticus 26 it states what happens when people follow His commands, good crops, saftey from our enemies, etc.  We had all that.  God was with us when we fought for this land from England.  Now we are getting attacked on our own land.  I know the end is coming.  I don't know if it will be today or 2000 years from now.  But I intend for my heart to be prepared on the day of Rapture and my car will be unmanned.
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I have found in this forum, you'd better write what you mean or get tortured for it.  I agree with you that some Christians think that it is their duty to save everyone's soul because they consider themselves safe.  I think the world would be a much happier place for us all if people would stop trying to change others and focus on themselves.  God is the only true judge and if people would just let him do his work and stop interfering.  No harm, no foul you are human and obviously someone out there pushed your buttons. There will always be people that offer help/advice when you didn't ask for it.  Learn to ignore them and just walk away.
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I was raised to fear and respect the God I serve. Some people don't. I find it rather disrespectful, but not everyone serves the God I serve. So just like how we put our God in proper case, and their god in lower case, they do it to us. Us disregarding their beliefs is not different from them disregarding ours. You cannot push your beliefs on others (speaking generally of course). So, for me and you its like, "How can they stand to do that?" but for others, its like nothing. take care to look at it through their eyes also. Lastly, in spite of the way we refer to our God in writing does not make it any easier or us any more divine in our walk of Christianity, nor does our intolerance of others make us any better. It actually makes us a bit worse. Live how He wants you to live and show others your joy through the life you lead in Him. And don't get to Holy to laugh. I feel that will persuade others more than anything. much luv and stay safe.\n\nAngel
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It seems like people are avoiding the issue. What's being asked is if you will unquestioningly submit yourself to God. Whether you think God would want you to perform said action or would not be able to do this without you is not in question.\n\nIncident: God tells you to kill someone.\nYou are a self-admittedly insignificant being who could not begin to understand God. Whatever his motivation be, God has told you to do this.\n\nDo you comply?\n\n(My answer's no by the way, but I'm not religious so this question probably was not directed at me. I just think that some of the people passing judgement here are being hypocritical.)
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I'm scared of it too. People who burst out into random song and dance cannot be trusted.
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You know, I was watching Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. give his speach on freedom at school tonight and as I watched I noticed that the thousands of people there were not only black, they were white.  I know that on the internet there are a bunch of religious (mostly Christian) people who come on here to "spread" the word of "God."  But I think it has more to do with them than it does with others.\n\nThese people who try and convert you because they know (remember you can't see what a person believes, they have to tell you in some way) are just out to help themselves.  I don't think a being such as a god would need any help from mere humans, of any kind.  I think these people are so afraid of being wrong that they have to reasure themselves by forcing themselves (in the same way a rapist would) onto others.\n\nHowever, there are plenty of tolerant people out there.  I'd love to see a coming together just like what happened in the 60's with Atheists and Christians.  We can agree to disagree.
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sometimes yes.\nI am a full out Born Again, Bible Believing, Southern Bapt., Christian.  \nAnd there are times when i hang my head low over the actions and speech of Christians.  \nWe are targets and some dont realize how much they hurt.
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*Chuckling for I wait an hour after everyone else has drunk their's to drink mine* But if you are asking does the church with its history of bloodshed and crusades scare me today?\n\nThe answer is an emphatic, hell yeah!\n\nFrom their insane desire to destroy all other faiths to the hijacking of politics, they worry me greatly as would any rational free thinker...
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This is one of those standard retorts that drives a stake through the hearts of bleedin' heart christians and their rabid war-mongering associates even.\nIt's a stumper for some, an opportunity for trotting out the prepared church answer for others.\nI am not one of either of these, thank the Dog!
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Ya know, at first, given a few supposed Christians i know, I was about to say "Whoo-Hoo! Bonfire! I'll bring the marshmallows!" But,that would accomplish nothing.Those of the Inquisition were ignorant and possibly tripping their stones off.I am not ignorant nor do I have stones.And I really would hate to dissappoint My Mother by sinking to that kind of behavior.
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Not at all. I used to feel wierd about it, but then I met one of my pastors who is a woman. She's also a close personal friend of mine and she inspires me alot. As it is I do teach, but I would love to one day preach God's word. It would be awesome!
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Ok, that is creepy.  I mean, it has absolutely nothing at all to do with the question.  For those of you having a hard time understanding why some of us are so fed up with the bible bashing types of Christians, this is a prime example.  For those Christians who answer questions in an honest, productive manner, I'm sorry that these people get lumped in with you.  This is a level of zealotry which scares me to no end.   And before our usual band of zealots jumps on that statement.  No, I'm not scared because I fear "the truth" or because I'm afriad you're right.  I'm scared because the mentally unsound are cutting it pretty close and I wonder what they're going to do next.\n\nTo answer your original question, give me a pint of Guiness, please!  Actually, I don't drink much, but I think I'll one when I get home.