a mild religious ranting ensues
so these two ladies come to the door today trying to sell their religion in the form of a chat and pamphlets. at 10:30 on a saturday morning. they've come around this time once before. telling them i'm already a christian doesn't help and i didn't have the heart to tell them to ssip off. and i didn't have the heart to tell them to never come back again. so they're scheduled to come back at some unknown later date to tell me about The Future! and The End! and next time i'll be hiding in my room or underneath the computer desk pretending i'm not at home because i know if i let them in they'd bombard me to the ground with a storm of scripture and the aim of selling.
i guess part of me thinks, "wow, that's great that they have so much devotion and fervour for what they're doing." and i hate slamming doors in people's faces because i don't like to be the one to dampen anybody's spirits, but at the same time, i know how futile it's become to force one's religion on other people. sure, there's the religious discussions one has in the company lunch room where different religions are discussed with an open mind and with the aim of informing rather than conforming (totally against hr policy, i might add) but if it's two people ganging up on you at inconvenient times of the day... it just doesn't work.
from my own experience, i don't like forcing my faith on other people. this is mostly due to the fact that i'm a naturally shy person when it comes to most aspects of my life and i can never quite find the right words to express myself. i have also had no huge personal epiphanies that i can share with people and they would think to themselves "maybe there is a God out there that cares for the human race." i've been a christian since i was knee-high to a grasshopper (they sold me at the heaven and hell thing when i was 4 or 5 years old -- i didn't want to spend the rest of my afterlife in the fiery pits of damnation!). i have not led a hard life of abuse or loneliness. God did not reveal Himself to me during a dark night of the soul. He's just shown His existence in the little things that wouldn't seem important to anyone else. and if you quote scripture some people call you a "bible thumper" if you try to explain the ineffable comfort you have in knowing there is a God, others think you're pulling stuff out of the air. i can be as cynical as the next person, all i can defend with is that it is what i believe in. i am also of the persuasion that actions speak louder than words.
maybe this makes me a bad christian?
i have to cut this short because today is cliomuse's bachelorette party and i've got to go over early to help prepare and then eat a free supper at earl's! crumbs! i'm probably going to be late because of this rant...
but yes, dissect and discuss the above comments all viewpoints are valid.
i guess part of me thinks, "wow, that's great that they have so much devotion and fervour for what they're doing." and i hate slamming doors in people's faces because i don't like to be the one to dampen anybody's spirits, but at the same time, i know how futile it's become to force one's religion on other people. sure, there's the religious discussions one has in the company lunch room where different religions are discussed with an open mind and with the aim of informing rather than conforming (totally against hr policy, i might add) but if it's two people ganging up on you at inconvenient times of the day... it just doesn't work.
from my own experience, i don't like forcing my faith on other people. this is mostly due to the fact that i'm a naturally shy person when it comes to most aspects of my life and i can never quite find the right words to express myself. i have also had no huge personal epiphanies that i can share with people and they would think to themselves "maybe there is a God out there that cares for the human race." i've been a christian since i was knee-high to a grasshopper (they sold me at the heaven and hell thing when i was 4 or 5 years old -- i didn't want to spend the rest of my afterlife in the fiery pits of damnation!). i have not led a hard life of abuse or loneliness. God did not reveal Himself to me during a dark night of the soul. He's just shown His existence in the little things that wouldn't seem important to anyone else. and if you quote scripture some people call you a "bible thumper" if you try to explain the ineffable comfort you have in knowing there is a God, others think you're pulling stuff out of the air. i can be as cynical as the next person, all i can defend with is that it is what i believe in. i am also of the persuasion that actions speak louder than words.
maybe this makes me a bad christian?
i have to cut this short because today is cliomuse's bachelorette party and i've got to go over early to help prepare and then eat a free supper at earl's! crumbs! i'm probably going to be late because of this rant...
but yes, dissect and discuss the above comments all viewpoints are valid.