John Robinson Posted September 21, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 22 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 903 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 516 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/01/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/03/1952 Share Posted September 21, 2017 For me, staying out of the Politics threads has helped. There are handful of folks who natter on incessantly and world without end, amen about you-know-who, and it appears it's never going to get any better, so for the most part I just leave 'em to their ravings. Makes things a lot nicer in the other threads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 23 minutes ago, John Robinson said: For me, staying out of the Politics threads has helped. There are handful of folks who natter on incessantly and world without end, amen about you-know-who, and it appears it's never going to get any better, so for the most part I just leave 'em to their ravings. Makes things a lot nicer in the other threads. I agree. Its kind of an odd dichotomy, the " christian left". I dont see any reason to argue about things that take the focus off of Jesus and his word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyKay Posted September 21, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.93 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 21, 2017 42 minutes ago, John Robinson said: For me, staying out of the Politics threads has helped. There are handful of folks who natter on incessantly and world without end, amen about you-know-who, and it appears it's never going to get any better, so for the most part I just leave 'em to their ravings. Makes things a lot nicer in the other threads. I have been trying to avoid the political forums lately. (Trying being the key word) In fact I have not even been watching the news very much for the pass few weeks. So that I won't be tempted to post news articles. They seem to set everyone off when I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted September 21, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 952 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,573 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,054 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted September 21, 2017 2 hours ago, LadyKay said: I have been trying to avoid the political forums lately. (Trying being the key word) In fact I have not even been watching the news very much for the pass few weeks. So that I won't be tempted to post news articles. They seem to set everyone off when I do. It was quite the wonderful experience to be blacked out from politics, and really all news, for a week after Irma. I had no idea what might be happening even a block away. Though while at California I did see a local slow car chase of a bad guy by police. Ho Hum, just another day there. Guess I can survive without my daily dose of FOX Cable calamities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan Posted September 22, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 9 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 422 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 319 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/13/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted September 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Yowm said: Right, with politics any opinion goes. With theology, hopefully it is narrowed down to Scripture or some facsimile thereof lol. I'm very hesitant to post some messages and bible study documents I developed for our home church for the same reason. Opinions about how to interpret scripture and which view is correct frequently seems to change from comparing viewpoints to personal attacks. I'd love to get other viewpoints to better develop and / or correct things I missed. However, which any viewpoint or correction is presented as 'You're wrong. I'm right. This is God's word.' it's not helpful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted September 22, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted September 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, bryan said: I'm very hesitant to post some messages and bible study documents I developed for our home church for the same reason. Opinions about how to interpret scripture and which view is correct frequently seems to change from comparing viewpoints to personal attacks. I'd love to get other viewpoints to better develop and / or correct things I missed. However, which any viewpoint or correction is presented as 'You're wrong. I'm right. This is God's word.' it's not helpful. That is one downfall of a discussion forum, while at the same time, a benefit of it. It all depends on if the one being flamed allows other peoples words have control over how they feel. Pass over the personal insults and look at the content they provide. If they provide no scripture, pay no attention to their post at all. Just realize that they don't even know who you are, and you have no idea who they are. Each posted is just a person behind a keyboard somewhere in the world and may never meet. Why let them control how you feel? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted September 22, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 18 Topic Count: 165 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,997 Content Per Day: 1.56 Reputation: 2,607 Days Won: 15 Joined: 04/29/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 9/21/2017 at 1:38 PM, John Robinson said: For me, staying out of the Politics threads has helped. There are handful of folks who natter on incessantly and world without end, amen about you-know-who, and it appears it's never going to get any better, so for the most part I just leave 'em to their ravings. Makes things a lot nicer in the other threads. I have found that there are two opposite sides of the same coin: feeling hurt or offended by persons who say harsh statements and the other side of coin being bored and feeling stifled because you can't share your opinion because you left a forum (literally and technologically in this case) where you were able to share your opinion. The cold hard fact is that if you are going to discuss anything it can turn into a debate, and demeaning people can show up and demean you; this is the cost package we must weight compared to meeting great brothers and sisters in Christ here, and getting to talk about subjects you cannot ordinarily talk about at church. In the end you have to decide with your own conscious and convictions if the gains are worth the strains? Each must answer this for themselves. May the LORD Jesus bless you during your recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denadii Posted September 24, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 503 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 120 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/20/1948 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Well hey. Looks like it was a really short sabbatical. I went to answer one question..... But I do feel better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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