Ex-Gay Success Story Not a Mormon Success Story

eggialpha »

Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:19 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

In response to those who list same-sex marraige as one of the main issues in the coming election, I know this may be an unpopular opinion, but I was disppointed at how prioritized it was in the last election. There are many more issues that are would impact the country in great ways and that were so much more pressing than the same-sex marriage issue and yet it was featured over health care and even the war.

I agree that this is a polarizing issue and has the potential to reveal a lot about each candidate's perspectives, but it certainly is not my pick for a top debate topic.

Just my 2 very oxidized green bent little pennies.

Muslims Urge Taliban to Release Korean Christian Hostages

eggialpha »

Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:08 am Agree: 6   Disagree: 2

I am glad that there is a response such as this by Muslims. We should remember that the "Taliban" (which is pretty much a blanket term for what the Afghan government calls "enemies of the state), is a minority group and that Muslims generally live peacably other others all over the world.

I pray that the militants will listen to their more reasonable counterparts. I wish there was some way to comfort the hostages and let them know how many people are praying for them. I can only imagine how terrified and grief-sticken they must be.

Korean Evangelical Churches Under Cyber-Attack Amid Hostage Crisis

eggialpha »

Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:53 am Agree: 4   Disagree: 0

While that kind of response from other Koreans is completely inappropriate and hateful, I have a hunch that these kind of responses are coming from more than just Korea. I agree that the church members knew that it was a dangerous area and that they could have done things differently and more responsibly, but we have no right to judge and label people as deserving of any terrible experience, including this. As fellow fallible human beings, we also make mistakes, but these people made these mistakes while trying to help others and change the world, even if be a small change, for the better.

In addition, what has the mainstream media in the USA been covering? I was watching TV to have the program interrupted by a "breaking story" on Linsey Lohan. If I hadn't gone searching for the details in this story, I would have only heard very brief snippets about it.

The hostages' church has also stressed that the mission workers were there for the main purpose of medical aid (although I'm sure that they were not hiding their Christianity from the people they were trying to help).

I don't think I feel restricted to talk about my faith in any aspect, just the setting is being restricted. Even so, the strictness of these legalities are often pretty relaxed. As a teacher in an inner-city school, the community that many of my students come from is open to Christianity and, while many of my students are not Christian, most students are exposed to ideas, values, and people rooted in the Bible.

I certainly have a lot to pray about these days.