Saturday, April 28, 2012
Power of Words
I'm an english major, and as an english major, there are certain classes I must take. Power of Words is one of them. It's basically about how when you talk to someone, you should choose your words carefully because how you say things has a big impact on how people hear things. The other day, our professor decided it would be a good idea to show a video of a woman giving a lecture about Jesus. You know, those ones that play on Sunday morning on, like, every channel? This wouldn't have been a problem if i knew we were going to discuss the program afterwords, but my teacher is a very religious man and I knew we were watching it so he could feel like a good Christian, pushing his religion in our face and all. Well, this woman had a lot to say. Most of it being incredibly ignorant and judgmental. She said that if you have a thought against the Bible, that is the devil possessing you. So...if I don't want to stone my daughter to death, that's the devil in my soul? Oops. It was just a very aggravating video. So much so that I left in the middle of class. This is why I was turned off of my religion in the first place, because of people like this woman. The worst part? People were believing her. I guess the only thing our professor said at the end of class was "Wasn't she a great speaker?" Yeah, I'm sure.
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It's people like this that turned me off fromr eligion when I was young. They all seemed so mean and pushy. It wasn't until recently that i realized religion could be a very good thing if practiced in the right way. I'm glad I finally figured this out, but upset that it took me so long.
ReplyDeleteThat's shocking and bizarre! Considering that so many people are turned off from religion precisely because of this pushiness. Even when missionaries are not being pushy people tend to avoid them.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if this is something wrong with the christian 'brand?' I'll admit I get a bit anxious when those missionaries are camping out in the marketplace and handing out materials. Usually I'd go up and look at a few free books just to see what they say if their being given away, but there's something about middle aged men in suits purveying books with tastelessly designed covers, that I'm pretty sure are going to tell me I'm going to hell, that scares me away and makes me less welcoming.
People should never push their beliefs on to another person. If you have a faith, that's fine. but don't make everyone succumb to what you believe.
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