I was gone for 8 months, some people left, new people joined...same mentalities. Same lack of civility towards Christians.

Mark 13:13
All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.

To all the new Christians, I hope to get to know you. I would love to see more activity in this forum. Fellowship is good for the soul.

Judging everyone here upon your return doesn't seem very christian-like to me.

Would you like to start again?

I'm sorry? Who was I judging? And ummm btw...you just judged me.

Wether we/you like it or not--GODS word is black and white--It ain't a smorgasboard you can diddle around with take what you want and dump the rest.--Bet there are few people that come in here. scares them. Men love the darkness!! But you are right.------ I didn't even know they had a christian singles in here!!! I'll have to post some things. Truth is, Mingle in general, is about a pagan place as I have ever seen!!!

I judge people all the time. We all do whether we want to admit it or not. I do however, try to stay open minded to peoples opinions and thoughts, as they might possibly have some insight or view that I hadn't thought of previously. Blanket statements about a group of people IS a judgment. It's also your opinion, which you are entitled to.

Civility should be extended to everyone, christian or not, IMO.

He made a statement in the Christian thread---Didn't he. Sounds like he made his point with your come back!!

I wasn't talking about the other Christians. I was talking about the people who insult Christianity and Christians.

And I wasn't making a judgment of anyone, just commenting on their behavior. I can understand someone not wanting to belong to a religion, but insulting just seem uncouth.

We all have the same judge and I'm going to need him to be very lenient if I have any hope of getting into heaven.

No, I said that the same mentalities and lack of civility exists here as it did 8 months ago. I didn't make a blanket statement, but a statement that covers some people. I could name names, but I won't, something tells me you probably already know some of them. So why would you assume I'm talking about everyone? Why should I believe you when you say "I do however, try to stay open minded to peoples opinions and thoughts", when you automatically assumed I was talking about everyone and jumped on me?

But I'm not here to squabble. If you want to take a disliking to me or think I closed minded or stereotyping or whatever else, I don't care. I think it's unfortunate, because I'm a nice guy and you are probably a nice woman, but we'll never know if this is the tack you plan to follow.

I am a christian and I go to the church
I don't profess to be prim or proper. I never debate politics or religion

Yet I will tell you this by experience some of the most uncharitable people I have come across in my life have been the folks who have occupied the front pews of the church on Sundays
Very judgmental hostile and unpleasant.

I don't believe I made a "come back". I replied in a respectful manner. We hear these types of post all the times, in many forums. How people haven't changed blah blah blah. I just happen to believe you don't enforce change by pointing out what others are doing wrong. You have to say or do something that allows them to see the other side of things. I can tell you all day long that you are wrong, but are you really going to believe me?

I agree that insulting someone simply because of their religious beliefs is uncouth, but commenting on it isn't really going to change them is it? The way I read the OP, the negativity outweighed the offer for fellowship. It also invited posts such as yours to state how mingle is a "pagan place". I'm not sure that's the direction he was wanting to go.

Which is why I put it in this forum, which is only open to Christians. I think I was just wanting to vent. Maybe a couple Christians would come along and say "Keep your chin up, remember Jesus loves you" or something. What I didn't expect was to be jumped on immediately and accused of being judgmental and closed minded or for some Christians to be called pagans, because they don't live up to someone's standards.

Your skin really isn't that thin is it? I don't dislike you at all, just TRYING to get you to see another way of looking at this. I apologize if you felt I was jumping on you. That partly may come from some past experience or something, I don't know.....but I'm actually in your corner with this whole Jesus thing..... My point was, you won't change those that won't open their mind to it. Concentrate on those that will.

Oh, that's what you were saying. Okay...

The very same reason we can't seem to find a church that "fits" us.

You are an a** sometimes, but you do make good points, here's to you pal.

Define "pegan."

AMEN....I agree 100% I hate people who claim to be a christian but yet not practice the teaching or philosophies of christian life. And by the way, no claiming of religion can save your soul but your relationship with your Almighty God. Follow the 10 commandments and practice what you preach and be a role model to others.

Practice what you preach, and listen to the words that you teach, and maybe then you will finally see, just how F** up this world can be, when all you say and all you do, define who you are and what are you. Do this to your dying day, and you will live beyond your grave.

Boy, you need to go to anger management. You have so much bitterness in your and so much anger kiddo... I feel so sorry for you for being such, It will not help you to remain that way.. Need to go to a 1 week religious retreat. Seriously... good luck!

I said that out of humor, not hate, It's hard to read me unless you got a good sense of humor.