Post by swidzb2 on Mar 27, 2010 5:52:57 GMT -5
Hi guys... as stated in the training forum, I'm a long time lurker that finally registered. Two reasons for this and both came at the same time: 1) I started a new power lifting routine and had a question I couldn't find an answer to on the Net, and 2) I have a religious-type question I want your feedback on.
I could write forever here but I'll keep it short.
My family is a pretty smart bunch, overall. In particular, I have one sister who is a molecular biologist (read: geneticist). PhD Oxford, offered jobs by every university in the country to teach...
As a devout Christian, (and she is too (mostly)), I have a keen insterest in science. Physics, biology. You know where this is going...
I meet, or at least have exposure to, on the Web especially, a lot of, let's just call them non-believers. I'm aware of what the Bible says about this. But one guy, recently, got under my skin, bad. I complained to the moderator on a Web site about the anti-Christian comments. Someone replied back... then there was a push, then a shove. By the end of it, I seriously could have, and wanted to, physically hurt this person. I mean, it would have felt good to hurt him! Of course, it never happened, but that night I had a dream it was on! I remember it all.
I rarely get that worked up... tell me I'm an idiot, fine; my job sucks, okay; I'm ugly, you're probably right... but question my family or my belief, and I really lose it.
This must have happened to you all. How do you handle this?
(If this is off topic, please just let me know and shut down this post.)
Thanks,
Brad
I could write forever here but I'll keep it short.
My family is a pretty smart bunch, overall. In particular, I have one sister who is a molecular biologist (read: geneticist). PhD Oxford, offered jobs by every university in the country to teach...
As a devout Christian, (and she is too (mostly)), I have a keen insterest in science. Physics, biology. You know where this is going...
I meet, or at least have exposure to, on the Web especially, a lot of, let's just call them non-believers. I'm aware of what the Bible says about this. But one guy, recently, got under my skin, bad. I complained to the moderator on a Web site about the anti-Christian comments. Someone replied back... then there was a push, then a shove. By the end of it, I seriously could have, and wanted to, physically hurt this person. I mean, it would have felt good to hurt him! Of course, it never happened, but that night I had a dream it was on! I remember it all.
I rarely get that worked up... tell me I'm an idiot, fine; my job sucks, okay; I'm ugly, you're probably right... but question my family or my belief, and I really lose it.
This must have happened to you all. How do you handle this?
(If this is off topic, please just let me know and shut down this post.)
Thanks,
Brad