there is a woman who has been nothing but nice to everyone on this site and never really had a harsh word to anyone but apparently several christians on here seem to have worn her down. my question is why do you feel the need to bash and condem anything or anyone that does not think just like you.
my friend Epona Willow would do anything for anyone if she could. she is a warm, loving, caring person and yet you people tell her how she is going to burn in hell.
well i will tell you what...if there is a hell you will be right there beside us for judging us.
and if there is a hell i would be proud to be standing by her side.
2007-08-21 15:04:36 · 46 answers · asked by bgdadyp 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i am sorry.
i don't usually go off like that but epona has been on here awhile and has become very dear to me and i have never seen her down like this.
2007-08-21 15:16:40 · update #1
I just found this post.
I have no fear of hell and my mood is due to the death of a friend. In truth I feel sorry for those that judge and condemn others...they need love, compassion and prayer more than anyone.
Love to you Brother!!!
2007-08-21 19:19:49 · answer #1 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just read a question over in Mythology and Folklore about positive energy and how to project it/attract it, and this question kind of brings to mind for me of one of the answers over there.
The answerer stated that positive attracts negative, and to an extent, she is right. Once you start sending out truly good, loving energy to the universe, those who haven't learned to connect with this energy themselves naturally gravitate towards and cling to those who have. They're called "energy vampires", or "psychic vampires". They're the people who seem to suck all of the good energy out of you just by being around you. It's not intentional, most probably aren't even aware that they're doing it. My personal take on it is that they're just souls starved for true spirituality, so starved in fact that they're stealing it and don't even know it. Mean spirited remarks like the ones your friend no doubt got, and the ones that I get sometimes are not designed to enlighten and uplift. They are designed to bring the other down to the answerer's level. It's the reason that I never ask whether or not some people think I'm going to hell, I know what the answer is, and I'm just not interested.
It doesn't matter what anyone here says about whether or not they think your friend is going to hell. (I personally have my doubts as to whether a hell after death exists). That's between your friend and God. No one else has a say in that.
Tell your friend not to let the energy vampires suck her dry. You've got to develop a thick skin to be a truly good person.
2007-08-21 15:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by since you asked 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to hear that there are Christians that have been saying mean awfult things to your friend. It makes me ashamed when people who call themselves Christians do that, because I am a Christian and I feel that we are supposed to love and accept everyone no matter there beliefs or there opinions. I honestly believe that God is loving and just and would not send anyone to burn eternally, because we are after all his children. So I apologize for those christians who feel they are better then your friend and have judged her. This makes me sad. Send your friend my best wishes I would never harshly judge anyone as that is not showing love.
2007-08-21 17:12:34 · answer #3 · answered by Jessy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry that happened to Willow but these people exist everywhere I am afraid. They are why alot of us are in the broom closet too. I was beaten at 15 by these kinds of people so I have been face to face with the hate. They are banking on the fear either to force us to endorse their believes or to keep quiet. I'm afraid that I choose the quiet side. Not for myself so much as for my family's safety. I hope Willow comes back to herself soon. I look forward to the day when I can be what I am honestly with out the fear of repercussions on my family. Blessed Be my friend.
2007-08-21 15:40:22 · answer #4 · answered by Praire Crone 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
*CLAPS*
You are right.
Isn't it sad that people cannot work out their own faith?
Isn't it sad that some people have to be so hateful and use religion to justify that hate?
I say alot of strong worded things. This is EXACTLY why. I have nothing against Christians as a general rule.
I say the strongest things when Christians find it necessary to treat others so awfully.
Those of you who have been part of eliminating those you don't agree with are a SHAME to your fellow Christians and to your own Christian witness. No damn wonder Jesus wept.
I will be proud to stand with you in Hell, too.
2007-08-21 15:19:00 · answer #5 · answered by yarn whore 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Judgment isn't a Christian thing to do. In fact, it is a grave sin.
So, people making assumptions, based on their judgments are not true Christians at all. If people were to decide who will be going to hell, everyone would be there as a visitor from time to time ( we hold grudges and feel irritation toward the very best people in our lives occasionally ). Don't pay attention to malice: others can only hurt you, if you let them. BTW, your friend is a very lucky girl: she has a great friend in you, sweetheart.
2007-08-21 15:27:18 · answer #6 · answered by ms.sophisticate 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, since there is no hell, your friend has nothing to worry about. Tell her that she needs to strengthen her faith in what she believes. That is the only way to keep these idiots from scaring you and getting under your skin. Just ignore them if you possibly can. They think they know the only real truth, and that makes them very arrogant. But, they are wrong on so many levels....so just consider the source, and then let it go! *sm*
2007-08-21 15:32:33 · answer #7 · answered by LadyZania 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being a Christian does not make the person,the person makes the person in the way they conduct their lives and treat others.
Respect another persons faith,each and everyone of us has the right to choose what we each believe in.
I was born into a christian family and therefore was baptised a christian,but that does not make me any better or worse then those who do not want to be Christians.
It's what people have in their hearts that count.Not in what they believe.
2007-08-21 15:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by Rick's Locomotive 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may be correct, but in the same time you're wrong.
What gives if you keep thinking of all the negative things that you have heard, no human can judge a person personality...
'Because only HE can make the decision to put any soul to Heaven 'n' Hell'
reputation is nothing any more in this time of world, you only suffer with it,
the better your reputation, the more jealous people will get
don't get angry with this kind of stuff, it's not worth it
~enjoy your day with *rainbow in your life* and you will feel the stress any more.~
2007-08-21 15:23:09 · answer #9 · answered by Doug T 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know there are always morons telling other people that they will go to hell, they can be Christian Morons, Jewish Morons or Muslim Morons. People that claim to know where everyone is going to go when they die are idiots.. No matter what religion you are, God decides where you will go, no one else. The reason I believe this is God or Allah made the universe, is the father of all life and knower of all knowledge.
If I knew where everyone was going to go, then I would be God and would be usurping his realm. so ignore the morons and study the Bible, Torah, and Quaran and make your own decisions
2007-08-21 15:27:37 · answer #10 · answered by magpie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋