A kind, albeit angry-sounding, request?

Question

Could you people... just... cut it out?

I was trying to ask a question related to my religion, Paganism. I asked for thick-headed close-minded people not to answer.

Now, I got an answer from a Christian woman who said God Bless, hoping me luck in my findings. I got an answer from a Non-Pagan suggesting something actually helpful.

For all of those who found it amusing to just insert things that have nothing to do with the question...

... I do not like you.

I do not like the fact that I was asking a question to a group of people on something I found to be serious, and you all just jumped on the harass-wagon.

Please. PLEASE. If I ask a question for a group of people, don't answer it unless you have something polite to say that DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO CONVERT ME.

If you scroll through my answers, you'll find that I try to give helpful answers to questions that are faith-based, even if it's not my faith.

I don't try to convert. I don't insult.

So please show respect?

Answer 1

Blessed Be, Love. Or as the Christian would say, Amen.

Answer 2

I didn't read the question u are talking about now, but I've noticed there is a definite agenda on some areas of Yahoo Answers that people seem to run amok in the name of their religion and/or spiritual beliefs.

Ur request for info on a belief system should have ANSWERS for you to read from people who know what they are talking about - not COMMENTS about those beliefs.

People don't have to like other posters, or agree with them, but we all need to be better cyber neighbors about respecting others who can be and often are different from us.

I applaud you for this non-judgemental response to those who judged you. All too often some Christians forget it is God's place to judge - giving all Christians in general a bad rep.

Answer 3

I think that other Christians, like myself, sometimes try to defend God, which is just not necessary. I think some people send these answers to questions like yours because we are taught as Christians to witness to non-Christians in an effort to possibly guide them to the Lord. However, I don't think God intends for Christians to bombard non-Christians to the point that they become annoyed instead of intrigued. However, that being said, I can only assume that you've been witnessed to more than a few times by Christians. You're obviously old enough to make your own decisions, which you've obviously made by your own choice of religion. I just thought I'd explain that to you b/c you seemed to be quite ticked-off by all of the answers you received from Christians. I hope you don't take offense to my comment because there is certainly none intended.

Answer 4

Good luck with that Loki, I should show you my email collection sometime - some of which is pretty hateful. But I keep it open as I feel that trying to hide behind an anonymous name and not allowing for at least the hope of intelligent discourse would be hypocritical.
There are just some people out there who are not as secure in their beliefs as you seem to be, and who hide behind the anonymity of these pages to vent the hatred and mistrust that comes from their own, unhappy lives

Answer 5

Well, I am sorry you had to experience this. But I've gotten the same when I've tried to ask a serious question in regard to my beliefs. No one will agree with me, but I still think they should add sub-categories to R&S. I now view this as an entertainment forum. Many view and/or use it for much worse.

Answer 6

Loki or Loke is the mythical giant/deity in Norse mythology, a son of the giants Fárbauti and Laufey. Loki also had two brothers (Helbindi & Byleist) of whom nothing is known. He is described as the "contriver of all fraud". He is also often reffered to as the god of mischief. In the Eddas, Loki is described as mixing freely with the gods for a long time, even becoming Odin's blood brother before murdering Baldr. After the murder, the Æsir restrain Loki with the internal organs of his children and he is eventually freed to fight on the side of the Jotun against the Æsir at Ragnarök.

Answer 7

"These Iraqi leaders have asked for an enduring relationship with America,'' Bush said. "And we are ready to begin building that relationship – in a way that protects our interests in the region and requires many fewer American troops.''

Rhode Island's Jack Reed delivered the Democratic rebuttal, saying Bush had provided for the "indefinite'' mission of 130,000 Americans, but did not provide "either a plan to successfully end the war or a convincing rationale to continue it.

"Thousands of brave Americans remain in the crosshairs of another country's civil war,'' Reed said.

He called on Republicans to work with Democrats to bring troops home. "An endless and unlimited military presence in Iraq is not an option," he added.

The war, in its fifth year, has so far killed 3,777 Americans, wounded more than 27,000 and killed tens of thousands of Iraqis.

Although Bush, like Petraeus, touted success in Iraq's Anbar province, one of the Sunni leaders who had worked closely with U.S. forces there, Abdul-Sattar Abu Reesha, was killed yesterday, 10 days after he met Bush during the president's visit to Anbar.

Before the speech, a senior administration official told reporters Bush wanted to get Iraq to "a good place'' for the next president.

Answer 8

yeah. you tell em