http://www.ipopculture.net/2009/02/silence/ The blog of David Jones Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:24:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.ipopculture.net/2009/02/silence/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 Marilyn Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:12:29 +0000 http://www.ipopculture.net/?p=315#comment-1010 I agree that we need to think about what Jesus would do. Attending school does not mean we agree with the idea. In this case silence could mean consent. We need to lovingly give our views. Win with love! They will know we are christians by our love for our brother! I agree that we need to think about what Jesus would do. Attending school does not mean we agree with the idea. In this case silence could mean consent. We need to lovingly give our views. Win with love! They will know we are christians by our love for our brother!

]]> http://www.ipopculture.net/2009/02/silence/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Hannah Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:11:48 +0000 http://www.ipopculture.net/?p=315#comment-737 This reminds me that when Jesus was on earth, he hung out regularly with "the sinners." He ate with the prostitutes, the tax collectors, the thieves, the people that everyone else "who never sinned" were too good/ too scared to talk to. I think avoiding people we're afraid of because of their homosexual lifestyle goes against everything Jesus was trying to teach us while he was here. I have several friends from high school who have decided to go towards that way of life. Now, I try to talk to them more, not less. One thing you mentioned was that we as Christians should step in if we hear others being harassed of ridiculed. I think that's something that parents are scared for their children to do. They don't want them "involved." But I think that's a very important lesson for a young student to learn. That being a Christian can be messy. We're not of this world, but we have to be involved while we're here. We have to step in, even if it means accepting the same abuse and being called names as well. As a teacher, this is a very important issue for me to think about. I'm going to have to learn how to deal with situations like this. I have to find a way to deal with it while obeying the law I go by as a teacher and the law I go by as a Christian. It'll be very interesting if I'm ever a teacher in a school that participates in this. I pray I can arise to the occasion and make a difference as a teacher. This reminds me that when Jesus was on earth, he hung out regularly with “the sinners.” He ate with the prostitutes, the tax collectors, the thieves, the people that everyone else “who never sinned” were too good/ too scared to talk to.
I think avoiding people we’re afraid of because of their homosexual lifestyle goes against everything Jesus was trying to teach us while he was here. I have several friends from high school who have decided to go towards that way of life. Now, I try to talk to them more, not less.
One thing you mentioned was that we as Christians should step in if we hear others being harassed of ridiculed. I think that’s something that parents are scared for their children to do. They don’t want them “involved.” But I think that’s a very important lesson for a young student to learn. That being a Christian can be messy. We’re not of this world, but we have to be involved while we’re here. We have to step in, even if it means accepting the same abuse and being called names as well.
As a teacher, this is a very important issue for me to think about. I’m going to have to learn how to deal with situations like this. I have to find a way to deal with it while obeying the law I go by as a teacher and the law I go by as a Christian. It’ll be very interesting if I’m ever a teacher in a school that participates in this. I pray I can arise to the occasion and make a difference as a teacher.

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