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Anybody else finding it hard to want to stay on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for your more reasonable response. Per my other comment, I wasn't trying to force any beliefs. You say being pro-life necessitates that. I'm not sure how. Perhaps by voting? Though I tend to vote kinda 50/50 either U.S. parties. Again, just trying to follow my faith.

I'm not sure that I have the resources or know-how to run my own instance. You're correct though, I could create my own community. I personally don't think they would be very fruitful at the moment though, as per my post and your point about it not getting much traffic. I understand that. I understand I'm in a tiny tiny minority here on Lemmy. I don't really want to go back to Reddit, and I don't really use Facebook. Which is why I was hoping for a bit more discussion on Lemmy.

I understand why I'm hated here. It's just that, as evidenced by this post, I can't discuss this in obscurity with like-minded people. Perhaps that's just gonna happen because of the small size of Lemmy. Perhaps I shouldn't be here. I'm sorry for upsetting people. I figured this would be like Reddit, where I could at least have discussions with a few small communities.

I'm just shocked at the reaction from my post. I'm sorry for hurting anybody. I ask you all to recognize that I'm a human, just like you. I'm just trying to find my place in this world. I'm not trying to hurt anybody. At the same time, I recognize our worldviews are entirely different and can be easily misunderstood. If I'm not welcome here, I understand.

Anybody else finding it hard to want to stay on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you're a Christian, I'd be happy to discuss what the Bible teaches about when life begins. If you're not a Christian, there's no point. I would argue against your point that "pro life" is not Christian tenet. 1. Christianity teaches the Bible is God's word. 2. The Bible teaches about humans being alive before birth. 3. One of the 10 commandments is to not murder.

Obviously that's a very simple argument and could be expanded upon a lot, but I'm not going to argue Christian ethics to someone who doesn't have the same foundational beliefs (Not sure if you do or not).

To your point on forcing my beliefs on others though, I'm not understanding where that's coming from. I posted this in a Reformed Christianity community, expecting it to only be seen by those in the Reformed tradition. Perhaps you came across it by looking at new posts? If that's the case, I'm sorry. It wasn't directed to you. Perhaps that's one of the shortfalls of Lemmy, is that there's not a ton of traffic, so it may be more likely that you see posts you dislike.

What I see though, is you coming and trying to force your beliefs on me. Like I said, I was just trying to post this on a tiny community of people with similar beliefs. I haven't talked about this before on Lemmy. But you come in and post saying I don't understand my own faith, and that I'm an extremist. You commented on my post to a practically inexistent, though public, community. I haven't tried to force it onto anyone.

Thank you for your time.

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Anybody else finding it hard to want to stay on Lemmy? (lemmy.world)
 

I apologize if this is not appropriate for this community. But, I find the main reason I feel this way is because of my Christian faith. I've gone on Reddit twice this month to check for specific discussions or questions I had. I only ever used Reddit on a third party app, so I was upset but what was happening.

But surprisingly, I feel even more alienated and hated on here than I did on Reddit. Pro Life communities seem to be banned. I think there were one or two at some point, but I can't find any now. This community has very low engagement and content, which I understand.

I'm kinda in the middle politically, trying to let my faith guide my politics, but there doesn't seem to be a place for that here. The people here seem to be further left than Reddit and more intolerant of Christianity.

I think it makes sense. Of course the most "activist-minded" people would leave Reddit. Perhaps the most outspoken people. I left Reddit because dislike browsing it outside of RIF.

I feel myself more and more drawn to Reddit lately. There's obviously still a vast majority of people on there that my beliefs are still hated. But, there are enough people to carve out little communities of like-minded people.

Anyway, sorry for the long post. Apologies if it doesn't fit.

ReAd A bOoK! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I appreciate her username. It was my first question.

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Anybody else seen The Gods Must be Crazy? (lemmy.world)
 

A VHS my wife had. I had to pull the VCR out of the attic to watch. It was worth it though! Solid, funny, entertaining movie with a decent message about the complexity of modern life, and the simplicity of life in the African bush. I felt like it dragged a bit toward the end. And unfortunately, the tape was a bit messed up so we missed the last couple minutes. But I'd recommend it overall. We tried finding it on a streaming service before getting the VCR, but couldn't find it anywhere!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

While I agree this would be hilarious, and would want them to do it, it scares me that it's possible. That they know who is using it and apparently keep a database of certain users whom they can then blackmail. It's probably just an empty threat though and I'm taking it too seriously.