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Lately... I've been bad at this. Stress IRL & then letting some that drive me nuts get to me. Something to work on I suppose. I guess I don't have it.
The World Is Watching
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The World Is Watching
It was only a few years ago
that I began exploring Christianity after a life of atheism. I'll never forget the time I was up late at night, feeling lost and slightly depressed as I searched around the Internet for arguments in favor of God's existence, and I stumbled across a series of heated debates between atheists and Christians. I eagerly followed their back-and-forth comments well into the night, and witnessing this debate would end up marking a turning point in my life. It was one of the events that kick-started the conversion process that would eventually lead me to the Catholic Church.
Though the Christians (most of whom identified themselves as Catholics) made important, excellent arguments in defense of their faith, that's not what left me scratching my head for weeks to come. What struck me then, which I still remember to this day, is the way the Christians conducted themselves. I've long since forgotten the details of those discussions, but I'll never forget the Christians' seemingly superhuman abilities to make their points with kindness and humility, even in the face of frustrating misunderstandings and personal insults that would drive most people over the edge.
It's not that the atheists were so bad -- they were just acting the way people typically act in heated online debates about controversial issues -- but that the Christians were so extraordinarily loving and calm. They clearly had something that the rest of us didn't; and whatever it was, I wanted some of it. Reading their words was like stumbling across an oasis of reason and peace on the Internet, and I immediately began seeking out sites run by Christians.
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