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@David Hunter Your friend Ricky should have pressed charges against her. She committed an unnecessary act of violence. If it had been him pepper spraying her, we know she would have most certainly have pressed charges against him.

Us Christians do not need to tolerate violence against us anymore. Have you noticed how much more violent America has been and we don't do anything about it?

I will pray for your friend and his safety when he evangelizes. I would also advise him to have some kind of safety weapon with him, like pepper spray. He may need it in the future.
 
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What does debating abortion have to do with telling people how to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life.


The back of my truck tells people every time i drive it, how to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life


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2PhiloVoid said:
If you aren't already, you might want to get up to speed on how some forms of Neo-Marxist ideology are being inculcated among the student populations in many college social science classrooms. Not all students these days are merely what they used to be----passive, money paying consumers of information in the name of education for the purpose of obtaining a degree. Some are in college and find themselves identifying with certain leftist college groups, becoming a part of what they think is a major movement for political change against an abusive bourgeoisie class of "others." These individuals will not be wandering around with a "red badge of courage" to identify who they are. Some students, too, enter college, already a part of various Leftist groups.

My point is this: When you're on campus, speaking to young people, you're no longer talking to predominantly peaceful, open minded students who are simply 'lost' and in need of Christ. No, a portion of them are now entrenched within a leftist political ideology that is virulent and predisposed to opposing the Gospel and to what it perceives is "the problem." When you combine this fact with the additional fact that a certain percentage of those same leftist students also struggle with mental health issues, you're facing a cocktail of volatile human perceptions that a confident and apologetic presentation of the Gospel message isn't going to reach through and awaken, no matter how friendly and rational you seemingly express it.

As other posters above have stated, you need to be taking well thought out safety precautions, much more than you once did.

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I saw this first hand in the years that I taught in the University of Houston. Kids are indeed changing and leaning towards the left and are prong to bouts of anger and hate. I am not surprised though as kids these days are not being shown coping skills and critical thinking. Most just get their ideology on line and from friends.
 
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What does debating abortion have to do with telling people how to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life.


The back of my truck tells people every time i drive it, how to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life​
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As Christians, we should encourage people to live in a way that reflects righteousness and not evil. But these talks also create an opportunity to tell the Gospel. That is, Jesus died for our sins and those people who believe will be saved. But belief has actions with it. So, simply confessing with no heart change means nothing. So confess and believe and live according to that belief. - Honour God
 
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What does debating abortion have to do with telling people how to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life.


The back of my truck tells people every time i drive it, how to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life


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