making a point without making an enemy

[LN]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I would like to provide instructions for those who are challenged with the tast of making a point without making an enemy.

Polite ways to respond to someone who disagrees with you:

"I can see your point, but in my experience I feel as though xyz..."

"I sort of have a different take on that. Because of my experience with x, I didn't feel as though you can do y..."

"The Lord's scripture shows us in verse xyz that we should be doing abc. I interperet this situation as applicable to that verse because..."

Great ways to make a point while making an enemy

"thinking like that will send you right to hell"

using this gremlin after quoting someone

"anyone who believes that/thinks that/enjoys that must be totally ignorant"

I've been visiting this board for a few months now and am pretty shocked as to how people treat each other regularly. I am a member of several non-Christian boards as well (professional boards) and people are so much more civil. It could be that Christianity is a much more heated topic and is more personal than professional matters, which I can understand. But PLEASE for the sanity of those around you think about how you are going to say what you are going to say before your post in disagreement!!!

LN

 

[Matt Weston]

Matters of faith are often much closer to the heart and provke much more heated responses. I know this from experience. It's no real excuse though. Well said!

 

[en|gma]

That's a very valid point there sis! Thanks for reminding all of us that we're behaving like savage animals in opinion attacks

 

[Mirror]

thats very right!