- Aug 8, 2025
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- Married
I got into an argument today, and I'm super frustrated about it. The most frustrating part is this isn't the first time this has happened; it's actually fairly regularly that I get hate from this particular group of people.
The topic was modern media and how it's perverted.
The first thing I did was come to the aid of the person being picked on, because that's what I do. You're never going to change someone's heart by being cruel and unkind.
I admitted that I don't agree with a lot of stuff I see out there (mainly this person's lifestyle that was in question) and that's why I don't watch it. I also then stated that it isn't our job to outlaw sin. Every sin out there is there to tempt us. That it's free will that makes our fellowship mean something. So, if someone wants to engage in this type of behavior then it is my job to be patient and kind with this person and try to develop repour, and if that can't be done at least let them know they aren't hated and there's always a place for them. Singling out one sin and making it appear worse than another isn't fair, and no one's sin is better or worse than mine.
I got accused of being woke by one party for defending the weak and accused of being a bigot by the other because I don't agree with their lifestyle. Honest truth is I was not offended about being called woke because I kind of shut this person down, and I guess I expected this as kind of a retort, but I was super frustrated that I defended this other person and the way they thanked me is to call me a bigot because I don't share in their views. This puzzles me because the whole thing they preached was inclusion and yet they were treating me poorly because I was different than them, even though I just defended them.
I have to be honest. For a long time, probably since I joined the military anyway, I lived by a code of protecting the weak, even if I think they're wrong. When you protect someone and then they treat you poorly for not being open to their lifestyle it really makes me want to quit helping people, especially this particular group of people.
My question I guess is pretty straight forward. Should I stop trying to defend these people when I see them being persecuted or is it my job to continue to plant a seed and hope they find salvation in the future? I have to be honest this makes me not very keen on being nice to them. For clarification I'm talking about physical conflict. If I see someone getting pushed around (I'm a big guy/I have the means to intervene and stop it) should I just turn a blind eye and mind my own business, or should I continue to intervene even if I don't agree with this lifestyle?
Is me continuing to help these people being "lukewarm"
or am I doing the right thing, and continue doing it in spite the hate and cruel comments I get in return as a thank you?
The topic was modern media and how it's perverted.
The first thing I did was come to the aid of the person being picked on, because that's what I do. You're never going to change someone's heart by being cruel and unkind.
I admitted that I don't agree with a lot of stuff I see out there (mainly this person's lifestyle that was in question) and that's why I don't watch it. I also then stated that it isn't our job to outlaw sin. Every sin out there is there to tempt us. That it's free will that makes our fellowship mean something. So, if someone wants to engage in this type of behavior then it is my job to be patient and kind with this person and try to develop repour, and if that can't be done at least let them know they aren't hated and there's always a place for them. Singling out one sin and making it appear worse than another isn't fair, and no one's sin is better or worse than mine.
I got accused of being woke by one party for defending the weak and accused of being a bigot by the other because I don't agree with their lifestyle. Honest truth is I was not offended about being called woke because I kind of shut this person down, and I guess I expected this as kind of a retort, but I was super frustrated that I defended this other person and the way they thanked me is to call me a bigot because I don't share in their views. This puzzles me because the whole thing they preached was inclusion and yet they were treating me poorly because I was different than them, even though I just defended them.
I have to be honest. For a long time, probably since I joined the military anyway, I lived by a code of protecting the weak, even if I think they're wrong. When you protect someone and then they treat you poorly for not being open to their lifestyle it really makes me want to quit helping people, especially this particular group of people.
My question I guess is pretty straight forward. Should I stop trying to defend these people when I see them being persecuted or is it my job to continue to plant a seed and hope they find salvation in the future? I have to be honest this makes me not very keen on being nice to them. For clarification I'm talking about physical conflict. If I see someone getting pushed around (I'm a big guy/I have the means to intervene and stop it) should I just turn a blind eye and mind my own business, or should I continue to intervene even if I don't agree with this lifestyle?
Is me continuing to help these people being "lukewarm"
or am I doing the right thing, and continue doing it in spite the hate and cruel comments I get in return as a thank you?
