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Welcome to all that is Seleana
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:08 pm
by Nikolai Melodie
Hello to you all.
I've just joined today because I am an anime fan. I myself am not a Christian, but a Shintoist, by choice, not by upbringing. However, many of my friends are Christian and very religious, so they clash with me on ocassion. They want to know why I abandoned my Christian upbringing for the way of Shinto, but its just what I beleive in. I can't be a Christian myself, because I don't do well with the beleifs. I'm open to any discussion on religon or anime, so please IM me any time! AIM: L Ren Cale MSN:
L-Seren@Hotmail.com
Oh, and stats. Now on me...
I am 13 years old...
I am female
I am Shintoist
I am American
My favorite Manga is Death Note and my favorite Anime is Full Metal Alchemist or Gravitation, but gravi isn't allowed so I'll not mention that. Oh, and chances are I'm one of the odder people that you'll meet... I am very polite, or at least I think I am.... I am also very prone to accidents and sickness... but that's all I can really think of
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:39 pm
by Sakura15
Seleana wrote:Hello to you all.
I've just joined today because I am an anime fan. I myself am not a Christian, but a Shintoist, by choice, not by upbringing. However, many of my friends are Christian and very religious, so they clash with me on ocassion. They want to know why I abandoned my Christian upbringing for the way of Shinto, but its just what I beleive in. I can't be a Christian myself, because I don't do well with the beleifs. I honestly think that if two people love each other, man and man, then that should never make them suffer in an eternity of hell... just for loving someone/and or acting on it. I can't think that way, but I want to know more about all of you, and why you can.
Oh, and stats. Now on me...
I am 13 years old...
I am female
I am Shinto
I am American
My favorite Manga is Death Note and my favorite Anime is Full Metal Alchemist or Gravitation, but gravi isn't allowed so I'll not mention that.
When I get older I want to join the JET program =3! I like Japan a lot... I don't enjoy america...
First of all, Welcome to CAA ^^
I'm sorry but, two men could never really love eachother, it's just lust. And It's a abomination to God. God made us man for woman and woman for man, thats it. Im sorry that that seems to be the only reason why you wouldnt want to be a Christian. I do hope your view changes one day, if it is God's will.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy your stay here ^-^
*hands you pocky*
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:40 pm
by Nate
Basically because it's not up to us. It's up to God. There are two postulates that we accept as true in the Christian faith.
1. God is good.
2. God cannot sin, because He is good.
Therefore, logically, everything God does is good, even if we do not believe it is good.
Put plainly, it says in the Bible (which we believe is the Word of God) that homosexuality is a sin. God created them; man and woman He created them. This is how He created things, and how He intended them to be. The world was perverted by Satan and sin, which is why things got messed up.
Besides, it's not up to us to decide which of God's laws we do or don't want to obey. If it was, I'd kill everyone who looked at me cockeyed. (Sorry, just decided to throw in a bit of Simpsons humor. XD;; ) The point is, He knows what He's doing. Because He is God, and we are humans. He is infinitely greater than us.
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:16 pm
by Nikolai Melodie
Sakura15 wrote:First of all, Welcome to CAA ^^
I'm sorry but, two men could never really love eachother, it's just lust. And It's a abomination to God. God made us man for woman and woman for man, thats it. Im sorry that that seems to be the only reason why you wouldnt want to be a Christian. I do hope your view changes one day, if it is God's will.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy your stay here ^-^
*hands you pocky*
*chews on pocky*
If its God's will, but beleive me... I have dabbled enoguh in Christianity to realize that its probably something that isn't for me. In the months that I went to church with my friend Alex, I did experience the most emotional and personal peace that I've ever had, however, my family and friends began to fall to ruin, like I was on some kind of extended vacation.
See, I was born a Christian, but in my middle school years I was more of an Athiest as there was never much religion around me.
I know about many religions, my own, yours and a few others, and if I am foolish enough to on the day of my death stand before either Kami or God and stay that I honestly went through life and didn't beleive a word of what he'd said, then I deserve hell. I am a fool, like that.
I hope I will enjoy my time, =3. I really love anime, so it will be nice.
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:20 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
Did someone say: DEATH NOTE???????
*<3's death note! L is amazing* Anyway, welcome to CAA!
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:26 pm
by The Last Bard
Welcome! Enjoy your stay!
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:30 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
Lets not have any debates guys. Especially in a welcome thread
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:33 pm
by The Last Bard
LoL I just changed my post and came back and you had posted Mr. SmartyPants.
I know what you mean, I maybe shouldn't have said all that so I changed it.
She did ask us what our thoughts were though...? If she feels one thing and we feel another, isn't that only leading to a debate if we don't agree on something very soon or compromise?
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:06 pm
by Yumie
Hi, Seleana! Welcome to the site! Don't worry, you don't have to be a Christian to be here. However, on a mod note, we do not allow theological debates, and as you can see, comments like the ones you made in your first post here tend to stem just that. So, we love having you here, but if you disagree with our faith, we'd like to ask that you not try to debate us about it.
So, all that said, I really hope that you enjoy your stay here, and that you post a lot!
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:51 pm
by Lynx
hello and welcome!
PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:44 am
by termyt
Welcome aboard, Seleana. I hope you enjoy it here enough to stick around for a long time.
PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:11 pm
by TallHobbit86
Welcome to CAA, Seleana.
PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:32 pm
by Jaltus-bot
Welcome, earthling.
PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:44 pm
by SP1
Welcome (out of Pocky, hands out Reverse instead)!
I wouldn't suppose you are a fan of Haibane Renmei?
SP1
PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:33 pm
by Kaligraphic
Welcome!
*offers chocolate-covered sticks of bacon and 7-Up with a marble in it*