http://kami.falseblue.com/2006/10/09/affirmation/ Religion, Rethought, Redefined, Restored Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:24:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://kami.falseblue.com/2006/10/09/affirmation/#comment-203 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:50:04 +0000 http://kami.falseblue.com/2006/10/09/affirmation/#comment-203 I know your frustration. Unfortunately, you're not alone in this feeling of being castigated by both sides - even by your own. Jesus Himself saw rejection from both sides of the aisle in His faith, not to mention the antagonism of the Roman pagans. His way of handling it was to withdraw privately from time to time. Maybe that's a good idea. Continuing to fight idiots day in and day out will take its toll. Everyone needs to escape the battle once in a while to refresh and regroup. It might help, too, if you find another gang of Christians to look to for support. These young-earth Christians can be difficult to reason with and are sometimes short on compassion. We don't doubt their faith for holding a YE position (though they usually doubt ours), we simply disagree on what in the long run is a largely insignificant point of science. (Before flaming that last comment, remember that even some of the early Saints cautioned us about speculating on the precise interpretation of the creation story.) Enough rambling. Just hang in there. I know your frustration. Unfortunately, you’re not alone in this feeling of being castigated by both sides - even by your own. Jesus Himself saw rejection from both sides of the aisle in His faith, not to mention the antagonism of the Roman pagans. His way of handling it was to withdraw privately from time to time. Maybe that’s a good idea. Continuing to fight idiots day in and day out will take its toll. Everyone needs to escape the battle once in a while to refresh and regroup. It might help, too, if you find another gang of Christians to look to for support. These young-earth Christians can be difficult to reason with and are sometimes short on compassion. We don’t doubt their faith for holding a YE position (though they usually doubt ours), we simply disagree on what in the long run is a largely insignificant point of science. (Before flaming that last comment, remember that even some of the early Saints cautioned us about speculating on the precise interpretation of the creation story.) Enough rambling. Just hang in there.

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