sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
Then again, maybe a good dose of deep spirituality is just what they need...
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i could use a little advice...
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i live in a relatively rural suburbia of atlanta and it's not too uncommon to see "john 3:16" signs and "jesus is lord" signs off to the side of the road. often times they give me something to giggle about, and sometimes it just gives me something to be upset about besides atlanta traffic (which is rather frustrating).
leaving my neighborhood today i noticed that a brand new sign has appeared that says "Jesus is coming" in white on a blue 5x8 board and i feel that it's a little close to home (puns always intended). my knee jerk is to correct the problem under cloak of night in a drunken rampage, but that would probably result in another sign being put up and probably encouragment to the poster. so i figured i'd ask for advice from those of you i trust the most, my near-anonymous internet forum buddies.
what would you do in this situation, if anything at all?
We live in a cynical world. There was a time when a miracle was enough but we are now enlightened enough to question them, now Jesus has to advertise. If you are rich and care enough you can have a billboard argument all along the roadside. Alternatively, you can just not give a ******. I'd go with the latter.
i think the last thing suffering people need to hear is that notion. but that's my personal opinion.
gnomon
Well-Known Member
i live in a relatively rural suburbia of atlanta and it's not too uncommon to see "john 3:16" signs and "jesus is lord" signs off to the side of the road. often times they give me something to giggle about, and sometimes it just gives me something to be upset about besides atlanta traffic (which is rather frustrating).
leaving my neighborhood today i noticed that a brand new sign has appeared that says "Jesus is coming" in white on a blue 5x8 board and i feel that it's a little close to home (puns always intended). my knee jerk is to correct the problem under cloak of night in a drunken rampage, but that would probably result in another sign being put up and probably encouragment to the poster. so i figured i'd ask for advice from those of you i trust the most, my near-anonymous internet forum buddies.
what would you do in this situation, if anything at all?
I wouldn't sweat it. It's suburbia Georgia which means even if that sign disappeared there will be another right around the corner. I used to live in Smyrna on Church St. which was aptly named for the four churches inhabiting a one mile stretch of road with the most strategically placed Huddle House. These things are all over the metro area but not so bad for the most part.
I would tell you to move on over to Cumming............HA! Like anyone can afford that.
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
Opinions vary...
3Cheers4Lilith
Member
Leave it be. In this situation, you best chance for good Karma is to leave it alone, and do nothing.
sky dancer
Active Member
Notice how annoying it is and investigate why it's annoying. You may get some insight.i live in a relatively rural suburbia of atlanta and it's not too uncommon to see "john 3:16" signs and "jesus is lord" signs off to the side of the road. often times they give me something to giggle about, and sometimes it just gives me something to be upset about besides atlanta traffic (which is rather frustrating).
leaving my neighborhood today i noticed that a brand new sign has appeared that says "Jesus is coming" in white on a blue 5x8 board and i feel that it's a little close to home (puns always intended). my knee jerk is to correct the problem under cloak of night in a drunken rampage, but that would probably result in another sign being put up and probably encouragment to the poster. so i figured i'd ask for advice from those of you i trust the most, my near-anonymous internet forum buddies.
what would you do in this situation, if anything at all?
sky dancer
Active Member
If it was a Buddhist or Muslim sign it wouldn't last two seconds. Thank about that.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Why do you say that? Their rights to put up a sign are also protected.
They're free to do so.
sky dancer
Active Member
Because I've seen the Buddhist Center in Oregon get a flaming white cross on their lawn.
Buddhists most likely wouldn't make a sign. Muslims, yes. I hope no one draws any parallels between Buddhism and Islam here.
sky dancer
Active Member
Buddhists wouldn't make a sign. Consider that and the fact that the Center in Oregon got a white cross on their lawn anyway.
sky dancer
Active Member
My point is that if you're Christian, the dominant religion in America, you have a privelege that some religions don't have.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
And that's a criminal act. Like I said, the right of free speech is protected by our laws.
sky dancer
Active Member
It's criminal act that some people get away with and others don't. Some forms of 'free speech' are more supported than others. Christians have more power in America than any other religion.
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Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Freedom of speech is protected by the law of the United States, regardless of religious orientation.
When I lived in Japan, where the Shinto religion is predominate, it didn't bother me to see lots of public display of the religion of the majority.
Not surprising. But for those sitting on some fence philosophically, where would they start leaning to? For the white cross guys, its too simlpe... way too simple. "Them, and us" so from that POV, Buddhist = Islam = Jew = any other Christianity not my version, etc. Here in Canada the hate crimes guys would have been all over it. What happened there?
If it's on their own lawn, I bet it is protected.
sky dancer
Active Member
What happened in Oregon, is that the bigots couldn't tell the difference between Tibetan Buddhists and Rajneesh Puram hindus.
The cross on the lawn of the Buddhist Center was intended to protest the Rajneeshees.
There's quite a lot of ignorance about Buddhism. Some people see anything 'eastern' as the same, and can't tell a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jain, a Hindu or a Ba'hai apart.
sky dancer
Active Member
How many burning white crosses did you see there?