Having heard that many TFP'ers are indeed of this persuasion, and that many of you do feel welcome here, I have another question for you: Do you avoid certain boards on TFP because of your beliefs? I ask because when I was an evangelical, I can tell you that I would have avoided this place like hell (heh, hell was a scary place back then!). That whole temptation thing, looking at immoral pictures, allowing my mind to entertain impure thoughts... honestly folks, I was NOT into that when I was evangelical Christian. Remember, I attended an evangelical university... we signed a contract of lifestyle when we entered, promising not to drink, smoke, or engage in immoral sexual behavior. I swore to all of it, and kept my word. That was the kind of Christian I used to be. Words like "evolution" and "sexuality," right at the top of the page, would've scared me off pretty quick.
The only reason I could imagine coming to a place like this, back then (and I am being sincere here, in imagining how I used to be/think)... would be to pray for people here and try to "witness" in some way. I would pray that God would somehow reach out to the misguided, confused, blinded-by-sin people here... and I would probably avoid looking at any of the sexual boards. But I'd probably end up glancing anyway, feeling guilty, and praying more about it. Eventually I'd have to stop coming here, unless I could get that pattern of "sin" under control. That's basically what went on in my head, as an evangelical. (Perhaps some of you see why I have "strayed,"
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Now, I am not saying all evangelicals are like that... but for those who are, I assume part of your beliefs are to honestly imitate Christ and be pure of heart and mind. And thus I am very curious about whether or not you avoid the explicit boards on TFP, choosing to participate only on boards where you feel you won't be exposed to temptation? Or, do you look anyway?... if so, how do you avoid the disconnect between your belief in what is holy, and what you choose to focus your eyes on?
/hopes this isn't a threadjack of my own thread...
