On 02/23/2012 07:14 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote:
On 24. feb. 2012 01:53, Colton Allen wrote:
So yeah, an app called "Porn View" showed up while I was demoing
Ubuntu to a friend. Despite the brief embarrassment and
explanations, I doubt that person will take Ubuntu seriously. We
should probably restrict pornographic apps to the store and keep
the lenses PG.
Perhaps we should remove the Bible apps as well then. I find it
seriously offensive. But maybe it's only nature that's unholy? USA
are now making it illegal to teach the history of racism. They are
also trying to make it illegal to teach non-theism.
We should not forbid other peoples wishes because of ancient
beliefs in witches and weird stuff. If Ubuntu starts to sensor
things, it will no doubt be my reason to not only drop out, but
become an extremely verbal enemy.
What if we sell books, should Lady Chatterley's Lover be forbidden
because it might not be perfectly suitable to children or fanatical
christians? I will never, ever be a part of anything remotely
similar to that. Present your next idea.
--
Jo-Erlend Schinstad
I definitely agree with the idea that we should eliminate
pornographic apps from "Apps Available for Download". That being
said, I find it seriously offensive that you want to remove Bible
apps. Nature itself is unholy. People are also unholy. I am unholy.
No one but the Lord, Jesus Christ is holy. I find it seriously
offensive that you wish to remove Christian Apps from that list. I
am not just saying this because it offends me, I am saying this
because (I understand that people from this list are from all around
the world) people from other countries probably don't know this, but
the United States was built upon Christianity. Now, the very people
who built America would not recognise it because of all of the
"politically-correctness" that is going on in America. A ton of
public places (like public schools) try their best to keep
Christianity out of them.
I can also tell you that I *cannot* find the love and peace that I
can in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is not just my God, he is also
yours, and everybody's. You and everybody else can reject Him and
tell me that He is not real, but how could I be an accident (if you
are an atheist)? Give me just one time where you felt the love of
your god. Just one. If you tell me that you are a Christian, you
obviously are just saying that, because a true Christian knows how
important it is to spread the Good News (which is that Jesus Christ
was born in a little manger, *died a horrible death on the cross for
_our_ sins, and _ROSE FROM THE GRAVE_*. He did this all for us. He
did this because He loved us. Nails were hammered into His flesh and
through His hands and feet. His last words on the cross were "It is
finished.". I hope that you and everyone else on this list has read
this and sort of understands what I am getting at.
If you want to follow Christ forever and stay with Him forever after
you die, here is what you must do, but the choice is yours, not mine:
1. Admit to God that you are a sinner. "For all have sinned and fall
short of the Glory of God." - Romans 3:23. This includes EVERYBODY:
ME, YOU, EVERYBODY ON THIS PLANET). If you do not understand what
sin is, you do it everyday without thinking about it, and so do I.
It is basically anything you do that is wrong. For example (I am
just stating these as an example, I am not saying that you have done
them): murder, stealing, lying (a big one, we all lie), just to name
a few, but there are a ton more.
2. TRULY believe that God sent Jesus Christ to be your Lord and
Saviour. Read the paragraph above. Adding to that paragraph: He also
performed miracles to show how truly great He was and still is. He
turned water into wine in literally A SECOND. Say you don't believe
me, but you probably will once you read this: He made you and me. He
made everything that is on earth (everything expect for man-made
objects, including pornography which we all want to remove from the
dash). Other man-made objects include all buildings.
3. Confess your faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. This
does mean publicly professing that you are a Christian and that the
Lord has come into your heart and soul. It is hard to do for some
people, but you need to do this in order to be saved. (The term here
"saved" means saved from spending eternity in Hell, which is what
people do when they choose to not follow Jesus.)
Do this, and I guarantee you will feel a lot better. You will have a
sense of peace come over you in the worst situations like no other.
You will know it is Jesus. You will also be comforted knowing that
Jesus is in your life. Christianity is like no other religion. Other
religions require that you do as their god says or else something
bad will happen to you and you will be punished. Christianity is a
relationship between you and God. This will be a mouthful: Jesus,
God, and the Holy Spirit are all the same, yet they are different at
the same time. This is usually very complicated for everyone to
understand. God sent His one and only Son, Jesus to die on the
cross. Even though Jesus is God, they are still the different. All
three of these (God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit) have different
jobs. The Holy Spirit is the one who changes you and helps you to
become a Christian by working in your heart. Jesus Christ is God's
Son who died on the cross for you. God is both our and Jesus'
Father. He is our Heavenly Father, meaning that He is not our
physical "on-earth" father. You do not necessarily need to fully
understand this before becoming a Christian, Jesus will help you
understand after you become a Christian.
Please be careful: some people believe that being baptised makes you
a Christian. It does not. It is a way of showing others you are a
Christian. You can do this after you become a Christian if you like,
though it is not required. I hope you chose to follow the steps I
provided. Please remember, it is a simple, yet complicated choice:
do you want to go to Heaven or Hell? Do you want to live your life
following Jesus and letting Him lead you to the places you need to
be, or would you rather live your life in a cloudy environment,
where voices all over tell you what you should do (but what is
actually what will get you in trouble)? What will your choice be?
Will you choose to follow Jesus? I did and was changed on the inside
and out. I was a completely new person. All Christians still sin,
since they are humans (read the verse above), but Christians sin a
whole lot less. I hope you have taken time out of your day to read
this and have also decided to follow Jesus Christ and to accept Him
as your Lord and Saviour.
In Christ,
Ryan
