Local christian website?
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Hi, like to here ur views about setting up a sg christian forum/portal site. don mean to snatch customer here but guess there seems to be more traffic here than there. Do share your views thanks.
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I don't get it..... you mean outside SGFORUMS? or another Forum ie JesusFreak (which incidentally, a name that I somewhat take offense to....
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Well, there is really no such thing as a private forum is there? Members only type?
Laurence will tell you that as long as it is open to all, it will be public.
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no offense intended bro... I kinda of agree with you....now.Originally posted by laurence82: -
Loud rock music and hallucinogenic drug, if u know what i am talking abt.
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huh????Originally posted by laurence82:Loud rock music and hallucinogenic drug, if u know what i am talking abt.
the jesusfreak thing???? yeah... love peace man.... chill man.... have some grass man..... -
exactly. jesus freak is a movement started in the 60s and 70s, hippie time, and include uses of drugs, sex and rock and rollOriginally posted by Chin Eng:huh???? the jesusfreak thing???? yeah... love peace man.... chill man.... have some grass man.....
And spawned some cults
I was thinking, if the forum starter is a true christian, then shouldnt use the name jesus freak -
Hey guys, give the person some leeway... you all talk about being tolerant and all and you give this guy a bashing?
Maybe he is just a person who is totally sold out to God.... and the world would consider that freaky... unless you are 100% for God, what's the point?
But another forum outside of sg? In singapore? dunno, there are already a few that exist... do a bit of online searching... (may not be in singapore). -
funny, that coming from u
a lot of christians here have not show tolerance towards each other denominations, look at the debate between RCs and Prostestants in other threads...
just stating jesus freaks origins, so u mean drugs, sex and rock and rolls is ok in christianity? oh my..... -
erm... i dun think its a lack of tolerance .. at least from the way i look at it ... it's more juz debating. pretty interesting stuff and whats more .. u hear from both sides and it broadens ur perspectiveOriginally posted by laurence82:a lot of christians here have not show tolerance towards each other denominations, look at the debate between RCs and Prostestants in other threads...
personally.. i reckon i'm pretty tolerant to other religions. i think most of us are .. its juz that we r debating... i mean its fine la.. as long as it doesnt get hostile -
oo but seriously laurence... from a third party perspective... does it really look like intolerance on the part of the Catholics and Christians?
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fandango doesnt even recognise u guys as brothers in christOriginally posted by ben1xy:oo but seriously laurence... from a third party perspective... does it really look like intolerance on the part of the Catholics and Christians?
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I think in recent times, Jesus freak is used in an entirely different context...that is why laurence that I say that denominations do not count... i have always maintained that. It is man made.Originally posted by laurence82:funny, that coming from u
a lot of christians here have not show tolerance towards each other denominations, look at the debate between RCs and Prostestants in other threads...
just stating jesus freaks origins, so u mean drugs, sex and rock and rolls is ok in christianity? oh my..... -
Hey I am the one who started the Jesus Freak Forum!
Any way no problems with taking offense or feeling somehow uncomfortable with the term Jesus Freak! You are not the first ones...even my own church leaders took some offense when I first introduced the song in one of the gigs through my band in our church 7 years ago. The song is called Jesus Freak by DC Talk.
Laurence82 was right when he said the Jesus Freak is a 70s thingy. In fact we knew the 70s is also known as the Hippies era. The Jesus Movement are hippies who are christians and they called themselves Jesus Freaks (but no, I do not think these Jesus Freaks engaged in activities like drugs etc lah). Jesus Freaks is originally a negative term along the lines of discrimination. But the people of the Jesus Movement adopted that name. It is pretty radical and very 'rebellious' during that time to take on that name but church history tells us that Jesus Movement at that time created alot of news and were not accepted by most churches during that time mainly because of its different thinkings and ways of doing things.
As the society changes, of cos the Hippies movement dies off and with that the Jesus Movement also dies off. But DC Talk, a recent christian band took up that name and wrote a song about it. And it wants christians to understand that JESUS FREAK is not degoratory but in the words of Toby, part of DC TALK, a christian who is "an ardent enthusiast", among other things..so consider yourself an ardent enthusiast of Christ!!
Anyway the music that was popular during the Jesus Movement period came to us today as contemporary christian music with bands like Jars Of Clay, DC Talk, Michael W Smith etc....
Thus Jesus Freak aims to be relevant, though it is not saying it is the only way to reach out to people but it is one of the ways. As we look at the society nowadays, it is important to be relevant in your message. But hey I can understand why some of us are uncomfortable. Just go the way that God has convicted you in, no right or wrong as long we know God is pleased with us.
One Message. Different Language.
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I didnt say JF is basically a grass-sniffing movement. But there are cults that do those stuff, gotta check my book again....Originally posted by gasband:Hey I am the one who started the Jesus Freak Forum!
Any way no problems with taking offense or feeling somehow uncomfortable with the term Jesus Freak! You are not the first ones...even my own church leaders took some offense when I first introduced the song in one of the gigs through my band in our church 7 years ago. The song is called Jesus Freak by DC Talk.
Laurence82 was right when he said the Jesus Freak is a 70s thingy. In fact we knew the 70s is also known as the Hippies era. The Jesus Movement are hippies who are christians and they called themselves Jesus Freaks (but no, I do not think these Jesus Freaks engaged in activities like drugs etc lah). Jesus Freaks is originally a negative term along the lines of discrimination. But the people of the Jesus Movement adopted that name. It is pretty radical and very 'rebellious' during that time to take on that name but church history tells us that Jesus Movement at that time created alot of news and were not accepted by most churches during that time mainly because of its different thinkings and ways of doing things.
As the society changes, of cos the Hippies movement dies off and with that the Jesus Movement also dies off. But DC Talk, a recent christian band took up that name and wrote a song about it. And it wants christians to understand that JESUS FREAK is not degoratory but in the words of Toby, part of DC TALK, a christian who is "an ardent enthusiast", among other things..so consider yourself an ardent enthusiast of Christ!!
Anyway the music that was popular during the Jesus Movement period came to us today as contemporary christian music with bands like Jars Of Clay, DC Talk, Michael W Smith etc....
Thus Jesus Freak aims to be relevant, though it is not saying it is the only way to reach out to people but it is one of the ways. As we look at the society nowadays, it is important to be relevant in your message. But hey I can understand why some of us are uncomfortable. Just go the way that God has convicted you in, no right or wrong as long we know God is pleased with us.
One Message. Different Language.
God Bless!
Anyway, sum were not happy when they come out Jesus Christ Superstar too... -
Where have you been ah?!Originally posted by gasband:One Message. Different Language.
God Bless!
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Yeah I think there are cults which evolved from there and doing what you mentioned as with any sort of religious movements. I am not too sure what was Jesus Christ Superstar about but I think as in with any movement or terms, we have to see the intention and motive behind them...I am pretty aligned with the 'jesus freak' mentality which is to do things differently and be relevant. But again, it is really to do what you know you should be doing. Whatever rocks!Originally posted by laurence82:I didnt say JF is basically a grass-sniffing movement. But there are cults that do those stuff, gotta check my book again....
Anyway, sum were not happy when they come out Jesus Christ Superstar too...
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Work, Sleep, go out party, then sick, then MC, rest, then Work. Haha.Originally posted by M©+square:Where have you been ah?! -
yeah dude havent seen u ard for seriously quite a long time
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I have been around lah but seriously nothing much to post lah... for me is if i got nothing to post, dun post lor or else wait say too much kena bombed!!Originally posted by laurence82:yeah dude havent seen u ard for seriously quite a long time
Yeah but i am following the forums lah but lazy to think abt replies most of the times hehehehehe -
laziness is not a godly attribute.Originally posted by gasband:I have been around lah but seriously nothing much to post lah... for me is if i got nothing to post, dun post lor or else wait say too much kena bombed!!
Yeah but i am following the forums lah but lazy to think abt replies most of the times hehehehehe -
x2Originally posted by M©+square:laziness is not a godly attribute. -
I apologise if my comments on Jesus Freak is hurtful..... I did not know of the existence of this forum till today.... and I checked and realised how inactive it is.Originally posted by gasband:Hey I am the one who started the Jesus Freak Forum!
Back to topic: me thinks a Christian-only forum is pointless. Look at Agora, nothing much in there. I prefer to engage "progressive non-Christians" any day...
Dialogue in a forum require a great deal of self-control as well as the desire to seek to understand (not necessarily agreeing). There are some who will continue to nitpick on one hand, and on the same note says that Christian should not criticise. Then this is going to be difficult and is cutting it really thin. -
Originally posted by M©+square:laziness is not a godly attribute.
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Don't gimmie like face hor.Originally posted by gasband:
Post more here!