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I just saw a video made by VOGUE India on the issue of Women's Empowerment. I accept that women do not enjoy much freedom in a patriarchal society like India, but this video clearly transgressed the limits of "Empowerment" and "Selfishness". To say - '..... My choice. To have sex before marriage. To have sex outside of marriage. To not have sex. To love temporarily. Or to lust forever ...... My pleasure may be your pain ..... I am the Universe, infinite in every direction.'
I think the message smacks of selfishness and not empowerment. To step on one's toes in order to exercise one's own choices or to enjoy one's freedom at the expense of another's happiness, is not really empowerment. It is a collapse of society's moral values. This doctrine will only lead to moral relativity and ultimately, to anarchy and chaos. Sadly, this is what women of today seem to want to hear.
P.S. Here's the video link if someone wants to watch it. Please bear in mind that the video is not meant for children.
[video=youtube;KtPv7IEhWRA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtPv7IEhWRA[/video]
I think the message smacks of selfishness and not empowerment. To step on one's toes in order to exercise one's own choices or to enjoy one's freedom at the expense of another's happiness, is not really empowerment. It is a collapse of society's moral values. This doctrine will only lead to moral relativity and ultimately, to anarchy and chaos. Sadly, this is what women of today seem to want to hear.
P.S. Here's the video link if someone wants to watch it. Please bear in mind that the video is not meant for children.
[video=youtube;KtPv7IEhWRA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtPv7IEhWRA[/video]
Azizi lives in Saudi Arabia which follows Sharia Law. Albeit being a Christian is not completely illegal, it can bring numerous ramifications. A Muslim who converts to Christianity will be found guilty of apostasy and put to death if their own family doesn't execute them first. Although a Muslim man may marry a non Muslim wife, a Muslim woman cannot marry outside the faith. A Christian who is found guilty of Prosyletizing can be imprisoned or put to death.
Albeit under the recently deceased monarch Saudi Arabia had made steps in softening some parts of Sharia as far as education for women they still have a long way to go, but the House of Saud has extremist Wahhabi clerics to keep appeased or risk being overthrown.
Albeit under the recently deceased monarch Saudi Arabia had made steps in softening some parts of Sharia as far as education for women they still have a long way to go, but the House of Saud has extremist Wahhabi clerics to keep appeased or risk being overthrown.
i agree. i've been pretty discouraged by some of the stuff i've read lately in this forum.
i know a lot of people think of this as a place to vent and write fun things, but i wonder how many people think of this as a place that is visited by those seeking information about being a christian and the christian life.
i have had a few folks that i've considered sharing this site with in recent history but have been reluctant to do so. about a month ago, i went so far as to draft an email and give links, but everywhere i found, there was stuff that just made me feel badly about this being a portrayal of what christians look like.
all over, i see people attacking others and their choices, but offering no real solution or better option, just condemnation and criticism. also threads that formerly were used to encourage and share prayer requests and praise reduced to not much more than complaining and berating others.
while i'm all for fun and games, i'm disappointed by the fact that opportunities we are regularly given to encourage and witness to others are often forfeited in favor of some posters' efforts to outdo one another in humor and wit. sometimes this is further compounded by inhospitable treatment or a general lack of concern in making people feel welcome.
there are times here that i honestly forget it is a christian forum. while there may be no profanity, you don't need to use a four letter word to convey a vulgar attitude.
i really don't mean to share this to be a "downer" or make anyone feel defensive or picked on.
on the day that we celebrate Christ's rising from the grave, and the fulfillment of God promise for His children, i would like to challenge us all (myself included) to look for more opportunities to show Christ's love here on cc; even in correction, in spite of the foolish questions, regardless of the immature behavior and less than cordial responses.
we can do better because we are called to a higher standard. and because it is our love for fellow believers that the world will know that we belong to Him (john 13:35).
when you see someone being treated maliciously, we can choose to support and encourage, instead of allowing the vitriol spoken by others to represent all of us, both as a site/forum and other believers.
through these small consistent actions made on our part, i am confident that we can bring about real and noticeable change for the better.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. ephesians 5:1,2
i know a lot of people think of this as a place to vent and write fun things, but i wonder how many people think of this as a place that is visited by those seeking information about being a christian and the christian life.
i have had a few folks that i've considered sharing this site with in recent history but have been reluctant to do so. about a month ago, i went so far as to draft an email and give links, but everywhere i found, there was stuff that just made me feel badly about this being a portrayal of what christians look like.
all over, i see people attacking others and their choices, but offering no real solution or better option, just condemnation and criticism. also threads that formerly were used to encourage and share prayer requests and praise reduced to not much more than complaining and berating others.
while i'm all for fun and games, i'm disappointed by the fact that opportunities we are regularly given to encourage and witness to others are often forfeited in favor of some posters' efforts to outdo one another in humor and wit. sometimes this is further compounded by inhospitable treatment or a general lack of concern in making people feel welcome.
there are times here that i honestly forget it is a christian forum. while there may be no profanity, you don't need to use a four letter word to convey a vulgar attitude.
i really don't mean to share this to be a "downer" or make anyone feel defensive or picked on.
on the day that we celebrate Christ's rising from the grave, and the fulfillment of God promise for His children, i would like to challenge us all (myself included) to look for more opportunities to show Christ's love here on cc; even in correction, in spite of the foolish questions, regardless of the immature behavior and less than cordial responses.
we can do better because we are called to a higher standard. and because it is our love for fellow believers that the world will know that we belong to Him (john 13:35).
when you see someone being treated maliciously, we can choose to support and encourage, instead of allowing the vitriol spoken by others to represent all of us, both as a site/forum and other believers.
through these small consistent actions made on our part, i am confident that we can bring about real and noticeable change for the better.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. ephesians 5:1,2
Hope you all had a great Easter. 
Mine was pretty hectic. I didn't fall asleep until sometime after midnight, so I only got about 5, maybe 5 and a half hours of sleep, then I was at the church by 6:15. Got through sunrise service just fine (a whole 15 people showed up. That includes worship team and tech team). 9 am rolls around and not only am I slightly sleep drunk but I'm also hungry. Me + hungry + morning = me very annoying.
Youth pastor was so anxious about our regular service he ended up getting a little snappy at me and another youth kid because we both were asking about breakfast (which there was going to be breakfast there, but we weren't sure when we were gonna eat, because we were supposed to have practice first). One of the kids ended up being late so we had a quick breakfast before she got there. Youth pastor was doing better, and we got through practice just fine. Then, church service round 2 went pretty much without a hitch. Everyone did great.
Then, I was home for a whole 20-30 minutes before I was out the door to grandparent's house. Ate too much food and it was food I really shouldn't be having because it makes me miserable. Did it anyway, and I went home and the rest of that time was spent feeling like a beached whale and just really really sick feeling. I slept from 6-8 and then I went to bed around 10 pm and didn't get up until 9:48 am this morning.
I still don't feel 100% and I'm DEFINITELY gonna be eating lighter. I also need to do dishes that I've neglected to do because I had no strength to do them last night. I mean yesterday was great, but it just wore me to pieces and I just could not do a thing more. I'm just now starting to feel like I can do things. I hope I can. I really hope I don't go to the sink, look at it and just say, "Nope." >.<
Mine was pretty hectic. I didn't fall asleep until sometime after midnight, so I only got about 5, maybe 5 and a half hours of sleep, then I was at the church by 6:15. Got through sunrise service just fine (a whole 15 people showed up. That includes worship team and tech team). 9 am rolls around and not only am I slightly sleep drunk but I'm also hungry. Me + hungry + morning = me very annoying.
Youth pastor was so anxious about our regular service he ended up getting a little snappy at me and another youth kid because we both were asking about breakfast (which there was going to be breakfast there, but we weren't sure when we were gonna eat, because we were supposed to have practice first). One of the kids ended up being late so we had a quick breakfast before she got there. Youth pastor was doing better, and we got through practice just fine. Then, church service round 2 went pretty much without a hitch. Everyone did great.
Then, I was home for a whole 20-30 minutes before I was out the door to grandparent's house. Ate too much food and it was food I really shouldn't be having because it makes me miserable. Did it anyway, and I went home and the rest of that time was spent feeling like a beached whale and just really really sick feeling. I slept from 6-8 and then I went to bed around 10 pm and didn't get up until 9:48 am this morning.
I still don't feel 100% and I'm DEFINITELY gonna be eating lighter. I also need to do dishes that I've neglected to do because I had no strength to do them last night. I mean yesterday was great, but it just wore me to pieces and I just could not do a thing more. I'm just now starting to feel like I can do things. I hope I can. I really hope I don't go to the sink, look at it and just say, "Nope." >.<
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[video=youtube;iheOMq8UkN4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iheOMq8UkN4[/video]
Also: I am not advocating or posting anything subliminal through these videos, however they contain a deep tangible meeting that can be determined with introspection at a higher rate of cheese and crackers.
Concluding that you cannot prohibit the distribution of these cheese and crackers unless they ask for pretzels instead.
Also: I am not advocating or posting anything subliminal through these videos, however they contain a deep tangible meeting that can be determined with introspection at a higher rate of cheese and crackers.
Concluding that you cannot prohibit the distribution of these cheese and crackers unless they ask for pretzels instead.
