Where Raucous Is the Norm, Bible Study

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Originally Posted by laylo

Nope, confident they didn't- doubt they did.



To address what you said about me, the form of evangelism that I participated in didn't involve anything other than holding events and inviting people to them. My campus was hostile to religion, yet I never heard a complaint about pressure. Evangelism with tact and respect and without unwanted discussions is very possible.

My point is, regardless of what some Christians do, all these students are talking about doing is starting conversations and having bible studies. I don't see how this causes more pressure than starting conversations or holding events supporting any kind of cause. We disagree on what makes pressure- I think of pressuring someone as compelling them in a way that purposefully causes discomfort if they don't go along.

Welcome to the oblivion of the majority to the minority. If you're the one being evangelized to (by the majority religion in the country particularly) you're the one who gets to decide when enough is enough. You missed the point that it wasn't about how awesome you were about evangelizing nicely, but that "your" opinion as the evangelizer doesn't matter

Being told you're going to hell if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Personal Savior (once happened to me at a New Year's Eve Concert. Yes it was at a church, but no it wasn't advertised as a religious event) is pressuring. But so is someone repeatedly trying to 'start a conversation about Christ' with you because they're genuinely worried about your soul. As sisters, you generally feel some sort of obligation to each other, and as housemates you might not have the ability to escape it. Consider particularly if there are only a few non-Christians in the chapter, how quickly a bible study goes from 'optional side event' to 'essentially mandatory.'
You might not have been 'that person', but your assumption that none of these people are 'that person' is probably wrong. Just as 'those people' exist among the general population, so 'those people' probably exist within the smaller selected population. .

And frankly, the more I read, on their own site, of the organization the less I can support any of them. I'm sure some of them are nice people, but I'll be judging the hell out of them. You know, loving the sinner and hating the sin. I'm sure they understand that.