.Rai Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/05/4393802/in-audio-invisible-childrens-jason.html tl;dr Invisible Children, as well as arresting Kony, are rumoured to be basically 'stealth evangelising' people, using the charity as a vehicle to target high school students and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 They may be professing to have good intentions, but they make my skin crawl. It's such a shady organization. "Stealth evangelizing" kind of seems like a pointless endeavor. It just makes it look suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vairocana Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Another incredibly shady thing the IC does. Oh boy. I don't necessarily think there's anything wrong with "stealth evangelizing," it doesn't sound too different from what a lot of Christian organizations do- they hold events that aren't necessarily "Jesus focused" (like bowling night or something), and use that as an opportunity to talk to people about faith. The part that concerns me is that they're being linked with extremist fundamentalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 I don't really like the term "extremist fundamentalist," but Vairocana is correct. That kind of thing isn't inherently harmful. I would say that the large amount of $$$ getting passed around makes their intentions very questionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer the Wise Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Fve bucks says that in the next few days Cronus will bust in here and yell about why religion is stupid because it says "God" in the topic. I couldn't care less what they do. When a guy starts running around a street masturbating and yelling obsinities you know something ain't right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwarven King Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='Katniss Everdeen' timestamp='1334009966' post='5907973'] Fve bucks says that in the next few days Cronus will bust in here and yell about why religion is stupid because it says "God" in the topic.[/quote] I would be surprised if he didn't. :< [quote]When a guy starts running around a street masturbating and yelling obsinities you know something ain't right. [/quote] Where the bloody hell did that come from?! O: On a more topic related note, the only thing I hate more than people who try to shove their beliefs down someone's throat is people who try to manipulate someone into believing what they believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='Dwarven King' timestamp='1334017361' post='5908236']Where the bloody hell did that come from?! O: [/quote] Jason Russell recently had what could only be described as a mental breakdown from Invisible Children, seen defacing cars and masturbating in public. le true story. Also, I'm pretty sure the rest of the charity is benign. It's just his weird shady, and ultimately really unlikely, intents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwarven King Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='.Rai' timestamp='1334022806' post='5908427'] Jason Russell recently had what could only be described as a mental breakdown from Invisible Children, seen defacing cars and masturbating in public. le true story. Also, I'm pretty sure the rest of the charity is benign. It's just his weird shady, and ultimately really unlikely, intents. [/quote] ...I've just been mentally disturbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='Dwarven King' timestamp='1334017361' post='5908236'] On a more topic related note, the only thing I hate more than people who try to shove their beliefs down someone's throat is people who try to manipulate someone into believing what they believe. [/quote] Both are a lot more rare than most people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwarven King Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='Comrade Trollestia' timestamp='1334029660' post='5908636'] Both are a lot more rare than most people think. [/quote] Yet they all seem to find me. .-. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='Dwarven King' timestamp='1334033936' post='5908681'] Yet they all seem to find me. .-. [/quote] See, I think what you're confusing, is the difference between "shoving XYZ belief down one's throat" and "being obnoxious." In very few instances can someone actually "force" something on someone. Usually it's just people who are very persistent. Their intentions are good, however. (usually) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='Dwarven King' timestamp='1334033936' post='5908681'] Yet they all seem to find me. .-. [/quote] Someone who is, say, an evangelist isn't 'forcing' beliefs, per say. They're just suggesting stuff. In an annoying manner. If you know someone who's manipulating your beliefs, they're obviously doing it really badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miror B Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='.Rai' timestamp='1334063516' post='5908903'] Someone who is, say, an evangelist isn't 'forcing' beliefs, per say. They're just suggesting stuff. In an annoying manner. [/quote] Pretty much all evangelism stuff I've been a part of is we look for someone who doesn't look busy and just talk about our religions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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