‘commonsense, Compassion and Tolerance’: Three Magic Words for a Better World

It usually takes a disaster to bring people together at lightening speed. However unfortunate may these situations be, commonsense takes over and one gets to see the goodness in human beings, irrespective of who they are or where they come from – at least one hopes that commonsense prevail. This collective behaviour could be dictated by religion, politics, terrorism, nationality, culture or death of a famous person. Most people believe in God or a divine power and one should not forget the few who believe in nothing, or so they have us believe. It’s almost as if people are just waiting for something to happen so that they can gear into action.  Preventive measures are not given the importance that they deserve, which culminate in all kinds of disasters all over the world.

Having a leader, be it the head of a State, family, organization, university or a religious group, has its advantages and disadvantages. A leader who believes in honesty and integrity and who has the ability to implement these principles should have no difficulty in guiding his or her people in the right path, but the opposite will have devastating consequences. We have seen examples of these in politics, religion and families. The recent wars could have been avoided only if the leaders had taken the right steps and informed the people in their own countries. The dictatorial attitude and the self-righteous beliefs did not help the countries they were ‘supposedly’ trying to help. The war in Iraq is a great example of this and sadly the situation is far worse now. Innocent people are still dying even as the rest of the world is talking about the Iraqi invasion that started five years ago. When one learns to behave with restrain or use common sense, situations could be avoided or won

over without killing innocent people.

When political leaders project religion in the forefront and recognise fellow beings only as Hindus, Muslims, Jews, Christians or any other religion, it spells disaster. The common bo

nd is forgotten and fanaticism wins over commonsense and intelligence; people behave like robots controlled by a remote evil power, murdering each other because the other does not belong to the same religion or sector. All one needs is a little compassion and understanding to avoid situations that lead to mass murders and destruction of beautiful cities and ancient cultures.

If this is what religion does to human beings, why does one need religion and places of worship? One needs places of worship with the knowledge that each religion should respect each other and accept the principles and limitations of each. People should be allowed to follow the religion of their choice without being persecuted. Unless we overcome this fear of those whose faith is different from our own, we cannot build a free, just, and caring world – we need to do it individually and collectively without waiting for governments to take the lead. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ChristianCafe.com and Single Christian Network are pleased to announce they have combined services to better serve Christian singles. Members of both Christian-owned dating services will now be part of one combined community at ChristianCafe.com.

Single Christian Network members will now be part of the larger ChristianCafe.com singles community, providing more matches and a more feature-rich experience.

Clark Sloan, President of Single Christian Network, described the combined service as a “very exciting move,” adding “this merger will create hundreds of thousands of more contacts for everyone.” He also noted that the two services have been friendly competitors for over ten years.

“Bringing more Christian singles under one roof will benefit all Christian singles, enhancing our already vibrant online singles community” stated Sam Moorcroft, President and CEO of ChristianCafe.com.

ChristianCafe.com remains one of the largest online singles services for Christians, and is the largest Christian-owned dating service on the Web.

About Single Christian Network

Single Christian Network was one of the first online dating services. The service started in 1991, sending matches to members by postal mail. In 1995, the service moved online and has been matching Christian singles ever since.

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ChristianCafe.com is a leader in connecting Christian singles online. The service has been successfully matching singles of Christian faith since 1999. ChristianCafe.com is Christian-owned and operated, unlike all other major players in the Christian online dating industry. Unique to the online dating industry, ChristianCafe.com offers a free trial so Christian singles can try out the service before committing to a paid membership. Signing up for the free trial is available at christiancafe.com

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Embrace Christian Dating for Better Relationships

Sometimes Christians feel like they do not have a variety to choose from in the dating pool. It is against the biblical teachings to date a person who does not subscribe to your religious teachings because he/she may affect your faith. Christian dating is a tricky game and many will agree with me that their soul rests in peace when they finally go down the aisle. Before that they are always uncertain about their married lives. This is because there are few romantic relationships between single Christians. Every body is a brother or a sister in Christ and only platonic relationships are expected. On the other hand people outside the church seem to have better relationships since they are not enslaved by Christianity. Bad relationships are yielded when the real personality of people is not exposed.

Christian dating has some inhibitions like touching and kissing. Making love leaves the parties in major guilty trips. This in my opinion leads to the dating Christian couples to be in a big rush to tie the knot. This gives them a license to be intimate as much as they wish but what happens when you find out that your spouse has some sexual traits you do not like? Do you call it quit? No, divorce is against the Christian teaching. When sexual expectations are not met one party is under real pressure to stray away resulting into very bad relationships. Better relationships come out of patience. My advice to Christians is to give the relationship ample time to mature. Decision  to get married is best made when each party has learnt the other adequately.

Christian dating sites offer good services to the faithful. They offer matchmaking services and also some helpful advice concerning your dating life. Some people are too serious with God and before they know it age is catching up with them. Do not be frustrated, visit a free Christian dating site and get a solution. Girls are keen to respond to the the biblical teachings. According to a survey carried out recently in churches, single Christian ladies are more in number compared to Christian gentlemen. A higher percentage of women are panicking when they do not find love in church. They engage in weird activities in search of genuine soul mates. Desperate measures in search of attention result into bad relationships. Better relationships are as a result of personal love. Love God and others will love you equally.

Have you ever felt left behind when your peers do something you have not? Surprisingly, this is happening a lot in church. Peer pressure is everywhere. Define who you really are and do not allow others to define you. When you are sure of your identity, even if all your friends in the choir get married, you will remain unshaken. God’s timing is the best so wait patiently for better relationships. He created you and so he knows best where your limb is. This way you will never know how a bad relationships feels like. Christian dating is exclusive but the best. It does not interfere with your morals.

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