Q&A: How do I get rid of this “Meet Christian Singles” link (it’s not a pop-up)?

Question by : How do I get rid of this “Meet Christian Singles” link (it’s not a pop-up)?
I mean no offense to others but I am not Christian. I want no dates. There is a Cross with a “meet Christian singles” link as a part of my page. It’s not an ad or pop up. I find it presumptuous and offensive and want it gone. Can someone help me?
As soon as I asked it turned into a netflix ad. Thanks for the answers, folks. Was really tired of looking at that cross.

Best answer:

Answer by Mark S
It’s on everyone’s page. It is an advertiser that pays for their little logo to be put there. Not too much I think you can do. Sorry.

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It’s Official: The Largest Free Christian Dating Website is ChristianDatingForFree.com

Hermosa Beach, CA (PRWEB) October 26, 2009

This week, http://www.ChristianDatingForFree.com which is owned by E Dating For Free, Inc., surpassed 100,000 active members and is not only the largest free Christian dating website on the internet but it is also the largest free religion based dating website in the world.

Responsible for thousands of loving relationships and happy marriages, Christian Dating For Free continues to thrive and grow in spite of difficult economic times. “We are so very proud and humbled by the growth and positive feedback that we have seen from ChristianDatingForFree.com. Our team works very hard day and night to protect the CDFF community from scammers and negative elements and to maintain the highest level of Christian moral standards on the site,” said David Perez, E Dating For Free, Inc. CEO. “Also, we never cut corners from a quality standpoint even though the site is 100% free. With 155,000 absolute unique visitors, 700,000 visits and 14 million page views per month and growing we still work relentlessly to give our members an even better user experience than the paid spiritual dating sites.”

“This 100,000 active member milestone of course discounts the many members who have deactivated or deleted their profiles due to engaging in dedicated Christian relationships or getting married. We are absolutely thrilled and certainly blessed to reach this incredible milestone and hope we can continue on this path for 2010,” said Doron Kim, E Dating For Free, Inc. President and Founder. “Our belief has always been that, just because Christian Dating For Free is entirely free, it doesn’t mean that we cannot provide a dating site that is superior to the competition in every way. We want our members to feel safe, find love and companionship, grow stronger in their Faith and have fun- without spending a penny.”

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Media and it’s views on Religion

I have taken a lot of time to analyze religion and influences on both the secular and sacred worlds on one another. My overall view of religion has not changed how I feel about my decision not to join an organized church. If anything, I feel that I have gained a more solid view about religion and grounds for my beliefs. I feel that people that do not grow up in the church only join when they feel they are missing something in there lives. Usually, it is either a means to correct a behavior or to fill a void. I almost look at religion as “rehab.” You often hear about people joining a church after going through something tragic in their life, usually addiction or the loss of a loved one. I feel that religion is something that people turn to when they don’t trust themselves enough to make the right decisions throughout their life. I think that this contributes to the fact that in the United States, our culture has become exponentially more religious in just the past century.

I have always had some disagreements with certain beliefs that I felt were universal among religions. When I learned that within the Christian religion, there are more than 30,000 denominations, I began to wonder if there was a denomination that I could agree with one hundred percent. The problem with any religion for me is if I do not agree one hundred percent with the churches beliefs, I will not accept the religion even one percent. It’s an all or nothing deal with me. This is based on the idea that if I disagree with even one belief of the church, than I would not allow myself to trust any other belief that I had previously agreed on as it would require me to question every thought, every idea, and every motive.

Another thing that made me think was the immense volume, 30,000 denominations! If there are 30,000 denominations out there just under the Christian “umbrella” and there is only one truth, either 29,999 denominations are wrong or all 30,000 are wrong. I believe that everyone has their own truth, but religion is looking for God’s truth. With all of these different interpretations, it is logically impossible to find a religion that carries God’s truth. I have however learned to pay attention more to the world around me. I have always been the analytical type, and I feel that I read people rather well. I have found that there is a major hidden player in the secular world that I had never analyzed, religion. Because I had never been trained to look at the world through my “religious binoculars,” I never noticed the significant religious contributions within the secular world. I have begun to watch closely for religious themes, symbols, or meanings in everyday objects and events. I do not have a religious background therefore I find religious themes a lot more disguised than someone who might have a Masters in Theology. I can look at an advertisement with people posing as if they were a part of the Last Supper and not immediately recognize the symbolism or resemblance.

The crossover between secular and sacred occurs in all different aspects in the American culture. Even as our country is built on the freedom of religion, America is clearly a Christian country. I believe that our current president, as well as every other president in United States history has believed in God. They have all been Christian. The United States currency reads “In God We Trust,” and our Pledge of Allegiance says, “one Nation under God.” We have secular songs with references to God and television shows that are based around the church. We even have national holidays that are Christian based.

One of our nation’s largest holidays is based on a religious event, the birth of Christ. This holiday is so widely celebrated that it is expected that most businesses across the United States will be closed. This holiday affects more than just the Christians in America as this holiday has an impact on every person living in America. I work with several people from India, their religion is Hinduism, but on Christmas, they take off work just as the rest of America as the Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. For a country that does not have a set religion, it’s quite odd to have religious events marked as national holidays.

Not only is God apart of the secular world, but the secular world plays a part in the religious world as well. With Christian music evolving into all different genres, the musical sound of Christian music has become more secular while remaining faith-based lyrically. Other secular aspects have also entered the sacred arena as megachurches are developed and have begun to make profit on their services.

The megachurch purchases their service materials, plays Christian rock music with expensive sound equipment, and has built-in cafeterias/restaurants, as well as other Christian stores. The megachurch has become more of an event than a church. The megachurch has moved away from the traditional church setting with pews that everyone is accustomed to and toward theater like seating for their mass audiences. The megachurch has taken mega-steps in providing religious services to a secular world. I don’t feel that a church of any kind should be made to operate like a business. I feel that the megachurch is exploiting the sacred, and by removing the tradition from church, I think it is also manipulating religion into something they believe the secular world wants to hear and be a part of.

I have respect for individuals that have a strong faith and strive to become better under the direction of God. Personally, I have not found myself traveling the religious path at this time in my life and I don’t know that I ever will. I do believe in God, but I cannot accept religion.

My personal faith, beliefs and experiences help me to continue forward and make, what I believe to be, the right decisions for myself. I continue to have an open mind about religion but I don’t feel an overpowering need to “belong” to something, or retain direction from what other’s believe to be of the “higher up”.

At this point, my view of religion is all speculation. The bible is something that is translated in many different ways and by many different groups of individuals. None of these people or translations can be certain of their theories. I just want to live my life as a caring, loving, courageous, faithful, trustworthy, giving, and humble human being. My truth is that a good person encompasses these characteristics as well as many others. I have vowed to myself the things that I will and will not do. My being is dictated by my truth alone and no one else’s.

 

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It Cant be done, if not as One ( 2nd letter to all Religions, and it’s leaders)

It Can’t be done, If not as One

(A Letter to the Worlds Religious and Political Leaders)

 

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 

 

Folks, I wanted you to read all of that for a reason, I wanted to point to a fact that (1) God first said “I AM THAT I AM” (2) He told Moses to say that to all the children of Israel, (3) and then He (Who?) I AM, said moreover, (meaning an addition to what has been said: besides) (4) Tell the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (5) and this is my memorial ( meaning serving to help people remember, anything meant to help people remember a person or event). So in  essence God said my name is I AM. Question, I am what? Answer, Well your fathers call me God, so that is my name to you GOD. So in other words God said, hey your fathers and your fathers, father calls me God, so hey to avoid confusion why don’t you call me God too.

In other places, other cultures some call Him, Allah, Buddha, and the list of names goes on and on. Bottom line is folks, He said, His name was I Am, it was only then when talking to Moses that God as a second thought, to simplify things told Moses, just call me what your fathers and forefathers has called me, GOD.

Now we all call upon God by a different name, all worship Him in a different way, But He is God nevertheless. Our problem , as diverse as our world religions are, is that we all done the same thing, we all broke one of the first commandments that God Had given to us, We all have taken our eyes off of Him, and I believe I can prove it.

Folks it’s really very simple, If, we are pointing fingers, If we are always running at the gums about our pet peeves, How in the world are we then Looking at and hearing God?

We religiously try to annihilate one another over our petty differences, Why? We took our eyes off of God. We will hate, kill, and destroy one another because we may call God by a different name, or worship in a different manner than you or I.

I hate to say it but we, every one of our world religions has done this very thing, When, we placed our eyes upon what others are doing around us, we took our eyes off of God. We can’t do both, we can’t listen to or pay attention to God if our mind and thoughts are looking and listening elsewhere. Our problem is that we try to dictate to other how to view, talk to and listen to God, and if it’s not done to OUR liking we will alienate, hate, maim, and even kill, just because this group or that group doesn’t do things the way you do.

God said in Exodus, said, that His name is I Am, basically I am what YOU call me, that is WHO I AM.

Buddha, Allah, Jehovah, Yahweh,, all cultures call God by a different name, worship Him in a different way. Truthfully, that’s between them and God, not between us, them, and God. Who are we to force our way between them and God, just because we don’t like the way they worship or by what name they call God by? But it does prove my point, if we are so busy bashing others, then we are not listening or looking at God, we are looking at and listening to everything else other than God, and look at what strife that has caused us all throughout history.

In truth, we can’t keep all of our focus on our creator if we are busy rubbernecking at what others are doing around us Religiously, Politically, and Personally.

According to the Christian Bible, (for those in a religious frame of mind) In Genesis, it states. And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.  And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.  And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.  And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth (Genesis 11:1-9) (Emphasis mine).  In other words to the scientific evolutionary crowd, they migrated.

Why did they want to build a city and a tower? It wasn’t for God that’s for sure, it was for them, and why was that? To make a name for themselves? Thus they took their eyes off of God and placed it upon themselves, again why? Pride perhaps?

Also note that at one time ALL spoke a single language, thus We All called God by the same name. God, changes the language, and now the name of God sounds different in that language.      It’s the same God folks, just a different translation of that name. Yet we Religiously ( and I really don’t care of what religion one wishes to follow) we try to annihilate one another both mentally and physically for that very reason,

As a Christian myself, (Not a very good one really if you know me), I believe that there will be a new heaven and a new earth as mentioned in Revelations 21:1 My question to our world religious and political leaders worldwide is this, if we can’t get along now in this world as we know it, what makes you think EITHER GOD OR NATURE for that matter, will want all this havoc that we created between us in the next? Whether place there by God or as survivors of the many catastrophes that we see heading our way.

We as a Human Race, must do really only one thing, Religiously put our eyes back on God and prepare ourselves ,forget this devilish foolishness of hating one another due to our religion, how we worship, or by what name we may call God.

As for other schools of thought on this matter politically, and scientifically prepare ourselves to survive the onslaught of disasters we will face as our dear earth goes through it metamorphose, reshaping itself as it occasionally does.

Because truthfully it can’t be done, if we don’t do it as one.

 

 

 

Many see me as a long haired,tug boat footed, big eared throwback to when Noahs Ark was just a canoe. But am I? Others see me, as just a crazy old man spouting off about things in the Gods Word, that if we look at the world around us, we can see the path that many religions do not want to tread down, there are many similarities between what God has in store for us if things don’t change and what our world scientist claim will happen if things don’t change. What can we do to change the world? Well the answer to that is really simple. We change us.