The "stars" can be considered a metaphor and doesn't actually require for them to be famous. Consider that hollywood is a DISTRACTION.
They thought you would follow the distraction.
It is a divisive mechanism.
While I do see the need to be able to cut away for moments to retain sanity I feel that talking about these people helps that mechanism.
If the war is not won yet do we celebrate the enemy? I cannot say that this one in particular is an enemy at all but considering from where they hail (sports, in this case), within the distraction, I do not think it a far stretch that the enemy would use all sorts of tricks to deceive. Trying to get us focused on "planted" small "victories".
I am in no way upset with this person getting citizenship, I am glad they joined, and am in no way upset with the name change for them personally is that decision. To talk about it is to take away from focus on the battle field. We should be greatful, of course but I feel it necessary to be hesitant with such topics. Perhaps it does serve as a moral boost and I am overlooking the good for the potential bad.
I must also note that talking about anyone is considered gossip. This would be a sin and lends to my previous idea.
Look I'm giving you my love for your post, thank you for taking the time.
I'll just say I agree with you on your points, and funnily enough, after I replied to you the first time I came across another post about what some 'celeb' said.
And after that I kind of saw your point, some around here just post anything, even asinine shit some 'celeb' said or did.
It gets tiring, I know now.
In regards to gossip I think its important to make a distinction between talking about someone and plain idle chatter.
I'm sure you know that already, it was just the smart ass in me replying to your 'talking about anyone is considered gossip '.
Nothing but Love from me, Fren. If I didn't love I would have allowed the thought and action to continue without recourse. I am not a fan of that particular thought and action.
Allow this to not be considered further rebuke but know that I am interested in having it seen as it is.
How are we able to talk about anyone if we do not "follow" them. We might not consider it as following and I am largely borrowing from "social media". It isn't our job to judge others, good or bad, but to love them as they are that they might understand love and turn to it. How often are people made "bad" by being denied love and how are we to turn it from bad if we continue to rebuke them over the actions they may have taken. Rather we should rebuke that which causes hate. I have no idea what the Father's plan is and to judge that which I cannot see via what I can would be nothing short of a rebuke of God's plan for his creation. Granted that none of what has been posted seems to be out of hate for this person it is far to easy to assume that this is not the Prize that we seek and we should remain focused. While idle chat may not always be considered gossip, it has gotten a stigma suggesting that it only be negative, it can easily evolve into. Much love and I appreciate the conversation!
I will try to make sense of my thought process.
The "stars" can be considered a metaphor and doesn't actually require for them to be famous. Consider that hollywood is a DISTRACTION.
They thought you would follow the distraction.
It is a divisive mechanism.
While I do see the need to be able to cut away for moments to retain sanity I feel that talking about these people helps that mechanism.
If the war is not won yet do we celebrate the enemy? I cannot say that this one in particular is an enemy at all but considering from where they hail (sports, in this case), within the distraction, I do not think it a far stretch that the enemy would use all sorts of tricks to deceive. Trying to get us focused on "planted" small "victories".
I am in no way upset with this person getting citizenship, I am glad they joined, and am in no way upset with the name change for them personally is that decision. To talk about it is to take away from focus on the battle field. We should be greatful, of course but I feel it necessary to be hesitant with such topics. Perhaps it does serve as a moral boost and I am overlooking the good for the potential bad.
I must also note that talking about anyone is considered gossip. This would be a sin and lends to my previous idea.
Look I'm giving you my love for your post, thank you for taking the time.
I'll just say I agree with you on your points, and funnily enough, after I replied to you the first time I came across another post about what some 'celeb' said.
And after that I kind of saw your point, some around here just post anything, even asinine shit some 'celeb' said or did. It gets tiring, I know now.
In regards to gossip I think its important to make a distinction between talking about someone and plain idle chatter.
I'm sure you know that already, it was just the smart ass in me replying to your 'talking about anyone is considered gossip '.
Nothing but Love from me, Fren. If I didn't love I would have allowed the thought and action to continue without recourse. I am not a fan of that particular thought and action.
Allow this to not be considered further rebuke but know that I am interested in having it seen as it is.
How are we able to talk about anyone if we do not "follow" them. We might not consider it as following and I am largely borrowing from "social media". It isn't our job to judge others, good or bad, but to love them as they are that they might understand love and turn to it. How often are people made "bad" by being denied love and how are we to turn it from bad if we continue to rebuke them over the actions they may have taken. Rather we should rebuke that which causes hate. I have no idea what the Father's plan is and to judge that which I cannot see via what I can would be nothing short of a rebuke of God's plan for his creation. Granted that none of what has been posted seems to be out of hate for this person it is far to easy to assume that this is not the Prize that we seek and we should remain focused. While idle chat may not always be considered gossip, it has gotten a stigma suggesting that it only be negative, it can easily evolve into. Much love and I appreciate the conversation!