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CelticWarlord
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Me too, very much so. Which is why I always find walking away the better alternative to making any sort of objection. Of course, later on they’ll want to know and one of the letters of Peter advises us to always be ready to give an answer… . but that’s only if they sincerely want to explore the reasons for our faith. If they’re good friends they may respect this but here’s what you can do if not.
I’ll give you two examples of when I have done this. The first time I walked out of a theater was when I went with my parents to see Jesus Christ Superstar. About half an hour in I was becoming very uncomfortable with not only the portrayal of Jesus but with the whole musical presentation, which I simply did not like at all. So I whispered to mom that I was going home. Knowing my parents they probably thought that my youthful interest in Christianity would be well served by seeing this very modern and “progressive” look at things. My mother, especially, likely wanted me to see how “cool” she was at accepting my generation’s take on the Gospel. It didn’t work out.
The other time was when a couple of friends insisted I join them to see the original Star Wars movie debut in the late 70’s. I listened to them rave about it for weeks ahead of the release. They were extremely excited when they saw the trailers begin to appear on tv ads. I had absolutely no interest in that genre of movie or book and still don’t. I went with them, stayed for about a half hour, and then told them I was going home and quietly left.
In both cases the explanations asked for and given the next day were the same; just not my thing. Remember there is no need to judge the movie or the friends. Be diplomatic as best you can. By making it simply a personal preference there leaves no opening for argument or confrontation. Not my thing is all that’s needed.
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