Reposting Christian/Pro-Life Images on Facebook

[verdantmemories]

Hey everyone,

I usually try to evangelize through Facebook by reposting images that are pro-life or have inspirational thoughts/Biblical verses in them. However, I’ve been told by a few people that I am “attempting to get attention,” “prideful,” or, as one of my atheist friends said, “I’m a little exhausted by the obnoxious amount of jesus-y-ness being thrust into my news feed.”

While I was reading the Beatitudes, I was struck by “Blessed are the meek.” Is it best sometimes to say nothing at all and let your example speak for you? Or should I continue to speak out about what I believe? On the one hand, most people will probably not bring up such topics as abortion in everyday conversation, and I may inspire them to think on it. On the other hand, if they’re friends with me, they likely know my opinion on the matter already.

Thoughts?

 

[lsbar]

I feel the same as you. I “like” or “share” pro-life messages and pictures. It seems to me that if we do not share that sort of thing some people will never see them. At least this way, they are exposed to it. A person who is offended by such things can always hide it. I know I am going to continue to re-post pro-life messages. I hope you will too.

 

[Gods_Peace]

Hey everyone,

I usually try to evangelize through Facebook by reposting images that are pro-life or have inspirational thoughts/Biblical verses in them. However, I’ve been told by a few people that I am “attempting to get attention,” “prideful,” or, as one of my atheist friends said, “I’m a little exhausted by the obnoxious amount of jesus-y-ness being thrust into my news feed.”

While I was reading the Beatitudes, I was struck by “Blessed are the meek.” Is it best sometimes to say nothing at all and let your example speak for you? Or should I continue to speak out about what I believe? On the one hand, most people will probably not bring up such topics as abortion in everyday conversation, and I may inspire them to think on it. On the other hand, if they’re friends with me, they likely know my opinion on the matter already.

Thoughts?

Keep doing what your doing with complete Trust in God, you are doing the right thing posting pro-life statuses instead of continuing the blindness in their hearts. Rough them up a little bit more with something more militant!!!

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[TheDoors]

Living in falsehood can be exausting. It takes quite a bit of energy to plug one’s ears and sing “La-La-La I can’t hear you” at the top of one’s lungs.

Preach on.

 

[marian_love]

Keep on posting. You have nothing to be ashamed about!

 

[Iheartcoffee]

Keep posting! If they don’t like it they can adjust the settings to keep your posts from showing up on the feed. You have the right to put just about anything you want on your facebook. Don’t be ashamed of it!

 

[Gordon_Sims]

I say keep posting. At least with my group of friends, I’ve noticed that the ones who complain about it the most are also the most egregious offenders of posting anti-religious, pro-abortion pictures and whatnot. If it’s okay for them to post their pro-death slogans and hate speech, why shouldn’t it be okay to take an opposing view?

 

[Dale_M]

I usually try to evangelize through Facebook by reposting images that are pro-life or have inspirational thoughts/Biblical verses in them. However, I’ve been told by a few people that I am “attempting to get attention,” “prideful,” or, as one of my atheist friends said, “I’m a little exhausted by the obnoxious amount of jesus-y-ness being thrust into my news feed.”

While I was reading the Beatitudes, I was struck by “Blessed are the meek.” Is it best sometimes to say nothing at all and let your example speak for you? Or should I continue to speak out about what I believe?

I am not sure the question deserves a yes or no answer. I haven’t seen your Facebook page, so I don’t know if this is the problem, but I wonder if you could continue to post the images but do so less often?

No one likes to be lectured or nagged. Perhaps this is what your friends are feeling? I think an important element of good evangelization is to know when to speak and when to give matters a rest. Maintaining their friendship, and your participation in their lives, is a valuable evangelization tool. I worry that you might be risking that by excessive use of such images.

Of course, I could be wrong. I haven’t seen your Facebook page and I don’t know your friends or what they are feeling.

 

[KCT]

I block the news feeds of the vast majority of my fb ‘friends’, even family members. I don’t want to see every change in status. Why can’t your friends do the same?

As for pictures, I’m as pro life as they come, but frankly, I rarely visit the fb pages of my more hard core, preachy friends. Some are full of pro life messages and others are political.

I have no desire to see it. I already agree.

Do I tell them this? No. I don’t need to share every thought and feeling. I just don’t go to their pages.

 

[TeenageConvert]

All that it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.
I say just keep posting them, imagine what people would say to you if you told them they should stop posting so many liberal, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage ****? You’d be labeled a bigot.
I do it sometimes, partly because a lot of people assume I’m a liberal for some reason so I make my views clear when given the opportunity.

 

[SurlyMermaid]

I feel the same as you. I “like” or “share” pro-life messages and pictures. It seems to me that if we do not share that sort of thing some people will never see them. At least this way, they are exposed to it. A person who is offended by such things can always hide it. I know I am going to continue to re-post pro-life messages. I hope you will too.

This. :grouphug:

 

[Crescentinus]

I say keep posting. At least with my group of friends, I’ve noticed that the ones who complain about it the most are also the most egregious offenders of posting anti-religious, pro-abortion pictures and whatnot. If it’s okay for them to post their pro-death slogans and hate speech, why shouldn’t it be okay to take an opposing view?

Agreed.

 

[Gwendolen]

thelifeofedenmarie.blogspot.com/2012/08/more-blessings.html

As long as we are all talking about pro-life and facebook, would anyone mind stopping by this blog page of a friend of mine?

She has chosen to carry her terminally ill daughter to term, and I would love some positive encouragement and facebook “shares” of her blog, which is detailing her journey.

 

[3DOCTORS]

I am not sure the question deserves a yes or no answer. I haven’t seen your Facebook page, so I don’t know if this is the problem, but I wonder if you could continue to post the images but do so less often?

No one likes to be lectured or nagged. Perhaps this is what your friends are feeling? I think an important element of good evangelization is to know when to speak and when to give matters a rest. Maintaining their friendship, and your participation in their lives, is a valuable evangelization tool. I worry that you might be risking that by excessive use of such images.

Of course, I could be wrong. I haven’t seen your Facebook page and I don’t know your friends or what they are feeling.

Actually, I ran into the same thing, and though I can’t know either without seeing it, I’d venture to guess that the OP probably wasn’t doing much that could’ve been construed as “lecturing or nagging” - I got the same negative response from my liberal friends on Facebook - and all the while of course they were posting stuff to try to sway my views.

All that it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.
I say just keep posting them, imagine what people would say to you if you told them they should stop posting so many liberal, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage ****? You’d be labeled a bigot.
I do it sometimes, partly because a lot of people assume I’m a liberal for some reason so I make my views clear when given the opportunity.

I’ve had others think I want the liberal stuff because I try to win souls with love and gentle persuasion as much as possible. I had to form the habit of quickly blocking the pro-choice, pro-gay-marriage, etc. stuff from others so I wouldn’t retort back in anger.

Finally I’ve decided I can live with only going on Facebook once in a blue moon, and using the time and mental energy thus saved to be more productive on projects I’ve wanted to do more on for a long time. I’m quite pleased to say this has turned out to be a good plan, and I encourage others to give it a try. You might be amazed.