Don't scare me like that!

a million album sales is the standard i'll set to achieve

Her name is Lane, not Ling.

Gilmore Girls for life!

Is it really Lane? for some reason I always hear ling. Either way it is all good.

From Reuters:

A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.

"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said.

"A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery."

Well, that takes care of that burning question.

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Did you know Auckland Zoo has a lion's den? Maybe you could prove a point for all of us - I have a sneaking suspicion God hates Jesus Crux, but I invite you to prove me wrong.

why should i post in other peoples' topics? i'll only post in other peoples' topics if i'm interested in them. and i post whatever i want, if you don't like it i don't actually care

//and by the way yeah i do actually think music is subordinate to Christianity//

well what's the point of it then, why not just preach? The irony is, you'll be using (ripping off) chord progressions and song structures written by secular musicians. The medium you're going to use to tell everyone the truth, it's reliant on the creativity of non-christians, or at least people who didn't have a religiouse message in mind when wrote music.

who wants to tag in next?

NZMWF - NZ Music Wrestling Federation

*Tag*

There's this thing that happens in the music industry, in business in general, and funnily enough in life.

Here's how it works : Imagine one person who goes out of their way to listen to others, get to know them, always have a smile and a "how's it going?" for them, be happy to just listen to their opinions and to be someone that everyone likes having around. This person isn't arrogant or rude: he/she knows that nobody wins when one person holds themself up as being better than other people. Rather, the real winners in life are those that help others to be who they want to be and do what they want to do. This person will never have a problem finding a place to live, a job, a band, money, happiness, friends, etc etc, because people love having him/her around. It is a great thing to be this person, and all it took was a little bit of effort to be a nice person.

Now imagine a person who is the opposite. They talk about themselves incessantly, tell others they are wrong/stupid/whatever in having a lifestyle that differs from their own, will not listen to others' opinions, and will loudly trumpet anything and everything that they do so others can't help but be up to date on the minutiae of this person's life.
This person doesn't care if you don't like them or their opinions, or if you like them or not: He/she will still insist on repeating themselves ad infinitum in the hope that their message will eventually get through.
The reality is, though, that even if this person had a great argument, they've annoyed everyone else to such an extent that no matter what they say or do, people just do not want to hear. This goes for getting a gig, a job, a girlfriend, friends, and all that other great stuff. No matter how good this person's CV, employers will go OUT OF THEIR WAY to avoid having someone like this in their office. They will employ a less technically skilled person with great people skills over a highly trained person with bad people skills, every time.

Usually, people fall somewhere between these two people, but in some cases, you come across the extremes. I hope you got something out of that, JC, and that maybe it will explain some of the other things that have happened in your life so far.

I highly recommend the book "How To Win Friends And Influence People" by Dale Carnegie, one of the most celebrated business books of the 20th century, which elaborates extensively on this idea. The title put me off reading it for a long time, as I thought it was about manipulating people, but it's actually about how to be the nicest person you can be - do that and the other stuff takes care of itself.

> True dude. Just calling it as I see it - just in case your wondering why you often get almost zero support and your not well liked and whenever you say something a lot of people get aggressive.

well the purpose of this post was just so people don't later ask, i thought you said you weren't gonna try be a musician anymore? i wasn't expecting any replies

> well what's the point of it then, why not just preach? The irony is, you'll be using (ripping off) chord progressions and song structures written by secular musicians. The medium you're going to use to tell everyone the truth, it's reliant on the creativity of non-christians, or at least people who didn't have a religiouse message in mind when wrote music.

that just makes absolutely no sense. if a Christian decides to use a Church built by some non-Christian company, how's that ironic? plus (not that it's even relevant to link where you learn your music from and what those artists had in mind) all my musical training has been from a classical background and most of those composers were religious people. are you saying someone who practices how to play the piano by learning Mozart songs and then writes his own songs on the piano about something different is somehow ironic?

> I thought most Christian musicians would say that there music is an expression of god. I thought you would see music as god talking through the musician. How can that be subordinate to god? It would be like saying prayer is subordinate to god, or that the words in the bible are subordinate to god.
If god is not talking through you and out through your music then how will it touch people spiritually?

well i don't agree with that, i think as a human i can only try to say what i think God is about. if God spoke through me then i'd be Jesus, and to answer your question the aim is to have it touch people like Sara Groves' songs touch me, reminding me of things that have happened in my life and how it relates to Christianity in lyrics such as (what i'm listening to right now)

i can't remember a trial or a pain
He did not recycle to bring me gain
i can't remember a single regret
in serving God only and trusting His hand

> Um, hi, there's this thing, and it's called a community. I'm not sure if you've ever heard of this notion before, and you certainly give the impression that you're lacking in social graces, so I'll give you a brief how-to on being a member of a community: Post something that you think others may have opinions about, so that they can either agree, or disagree, and the issue at hand can be discussed. Take the time to listen to what other people are saying, and think about whether or not you agree or disagree. If you like what somone has said, tell them. If you don't like what they've said, explain why not. Don't post the same thing over and over again. If you feel that you're not adding anything new, then don't say anything at all. If you're going to insult others, make sure that you a) have some basis for doing so and b) make sure it'll make others laugh. Please feel free to add in more tips, anyone else.

well that's what i do, reply to people when they say things (usually things i disagree with) and explain why i disagree with them

> I hope you got something out of that, JC

cool post : )

> Jesuscrux is not interested in worldy conversations. he is a point of light in the dark, planting the seed of truth, he will not lower himself to indulge in idle chat with non-believers, nor take part in their secular 'community'.

man aren't you brilliant at judging people and creating ignorant prejudices about them. i'm not gonna get into a conversation if i have nothing to add to them. i mean i just looked as your last few comments to other peoples' topics and you certainly say things that aren't necessary

"I recommend a change in music taste" to a person who was interested in finding bands who sounded like Death in Las Vegas and Portishead

"I thought this topic would be about something other than it is" for a post asking about your views on killing meat for food and fun

"do you really care?" to someone raising the issue about how female government department officials at state functions have to sit at the back during welcoming ceremonies in order to appease Maori culture

not to mention all your replies to my topics

I think all he was saying was don't preach, do stuff. Look after your own shit, all of that.

So basically, instead of arguing with people who don't seem to be able to engage with how I think at all, I either start topics about things I do like or (better) don't post at all until I do have something I can engage with...

Or something? I dunno. Sometimes the slagging is funny, I guess.

Oh, I know, I think I'm just drawing my "this gets boring eventually" line on a different patch of the beach...

//Would me not voting becasue I disagree with the whole election system be considered "being the change?"

No. Although it makes me want to punch you in the face, and that's a nice change of target for me.

Ok, now I get it.