i know it's rich coming from me, about stopping to think because i'm always rushing headlong into everything but religion is a sensitive issue for everyone because each individual BELIEVES in whatever they believe in and it is always beliefs that are so easily threatened. so i am not condoning whatever insensitivities the christian community has committed ever since the first days of the early church. but what i do hope for is for others to realise that most insensitivities are done by only a small handful of black sheep. there is NO point in raging at the wider community because most of us aren't even aware of what happened and we might not even agree with what has been done.

secondly, these insensitivities are probably not done on purpose. i don't think anyone really wants to go all out to offend others because that's just contrary to whatever intent of the original message. just think, what is the point in offending others when what you really want to do is get your message across? so i do hope that everyone can understand that these mistakes are really just honest mistakes. no one is criticising your beliefs, or threatening your worldviews. they just probably want to share their beliefs to raise awareness, and in this case, to encourage people (other christians really) to help share their cause.

evangelising really is a tricky business because as christians, we have been tasked to spread the gospel to the far ends of the earth. this is possibly why christianity has been attacked constantly by others because we are one of the few religions who actually needs to go out and share the word. it is inevitable that others will be offended when we try to share our beliefs because no one likes to hear that their beliefs might not be the best because everyone believes in something, thinking that it's the best option available. but i do sincerely believe that evangelising can be done sensitively without offending others. and it is only through this that it is possible that others can actually listen to our beliefs and values and decide if it is true for them as well, instead of being turned off right at the very first word. pray and commit every evangelical deed, or even any mention of christian notions to non-christians, to God and trust in Him to speak through us. i believe that it is only through the right attitudes of leaving everything to God that any christian message can be shared. human effort is just not enough because we always fail to see when and how we are crossing the line.

in the end, we are only channels for God.