Personal Holiness, Separation, and Being "Worldly"

[PeterM]

I eat food... the world eats food.

Conclusion: I am worldly.

There is a point at which where we can take defining holiness/being separate with doing the opposite of what we perceive the world doing too far.

 

[Oldtimer]

That is the biggest leap in logic I've ever read here. How you got anything pertaining to giving and homosexuality from my reply is anyone's guess.

My post was in response to yours:

Originally Posted by webdog
Bingo Being 'worldly' is being sinful, and sin stems from the heart.

The modern christian has defined worldly to mean 'anything I don't approve of'.

Facebook is being discussed in this thread with much support being offered for use of same. Thus far I have not joined FaceBook. Because everytime I enter Facebook I am putting money into their coffers. Their biggest source of revenue is advertising according to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook --(Like newpaper circulation - the more customers the higher the ad rates.)

"Being worldly is sinful, and sin stems from the heart."

The question asked was whether giving to a cause such as support of gay activism is worldly? Is it a sin to give to an organization that openly supports homosexuality, because that organization provides something else we want for our use/personal pleasure? What is the difference between putting $5 in a collection plate and being used, by the holder of the plate, to earn that $5 to further endorse sin?

"The modern christian has defined worldly to mean 'anything I don't approve of'."

A broad paintbrush that can be turned around to say 'anything that I do approve of is not worldly'. FB can be used as such an example.

FWIW.......
Some notes for those who have not taken time, yet, to research on FB background & founders. There's a lot more, BTW. The following addresses one point. There are several others, as mentioned in an earlier reply.

Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Marries Longtime Boyfriend
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brianso...nder-chris-hughes-marries-longtime-boyfriend/

Facebook, Gay Rights and the New Politics of Social Media
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/18/facebook-gay-rights-and-the-new-politics-of-social-media/

In case you needed further proof that Facebook truly is revolutionary, look no further. On Thursday, the social networking giant added two new options to its list of relationship status possibilities: "in a civil union" and "in a domestic partnership."
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The new feature is being received with open arms by gay and lesbian advocacy groups, who view it as a sign of support for gay rights.

"When millions of Facebook users see these relationship status options, they gain a greater understanding of the legal inequalities faced by loving and committed same-sex couples in so many states today," said Jarrett Barrios, president the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, in statement e-mailed to The San Francisco Chronicle.
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Of course, the idea that Facebook and other social networking sites can have political salience shouldn't be news to anyone who's been following what's been going on in the Middle East over the past month. As my colleague Donna Trussell wrote in a recent post, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have been an integral part of political upheaval and change in the Middle East in countries ranging from Iran to Tunisia to Egypt and beyond.
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Take the case of Facebook and the civil partnership issue, for example. According to the Huffington Post's Bianca Bosker, who broke the Facebook story, the relationship status changes were made in consultation with Facebook's Network of Support, a group that includes LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] organizations such as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, and the Human Rights Campaign.

So this was not the case of Facebook accidentally wading into the thicket of the gay marriage debate. Rather, the company was deliberately taking a stand on this thorny issue and coming down squarely on the side of gay rights.

Gay Facebook co-founder criticized for failing to give to N.C. fight
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012...-criticized-for-failing-to-give-to-n-c-fight/
The gay co-founder of Facebook hasn’t contributed financially to the campaign opposing a measure that would ban same-sex marriage in North Carolina — even though the battle to thwart the amendment is taking place in his home state.

Chris Hughes, who co-founded Facebook along with his Harvard roommate Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 and served as the site’s spokesperson, has made no donations to the campaign against Amendment One since the campaign began last year through 5:30 p.m. on Monday, according to data from the Campaign to Protect All NC Families. According to a Forbes Magazine article published in March, Hughes’ stake in Facebook is worth at least $600 million.

-- article goes on to state previous measures taken in this "fight".

 

[SaggyWoman]

There was a day when pants were worldly. Give me a break.