Comments on: The Louder You SCREAM You’re a Christian, The Less of a GOOD Christian You Are

By: My Parents Are Buddhists, My Husband’s an Atheist, and I Love Jesus | Truth Parlor

Mon, 18 May 2009 07:08:21 +0000

[...] while back, I wrote an article about LOUD Christians. Religion is not something I often discuss with my friends and family, but tonight was an [...]

By: lee

lee — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:14:08 +0000

Thank you @adamtaha. Christian or not, we all have a strong spiritual bond. I just think we prefer not to have it shoved down our throats daily.

By: adamtaha

adamtaha — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:09:27 +0000

Well mate, I ain’t Christain but I will say, I really liked your article.

For me, it gave me a peaceful message of how we don’t really need to say who we are but rather, live who we are, and just let our actions speak for itself. In listening, in helping, in giving, in entrepreneurship to grow and lead by example.

Aye, lee, I liked your article very much. Very sincere mate and great message to put in all our lives. Cheers.

By: lee

lee — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:18:15 +0000

@Nancy Sutherland Thank you for understanding the heart of the post. I love the deep spiritual and religious strength I have encountered in my life. And apparently Mary Kay (and you) understood the power of being good rather than ‘talking’ about being good. There is so much more respect for someone who earns it by their actions than by trying to command it in their verbiage.

Thanks for taking your time to comment!

By: lee

lee — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:14:16 +0000

@Lisa Olinda If God is truly a part of your being, then I absolutely believe that he will be a part of each aspect of your life. No doubt there. The article is about 2 different things: If you are a God Loving individual and take the Word as it was meant and not by skewing it to fit your own sense of right & wrong, then you really don’t even have to utter the words that ‘You are a good Christian.’ It’s just self evident and you then lead by example.

The 2nd aspect is that if you are a business owner, then bringing religion into a non-religious business opens you up to all sorts of liability. The very expensive kind that can land you in court with our sue-happy society. It’s hard for new entrepreneurs to differentiate the professional aspects of running a business without co-mingling their own personal beliefs sometimes. This leads me back to a recent post on how to not let emotions run your business. And let’s face it, religion & spirituality are emotional topics for most of us, it just isn’t kosher in the professional environment, especially if you are the boss. So if you consciously make an effort to bring it up regularly, then you are running your business on your emotional foundation, not from sound business practices.

This is just a reminder that those that you hire or decide to work with do not have to mirror your beliefs in order to be a great asset to you & your company. Conversely, often times they just don’t care what your beliefs are so don’t push it on them.

I am much more apt to ask you and care about your thoughts on spirituality if you are not shoving it down my throat each time I see you or have emails that say, “In God, ___”

This topic is certainly controversial and I appreciate that your comment was written with grace.

By: Lisa Olinda

Lisa Olinda — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:21:03 +0000

If God is a part of my daily life and beliefs he will be a part of my business life and everything I do. God cares about every aspect of my life. I do believe God cares for you on a very personal level. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to express my religious and spiritual values.

By: Nancy Sutherland

Nancy Sutherland — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:08:53 +0000

AMEN! My business is a Christian Direct Sales Company that I have had for over 23 years and I knew and interacted frequently with the founder, Mary Kay Ash. One of her favorite quotes was “you may be the only Bible that some people will read.”
She was an incredible Christian role model, but you did not hear her trying to force it upon others all the time. With a Company the size of Mary Kay Cosmetics, she was smart enough to know that not everyone in the busines was a Christian. Leading by example was a much better way to influence those who were not Christians, than mandatory bible study, etc.
Don’t get me wrong, it was crystal clear that Mary Kay and her Company was Christian. She never hid that, but she didn’t use it as a way to force her opinions on others.
This was a great post! Thanks for sharing!