{"id":7353,"date":"2018-01-02T18:38:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T18:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7353"},"modified":"2020-07-01T03:16:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T03:16:20","slug":"jesus-really-disappointed-after-following-area-next-door-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7353","title":{"rendered":"Jesus \u201cReally Disappointed\u201d After Following Area Next Door Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Like anyone else, Jesus likes to take a break from his daily activities to peruse social media sites. He often \u201cgoogles\u201d Himself, checks out what his friends have been up to through Facebook, and even goes to Snapchat. He\u2019s also joined a few neighborhood groups over the years just to make sure people are \u201cloving thy neighbor.\u201d \u201cEven though I don\u2019t technically live in these neighborhoods, I live enough in the hearts of some of the residents I count it,\u201d said Jesus. \u201cIt\u2019s just a good way to see how modern people are interacting with each other and to see if people are communicating with and treating each other in a way I see appropriate.\u201d One of the many neighborhood sites Jesus belongs to is the Denver area Next Door site, which He visited recently. Jesus was shocked at the comments he was reading. \u201cDear God, some of the back and forth reminded me of Holy wars,\u201d said Jesus. \u201cIs that how people are connecting these days? Through semi-anonymous insults? To say the least, I was really disappointed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Jesus said that although he found the back and forth on some of the posts nauseating, he kept following it like a bad soap opera. \u201cI really considered stepping in a couple of times,\u201d said Jesus. \u201cBut, the human part of Me wanted to see how these things played out and just how ugly they could get. Does that make Me a bad person?\u201d Jesus is really hoping this is rock bottom and that people learn to communicate more positively moving forward. \u201cThe reality for Me is that social media has only been around for less than 20 years of my 2000. So, I am doing my best to adjust and understand where things are going. But, being totally honest, I don\u2019t like it. I mean some people were being total dicks, pardon My French.\u201d Jesus recommends people do a little more empathizing when engaging with others on social media, including Next Door. \u201cI know this may sound strange coming from a guy who has thousands of books written about Him, but it\u2019s okay to listen to another person\u2019s perspective without berating them. I still believe people can turn this around, but man, show a little restraint and thought before insults.\u201d Jesus says He plans to give up social media for Lent. Editor’s Note<\/em>:\u00a0 As Tom T. Hall said in his song ‘Trip to Hyden,’ “Every hundred yards a sign proclaimed that Christ was coming soon. And I thought, ‘Well, man, he’d sure be disappointed if he did.'”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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