![]() As if prayer was a button to be pushed to release exactly what they wanted from the vending machine. Most people who say prayer works these days really mean God did what I wanted him to do. Should we really stop saying that prayer works? Some stay away from Christianity not because they don’t know any Christians, but because they do. In that vein, here are three other things Christians should really stop saying. He makes a thoughtful, insightful argument around that. This post was originally inspired by a piece by Scott Dannemiller wrote in which he urged Christians to stop saying “feeling blessed” whenever something good came their way. Well, in addition to modeling humility, grace, truth, love, and so many other things that describe the earliest Christ-followers, we Christians can watch our words. The number of people who never go to church or follow Jesus keeps growing. Our actions and our words as followers of Jesus have the power to attract or repel people from Christianity. Memes, and the transmission of false information through them, played a part in her losing the election.One reason people stay away from Christianity is not that they don’t know any Christians. This was despite no professional medical diagnosis, but the veracity of her health was lost in the plethora of memes suggesting she “doesn’t have the stamina” and was “not strong enough to cope with the job” – something further compounded by her political opponent Donald Trump. Pictures of her using lumbar support pillows in seated interviews, falling down stairs, having to lean or hold on to people, or pulling weird facial expressions were circulated, leading to speculation on her health and if she’d be up to leading a country at all. During Hillary Clinton’s presidential election campaign last year, many memes were created implying Clinton was weak, or sick and tired. As a result, memes have become an easy way for people to quickly and effectively disseminate false information online, and helping to reinforce fake news. Memes are very simple to make – there are apps specifically for this purpose. Grumpy Cat - what other incentive did you need to click this? Indeed, the very process of propagating memes, sharing them on their social media platforms, and tagging their friends under specific meme pages has enhanced communication across the world, and has contributed to the success of globalisation. ![]() Whether they’re used to vent their feelings over certain socio-political issues, or to reinforce their obsessions with prominent celebrities, memes are an easy and funny way for teenagers to communication with their friends. Memes don’t just cross languages either – their relatableness also forges a feeling of belonging among certain internet users in particular age groups. On one hand, memes (made up of very concise messages in a short text or image format) are widely understood by a lot of people across the world regardless of their native language, and they help to foster strong relationships within the cyber community. Nevertheless, the rise of memes in our everyday online vocabulary has had people asking how they affect one’s ability to communicate. Lots of memes were created to mock Clinton's expressions during her campaign
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