i came here looking for advice and companionship from people i hoped would be dedicated to following Jesus christ. unfortunately, im really uneasy about believing or listening to any of you, quite frankly. one of the most popular and prominent threads on this board is literally just an otaku thread. how am i supposed to believe any of you are men of christ when you allow this kind of subversion to happen? japanese culture is not compatible with christian culture. no amount of biblical references in your favorite anime will justify it, and neither will choosing an anime that isnt necessarily lewd or perverted. the problem doesnt lie with that, it lies with the fact that your obsession with japanese culture is infiltrating a place of holy discussion, solely for holy discussion.
another thing ive noticed, this is essentially only a step above /pol/. you can articulate your sentences, use proper grammar and punctuation all you want, but it still doesnt change the fact that following common "chan" culture is inherently against the word of god. using negative words like "fag", unnecessary jew-hating, overt cynicism… these are not symbols of good character. to be fair, there is plenty of room for discussion on judaism, but using that as a vehicle for /pol/ discussion is not what this board was intended for. this board is to be the exception to all of chan culture.
i came here because i wanted anonymous fellowship from what i hoped were well-meaning christians, but i soon realized any of you would lack basic self-awareness and immediately found out that any real discussion would be useless.
i dont want to be overly critical as i know plenty of you are well-meaning, but i also want to introduce some accountability to all of you. think about what your message is to the world and the online community, especially to newcomers, when a staple of your discussion is the integration of japanese animation to the word of god.
not only is the japanese stuff a problem, upon entering the forum i am immediately bombarded with infighting, self-doubt, despair and hopelessness. lots of threads and conversations about irredeemability, being lost to god, permanent damnation… while i realize that the word of god is not always sunshine and rainbows, fear-mongering and spreading misinformation is especially frightening to some and can turn people away.
i dont want to be perceived as hostile or in bad faith, and i hope some will give me the benefit of the doubt as i try my best to do, but i cant see much productive discussion here.