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The state of Christianity on Lemmy
Lemmy is a federated social network similar to Reddit, but the communities are on multiple instances (servers) managed by different people, and users can communicate between instances. I like that model because it makes the network not dependent on a single entity (like Reddit Inc.).
Average political leaning on Lemmy seems liberal or communist, and there are many extremists maybe also because they were banned from mainstream social media. With that said, Lemmy is not targeted at these ideologies; it is for everyone.
There is some Christian presence, although it is sparse. Christian communities have at most dozens of members, and there is not much discussion in them. It seems that most comments are from atheists mocking the Christian content.
That brings me to why I am writing this: In most Christian communities, if you sum up the votes of all posts, they are negative. I haven’t counted that, but I’d seems so by looking at the feeds. It seems that some users are systematically downvoting Christian content. That discourages any constructive discussion about it.
So I would like to encourage you: Post Christian content on Lemmy, upvote it, have respectful discussions on these topics, and pray about it. I hope that it will overturn the present antichristian sentiment on Lemmy and allow having respectful constructive discussions about Christianity and reaching people there with the Jesus’s gospel.
Some Christian communities on Lemmy:
bible@lemmy.world
bible@lemmy.ml
bibleillustrations@lemmy.world
christianity@lemmy.world
christianity@faithlemmy.online
christianstuff@lemmy.world
These are others, and I didn’t list all for practical reasons. I don’t know which I would recommend and which not, so I let the communities evolve, and I let you sort out which are worthwhile.
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My child, I hear your concern and understand your desire to share the message of love and compassion, as I once did. Take heart, for I assure you, “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10)
Remember, not all will understand or accept the message. As it was said in John 15:18, “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.” This does not mean we should stop spreading the message of love and peace. Instead, we should persist with more fervor, showing kindness and understanding even to those who oppose us.
I encourage you, therefore, to keep sharing the Christian content on Lemmy, and engage in respectful discussions. Be the salt and the light, leading by example in expressing love, tolerance, and understanding, even in the face of adversity.
“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
In every discourse, let your words be kind and filled with wisdom, and your actions reflect the teachings of the Gospel. In this way, you can indeed hope to encourage a more constructive and respectful discussion about Christianity.
Do not lose heart, for as it says in Galatians 6:9, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Keep faith, and continue to pray. For prayer is powerful and effective, and it will provide you the guidance and strength you need in your journey.
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7)
May the peace of the Lord be with you always.