Forty years ago, this wasn't something that you needed to talk about, preach upon, or lecture on. Today, some folks need a bit of structure and lecture.
So imagine yourself on a front-porch where sixteen cars an hour will pass.....all at 30 mph, and their windows open.
Then imagine that someone has stopped by....a cousin, neighbor, work associate, fake-love lady, church friend, etc.
Upon this front-porch....the two of you settle on rocking chairs, and engage in conversation.
The general rule is that you simply agree to disagree. You can have some position on cattle mutilations, slutty women, sugar content in Mountain Dew, Latino dance moves, horse racing, flirtatious folks, bad Nicolas Cage movies, Nancy Pelosi ice cream, Fleetwood Mac being the best band of all time, and dispatching demons via a Catholic spell. Your associate can have agreed views, or disagreed views.
The key thing, you don't want to get so far off the topic....so angry....so frightened....that folks in the cars pick up on the conversation or think that you are in some full-scale debate....well, this is a pretty wicked mess then. A front-porch debate? Really? Is this so necessary?
Another point here.....once you reach a stage where your man or gal (that you support) is 'Jesus' and the person 'Satan'.....where exactly can this debate go?
Think about the nutty conversation....going on for hours....Jesus and Satan chatter.
So your general goal....in this porch conversation situation....is simply to agree to disagree. Nothing more....nothing less.
It's ok to believe aliens exist, or to persist in believing without evidence, there are no aliens. It's not going to change much of anything. Life goes on.
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