Post by Corky on Mar 24, 2023 23:31:02 GMT
In raw layman's terms, "anonymity" is - when you choose a fake name so that nobody really knows who you are when you post.
Do you feel guilty doing so?
You shouldn't. Even Saints have written things anonymously (St. Robert Bellarmine, for one, comes to mind!).
Shame would enter in only if you abuse its use. Be a Christian, and don't abuse it.
Professionals today even recommend that you be anonymous because the Internet is unforgiving in remembering, and that could turn out badly for your future.
Again, be a Christian; you are a soul in the sight of God dealing with other real souls. Be charitable, just, etc. Act virtuously.
Remember, priests in the confessional don't know the names of their penitents, and don't ask. They simply treat them as Christ would want them to. Anonymity does not bother them.
Think back to when Our Lord was in the temple at about 12 years old and sitting in the midst of the doctors:
St. Luke, Chapter 2:
46 And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers.
Though He may have told them he was "Jesus of Nazareth", He was effectively anonymous, because it meant nothing to the doctors. And Christ did not tell them he was God. YET....he expected them to listen to what He said for what it was worth. Yes, for what it was worth, by itself.
Don't fall for someone who doesn't like what you are saying and then chides you for being anonymous.
Do you feel guilty doing so?
You shouldn't. Even Saints have written things anonymously (St. Robert Bellarmine, for one, comes to mind!).
Shame would enter in only if you abuse its use. Be a Christian, and don't abuse it.
Professionals today even recommend that you be anonymous because the Internet is unforgiving in remembering, and that could turn out badly for your future.
Again, be a Christian; you are a soul in the sight of God dealing with other real souls. Be charitable, just, etc. Act virtuously.
Remember, priests in the confessional don't know the names of their penitents, and don't ask. They simply treat them as Christ would want them to. Anonymity does not bother them.
Think back to when Our Lord was in the temple at about 12 years old and sitting in the midst of the doctors:
St. Luke, Chapter 2:
46 And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers.
Though He may have told them he was "Jesus of Nazareth", He was effectively anonymous, because it meant nothing to the doctors. And Christ did not tell them he was God. YET....he expected them to listen to what He said for what it was worth. Yes, for what it was worth, by itself.
Don't fall for someone who doesn't like what you are saying and then chides you for being anonymous.