Underground Writers Network Forum Just wondering...

So, yesterday a 'friend' of mine told me that I will burn in hell because I am a Lutheran. This guy is a serious hardcore Christian and takes it WAY too seriously. He has called gay friends of mine f**s and told them to go to hell. Also, he's poked fun(behind his back, during class) at my music teacher who happens to be Catholic. He always makes fun of emo kids or people with emotional issues like depression. That includes directly insulting cutters. This guy, doesn't know how much I hate him. I am passionate about being accepting of everything, even though you may not agree with it, and he is not at all.

What do you think? He thinks that he is mister right and that he knows everything. He's told me that I'm sinning because I don't write about God. Is he wrong? Is he a b*****d?

Give me your opinion. I want to be able to write about this guy, but he has hurt me so much that I'm numb and I can't think. Please, just give me your opinion and help me get back my motivation.

You know, this girl I knew back in Sunday School used to make those comments to me. I wrote a story about it called "the Exalting Joy." Yes I'm just plugging my own stuff but it is the same subject.

What kind of a Christian does he think he is if he makes fun of people like that? Doesn't the word "Christian" mean follower of Christ? And as far as "writing about God", you can include themes and premises in your story that are very uplifting without beating the reader over the head with something blatantly religious. It sounds like this guy has serious issues.

"The laughter of the world is only the sound of the lonely trying to reassure themselves."

Well God DOES say to love everyone, but He also says to hate sin. That guy is VERY wrong. And it doesn't really matter what your denomination is or even if you have one at all. What matters is Jesus. And as far as doctrine, the Bible is the only thing you need. Making fun or condemning people who don't realize this.... one should feel sorry for them instead. It is this guy who is lost, as he very obviously has no Love.

As far as your writing, I would just say make it something God would be proud of.

Clearly, this person is not a good friend to have.  What you should be wondering is: what kind of Christian is he if he doesn't even follow his religious dogma well enough to accept people of different lifestyles?  He sounds like the type of person who would make people turn away from a religion, not embrace it. 
And you write about whatever the hell you want to write about.  If it's not religious, so be it.  I doubt God cares.

This is probably a very difficult situation to be in. As a writer I love people like that. Someone that, if you were to write him down in a novel, people would say was unrealistic; to horrible to be real.

If you can, next time you see him, try and take a step back, just for a few minutes, and watch him. Take in everything he does, facial expression, his body language to other people, what he says, how other people react to him. Imagine your someone reading a book and this is the first time you're being introduced to this person. I don't imagine it will be easy, given the past you have described.

As soon after as you can, that night or sometime during that week, while the memories are still fresh, pick up two peices of paper and write. On the first one write something based on how he makes you feel. It doesn't have to make sense, it can just be a string of words, or pictures or even scribbles. Either fill the page or write until you have nothing else to say. Be as frank and honest as you like.

Next, pick up the second bit of paper and close your eyes. remember the scene from earlier where you were watching him. remember the sounds and smells that were around. write the whole scene as if it came from a book, just describing what you saw, what people did. This should show you the difference between your own feelings and a detached description of the events.

Hopefully in the future you'll be able to combine a little of both peices of paper to produce a character that jumps from the page and into the readers heads. One last note, however - it might be worth destroying the first peice of paper after you've finished if what you've writen is truely horrible!

Let me know how you get on, and if this helps!