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Post by runner4jesus on Feb 23, 2009 14:57:32 GMT -7
   Yesterday, was an adventure I'll never forget. I joined Face Book. What I learned about it, is not all good folks and this is a head's up to all who will listen. A good friend sent me this article from Ingrid Scheulter from Crosstalk Radio and Slice of Laodicea. This is a source that can be trusted. Here's the link and the article. www.sliceoflaodicea.com/uncategorized/facebook-some-thoughts/#more-4884Facebook: Some Thoughts Feb 20 *Update* This additional article on Facebook and its pitfalls is from CNN. An interesting article in the Wall Street Journal this morning raises the issue of Facebook use among adults. Reportedly, some who observe Lent are giving up their Facebooking for the 40 days prior to Easter. Facebook addiction, and the snares and pitfalls of social networking sites are the larger issues that deserve some attention. Not long ago, I was invited to try Facebook by a friend who enjoyed the ability to stay in touch with other like-minded believers. I signed on. I didn’t feel I was doing anything particularly hip and up-to-date. I didn’t even really know what Facebook was. The thought of having contact with other Christians on a more casual and friendly basis was attractive. The work I do is often so serious in nature that a lighter opportunity to interact seemed like a great idea. Within hours, I was into the Facebook vortex. People began “friending” me, most of whom I did not know, but who knew of me only through the Crosstalk Show or Slice. After initially struggling for a week or more to figure out how the site worked, I got a second wave of “friends” who discovered me online: people I hadn’t seen since the day I graduated from high school, college Republican acquaintances, even a former finance all showed up asking to be Facebook friends. That’s where things began to get interesting. Click on the link above to see entire article.My comment: Just want to ad that it was an eye opener when I tried to delete my account. It never gets deleted, it gets "deactivated" only. And when checked to see if my account was deleted, it was not. I had to go back in and delete everything I had there. Then I deactivated my account. I went so far as to put it in a different language and they would not let me remove my name. It's probably there now. I don't know that for certain. But I wouldn't doubt. Face book is a TRAP believe me, it's not good. That's why I left. I felt bad, because I saw good friends on there and wanted to stay; but Tim and I decided I better get out. I thought it would be so good to use for the gospel, but there are better ways of doing that. This board for one. It's bad news at Face Book.
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Post by rivqah on Feb 23, 2009 20:14:46 GMT -7
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Post by danlirette on Feb 23, 2009 20:32:41 GMT -7
Facebook accounts can be either deactivated or deleted... but you need to ask for it to be deleted, as I once did, and it was in fact deleted. As well, one need not accept friend invites; there's an option to turn that function off and to even make your profile unseen by anyone. Once a person gets used to the privacy functions of facebook, it's an exremely useful site. Hope this helps  |
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Post by runner4jesus on Feb 23, 2009 21:47:32 GMT -7
Thank you, Rebecca for the videos. There were a couple of good ones on Face Book. Evidently many people do have reservations about privacy on Face Book. It's good that people are raising their concerns. One thing that really got me, is within a couple of hours my name which Face Book would not let me delete; I tried, showed up on Google search. I could not believe it. No one can access my account anymore, but it's still there permanently. And if you don't delete all your information, it remains on Face Book. I tried to delete my account and got no where, so I deleted all my material.
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Post by runner4jesus on Feb 23, 2009 22:02:34 GMT -7
 Hi Danny: You did better than I did. I couldn't delete my account like you did. That would have been nice. My name is still there in English, but the account is with the Damask language. I didn't want to take any chances that if I left some info it could be kept by Face Book. No matter what they say to smooth over what they are trying to do to please all of us; all the info on there is part of their data base and is kept there. This is what I think, due to the day we are living. Our info on the internet period is being stored. It's true we should be careful about what we do on the net; but a place like Face Book is highly untrustworthy. This whole thing has woken me up you might say. When it comes to websites such as Face Book, I'm going to veer away from them. Google is already getting an information pool on each of us; and Face Book is I believe more of a trap than most people realize.
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Post by rivqah on Feb 24, 2009 4:31:19 GMT -7
Hi Margie, Personally Facebook has been a witnessig tool for me. I have my unsaved cousin from SC. and a nearly apostate church full of members on there. If it means I give up a little info. about myself it's worth it to me. These are the days were living in. It's unfortunate and I'll pray for you that your able to move your info. |
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Post by runner4jesus on Feb 24, 2009 13:44:44 GMT -7
Thanks Rebecca: God can use us anywhere that's true whether it's My space or Face Book. And I pray he does use the Christians on these sites. But there should be a caution on the part of Christians not to fall into the trap of this. <b>Here is a definition of Vortex, a word that Ingrid used to describe what Face Book is. A whirling mass of water forming a VACUUM, into which anything CAUGHT in the motion is drawn: whirlpool. 2) a whirl or powerful eddy of air; whirlwind. 3) Any activity, situation, or state of affairs that resembles a whirl or eddy in its rush, ABSORBING EFFECT, catastrophic power, etc. This pretty well describes what Christians don't realize Face Book is. Google and Face Book seem to be pooling all their info and Christians are giving them a lot of info. Just remember not too long from now according to the EU, a hug data base is being developed on every human on the earth and Christians will be their target. So don't give them more info than you should.</b>
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Post by runner4jesus on Feb 24, 2009 22:10:11 GMT -7
 VIDEO explaining just what Face Book does and my suspicions are true. This video tells who is behind this and what they are doing with all the info on us. Click on link. blip.tv/file/1613641
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Post by runner4jesus on Feb 24, 2009 22:21:44 GMT -7
 Here's some instruction on how to delete your Face Book account if you wish to. SORRY FOLKS! The page to delete your account has been discontinued. If I find another link I'll share it. This is why I think you can only deactivate not delete your account. If anyone has a link for deleting it, please post it here. I'd like to delete mine. If you feel led to delete your account, then follow these instructions to delete rather than just deactivate: Go to this page: www.facebook.com/help/contact...delete_accountClick "Submit". Your account will be permanently deleted within a few days. This method is official and should be complete, i.e. no need to delete individual photos, comments, messages or items from your profile or anywhere else on Facebook! It says when you do it, that if you do NOT log in within 14 days, your account will be permanently deleted.
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Post by runner4jesus on Feb 24, 2009 22:26:51 GMT -7
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Post by runner4jesus on Feb 25, 2009 15:59:19 GMT -7
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Post by runner4jesus on Mar 18, 2009 14:31:32 GMT -7
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Post by runner4jesus on Mar 19, 2009 0:42:45 GMT -7
Agree with what you've shared Rebecca. Everyone has to decide what is good for them. I do appreciate Washer's exhortation though. The internet is a dangerous place as our son warned me. But there's one little detail about Face Book that is even more dangerous for Christians; it's a CIA data base. That's why I left. No sense in inviting trouble. That's how I felt about it, among other things. One being the confusion I felt there.
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Post by runner4jesus on Mar 24, 2009 19:53:32 GMT -7
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Yesterday, was an adventure I'll never forget. I joined Face Book. What I learned about it, is not all good folks and this is a head's up to all who will listen. A good friend sent me this article from Ingrid Scheulter from Crosstalk Radio and Slice of Laodicea. This is a source that can be trusted. Here's the link and the article. 
Hi Danny: You did better than I did. I couldn't delete my account like you did. That would have been nice. My name is still there in English, but the account is with the Damask language. I didn't want to take any chances that if I left some info it could be kept by Face Book. 
VIDEO explaining just what Face Book does and my suspicions are true. This video tells who is behind this and what they are doing with all the info on us. Click on link.
Here's some instruction on how to delete your Face Book account if you wish to. SORRY FOLKS! The page to delete your account has been discontinued. If I find another link I'll share it. This is why I think you can only deactivate not delete your account. If anyone has a link for deleting it, please post it here. I'd like to delete mine.
I wouldn't trust these guys, changes or anything else Face Book says. Click on the link to see that on 2/16 they decided to make some changes. I wouldn't fall for it.