CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

I've been browsing around the site for a while, and I decided that it's about time I introduce myself. For a long time I have felt that God was leading me here. I've been in quite a few forums since I first became interested in anime, and I felt that God was leading me away from them, as I began to conform to the beliefs of those around me, and it even got to the point where I had trouble confessing my faith to my friends. All the time, He was telling me that He had something better in mind. For a long time now, I have been dipping my toe into the water, and trying to get a feel for what anime's good, and what I should stay away from. I'm not the type of person to compromise my moral standards, and much less my beliefs; ever since Jesus has been working in my heart. So far I haven't given up on my non-Christian friends, I've pushed the topic of religion a few times; but they seem to be really good a changing the subject. So far I've gotten "my place is on the dark side" and "the Bible can't answer my questions", including the "yeah, I've heard it all before. I'm tired of having baptism pushed on me"...So here I am, looking to start over and to find a place in which I can safely pursue my passion for manga and anime, in an environment with people that lift me up instead of suffocating my faith and tormenting me with sleepless nights and unbearable guilt. At least I know I'm saved! God really is chasing after me, although sometimes it feels like He's hunting me down instead.
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Thanks for the tip! Very helpful. I guess we all go searching for something better when God calls us, hmm?
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Wow, awesome! We should make up an acronym for G.O.O.G.L.E and make it a club or something! How fun Thanks guys for paying attention to all of us newbies...I'm used to being shut out for a day or two before people actually noticed I was there and posting messages
Wow, that smiley was really un-smiley... There. All better!
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Thanks for the welcome! You are all very nice here, I think I'll be very at home. I can't wait to see and post in all of the forums! Right now I don't have much time, but I'll check out everything I can.
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Meh, thanks everyone for all of the virtual goodies and stuff! And thank you Potbelliedcow for the plushie, I popped his eye out on accident but that's okay! I named him Ichi Manako, Ako for short I typed a really long message before but my login screwed up so meh... Well, everything's okay now! I think...

I'm hoping to get to know you all, and I'm really glad that this site exists.
I really do believe that I was lead here by God. Who knew God would choose to work through Google?! Seriously! I saw the page when I was half-asleep, with the keywords "Christian Anime" in the search box. What a revelation!

Actually, I meant, what a way to recieve a revelation.
No scrolls that taste like honey and make your stomach go sour,
no trumpets, no angels, no seven-eyed animals or things beyond description...just Google. Well, I'm here, so thanks God!
Sometimes it's loads more fun when God uses the simple and trivial things of this world to bring you something wonderful! Something to laugh about, you know! Here it is again; my favorite smiley! I love that cute little laughing face...*hugs smiley*

Hey! Weclome to the forums! Glad ya' found us!

Madeline wrote:I'm hoping to get to know you all, and I'm really glad that this site exists.
I really do believe that I was lead here by God. Who knew God would choose to work through Google?! Seriously! I saw the page when I was half-asleep, with the keywords "Christian Anime" in the search box. What a revelation!

Spiffy, eh? Actually, I think quite a number of us here found this site via google. Myself included.

Welcome, Madeline.

Just a friendly note: you can always edit your posts with the "Edit" button on each post you make. That way you can avoid making consecutive posts and still add on thoughts that you may have forgot to add in your initial post. It is generally considered polite behavior in forums to avoid consecutive posting.

About the Google thing, I arrived at this site using the same search parameters.

Enjoy your stay here.

hey welcome hope you like it here

Hi, Madeline! Welcome to CAA!

Allo, Madeline.

Welcome to the CAA!

Have fun, post a lot!

*hands Madeline cow plushie*

When you squeeze him his eyes bug out!

Hi, and welcome!^^

Hi Madeline, welcome to CAA!

Yes, it is wonderful how God has led each of us here in our own way, but everyone in His way, to come together as a community of believers.

So what are your favorite anime/manga series?

Spiritsword

Welcome to the CAA...I am another Google fan. I was bored one day, so I typed in "Christian anime" and this came up (this was last year, back on MSN)

Go
On
Other
Good
Locations
Easily

My crappy Google acronym...

Welcome!

By the way, I'm pretty sure Omega Amen didn't mean you shouldn't ever post twice in a thread. It's kinda' confusing as to who you're answering when you put all responses in the first post. He just meant that it's generally better not to post twice in a row, when you can just go back and edit what you forgot to say in your last post.

Hi and welcome! ^_^

Hi. Glad for some support...I'm in one of my moods right now.
Just in case you were wondering, I'm not always that jolly. ^^
I guess I was trying to be nice. Thanks everyone.

well, then u remind me of someone i knew. thats groovy. welcome, may ya find what u seek. ^___^

i'll be around........

Hello there, welcome to CAA and Happy Posting!

Anony-san, I think that's oldphil's quote "Welcome to the Nuthouse" you're stealing...LOL

Hooray pudding! By the way, I'm quite fickle...
Hey, fickle rhymes with pickle...I could really use a pickle right now!
*goes off to eat a pickle*

Oro! ^^x *waves*

Welcome, Madeline-dono, who bears a very cool signature!

Thanks! ^^
I like your siggy too...most awesome and Kenshin-ish.
I love that word...

Hi! I think its great you're standing up for your faith! It's something I need to work on since I'm actually very timid/always wondering what people think of me. Oh and I love you sig also. Did you make it yourself?

Yes. ^^
I didn't draw the picture, but I did tweak it a little and put some brushes on it.
Normally when I put one of my poems on something I fade the text or blur it so that no one will read it, but I suppose a poem is what makes it special...so I didn't alter it very much. It's quite legible.

Hello, i think i know you XD. maybe i should make a thread like this, i never knew how to when i was a REAL n00b.

nice!<(^o^)< <(^o^)> >(^o^)>

welcome hope you have fun on CAA