STOP 2 THINK

STOP 2 THINK (stop2think.org) is a charitable initiative using printed cards and  printed apparel etc. to remind people of the negative consequences of ignoring Christianity.

What are the consequences of ignoring Christianity?

Christianity essentially encourages positive behaviours and challenges negative behaviours. We are all addicted to various forms of negative behaviours and without taking Christianity seriously it is next to impossible for us to combat many of those negative behaviours. When people walk away from Christianity they are inclined to focus on self rather than focus on the best interests of the wider community. Put simply, society suffers whenever people turn away from Christianity. Christianity essentially challenges its followers to focus on US US US rather than solely on ME ME ME that is more common than ever within our ME ME ME secular society.

Why is it important to link Christianity with positive behaviour?

It is important to link Christianity with positive behaviour as it is essentially true (love is a positive behaviour and is at the heart of Christianity) and the need to encourage positive behaviour is increasingly acknowledged within secular society. Linking Christianity with the language of positive behaviour is a timely reminder that Christianity is more relevant than ever in todays' society.

It is also useful to see Christianity in terms of maximising human virtues (resulting in maximising positive behaviours) and also in terms of encouraging followers of Jesus Christ to LOVE MORE and SIN LESS (sin is essentially the absence of love).

Why is it important to have some sort of concept of a higher being?

None of us are perfect in every single aspect of our lives. We can never hope to achieve perfection by following any example of human imperfection. However, we can all do much better by aspiring to an image of perfection (as found in the higher being Christians call God and his son Jesus Christ).

What about bad behaviour linked to the Christian Church?

Christians can never pretend to be perfect and yes the Christian Church is not immune from a few bad apples. However, it is worth remembering that most Christians fully acknowledge their individual weaknesses and their Christian faith continually challenges them to respond to their weaknesses (this cannot be said for people who ignore Christianity).

What do Christians have to SMILE about?

Think the GOOD NEWS that Jesus died to FORGIVE personal sins. Christians certainly can never claim to behave perfectly, but can certainly be happy that their sins are FORGIVEN. Christians can be happy that they have found an effective way to cope with their imperfect behaviour and also be happy that they have found an effective way to prompt and encourage constructive behaviours (by following the example of Jesus). To many thinking Christians the purpose of their Christian faith is to challenge and hopefully change their behaviours in positive ways. Christians therefore do have plenty to SMILE about in the knowledge that they have found an effective way to prompt constructive behaviours and constrain their negative behaviours.

Some thoughts from our founder.