I worked at an online Christian bookstore that had some how-to videos for users. One day a user called in furious that our videos would play in Windows Media Player.
The conversation went like this:
User: “I want it to only play in a Christian media player!”
Me: “There is no such thing as a Christian media player. Windows Media Player is a neutral thing, there is no built in morality, it will just play the video you click on.”
User: “Can I play porn on it?”
Me: “….Technically, yes. But you can play porn on your TV too, or you can watch the Price is Right, it’s a neutral thing”
User: “I dont’ want to watch videos on anything I can watch porn on”
Me: “Can you tell me what you saw on your computer to make you upset? Perhaps I am not understanding what you mean.”
User: “I found a button on Windows Media Player maked “Skins” – and I don’t want to see any skins, I just want to watch the Christian videos!”
whats he doing on a computer if he doesnt want to watch videos on anything that can play porn?
Working at a Christian chain myself, I can EASILY see this happening. It’s so annoying.
This is the OP – I’m sure you can also relate to this one. A customer’s book did not arrive in the 2 day shipping time she chose. Upon looking up the shipping info we found there was a hurricane in her area and UPS wouldn’t deliver. She said she knew there was a hurricane, that’s why she wanted the book to read while the power was out. I replied that it didn’t sound to me like God wanted her to have it if he sent a hurricane to prevent its delivery 🙂