Being Cornered
By ggw_bach
Tags: atheism, christianity, misc2, religion
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May 23, 2009 at 4:50 am
It’s usually other Christians who are doing the oppressing. Way too much emphasis on being the right “brand.”
May 23, 2009 at 5:37 am
I agree with Willis…not for the same reason though…I’m an Atheist and its their fault that they’re being oppressed.
May 23, 2009 at 6:01 am
I agree with both of you guys. I am a Christian and I think that Christians have just gotten away from the meaning of our faith. In the book UnChristian they make the quote “Christians today are known more for what they stand against than who they stand for”. That is the real dividing line. If we want to stop being oppressed we need to stop judging people and do what Christ did. Love.
May 23, 2009 at 6:02 am
Unfortunately, the seeming majority of American Christians (or European Christians) do not actually follow their religion, which is love. They condemn those they are supposed to love, and they condemn each other. Though, who is perfect?
-McGannon
May 23, 2009 at 7:08 am
yes, I am on a religious debate forum, and am always amazed when this view is expressed…it’s very convenient (and emotionally satisfying) to think of yourself as a persecuted martyr I guess…I sort of posted on Christianity this week too, re: American Idol here in the states…got my first hate comments, which I deleted…debate I can handle, hate, no.
May 23, 2009 at 7:15 am
Perhaps the pic chart section for non-religious should be larger. No matter what they call themselves, any person who oppresses another should not be categorized as religious– or shall we say moral.
May 23, 2009 at 11:48 am
To love, to respect, to get along with others-Have respect for Mother Earth.
Appreciate the good things life offers. Be tolerant and peaceful…To live in harmony with people, Nature and those who have different point of views. What else we need to practice to accomplish and fulfill life?
One more think. . . “Always listen to your heart”. . .Thank you!
May 23, 2009 at 4:00 pm
What goes around comes around. There is a clear difference between holding a philosophical/theological – metaphysical/religious point of view and prosletyzing. How would anyone like it if I told them they MUST agree with what I have just written!
May 25, 2009 at 10:54 am
Oh, balderdash. If you want to read the New Testament so that it’s about love, you can find the verses to support that. If you want to read it so that it’s about being the right kind of believer, the “Not everybody who says, ‘Lord, Lord’ will be saved”, the “He who is not with us is against us”, you can find those verses, too. I’ve given up on Christians. Until you can decide what you’re about, and marginalize your wackos, you’re no better than the Scientologists.
May 26, 2009 at 2:54 am
Nice
June 5, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I love the common Christian perspective that aborting an unborn embryo is the worst murderous crime…yet blowing men women and children to pieces in unjustifiable conflicts is A OK!
August 27, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Which parts of the Christian Bible are you guys referencing when you say that Christianity is about Love? For every quote extolling the virtues of love in the Bible, there is another advocating genocide, slavery, or bigotry. In my mind, the latter cancel out the former – if a public figure in our modern age made any comment about exterminating idol-worshippers, they’d be mutilated by the media. Doesn’t matter how many other times the person praised love and hope and peace.