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Originally Posted by tiger777
I don't see how people can classify themselves as something when they pick and choose things out of the religion or philosophy.
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Agreed. This was why I could no longer call myself a Christian. I was picking and choosing whatever I liked, throwing away what I did not like... it became disrespectful of the very few people I know who adhere very strongly to Christian belief and behavior, regardless of what it "costs" them.
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Originally Posted by tiger777
So in case you're wondering why it's so hard to define what a true Christian is, is because no one truly is a Christian, they just believe in some Christian principles.
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I wouldn't say "no one" is truly a Christian. I know that I'm not one, certainly. But I do know a handful of people (and I don't think they are "crazy") who walk the walk, not just talk the talk. And to me, they ARE truly Christian, because they take their faith very seriously. It is not a cultural thing, not a social thing... it is THEIR LIFE. They are not hypocrites, but they are also not extremists. And I can respect that, much more than people who claim to be Christian but are unwilling to make all the lifestyle sacrifices that are required to truly imitate Christ.
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Originally Posted by tiger777
The biggest problem I have with religions and belief systems of any sort, is the fact that some of them try to coerce their followers to pressure others into converting into their belief system. I think this is terrible, just awful. The people who try to do that make the biggest mistake, they see others only for their differences exclusively, rather than the similarities as well. Live and let be please. How can we truly love one another or say we believe in equality until we stop trying to fucking judge or force our beliefs onto other people? How about we look at another person and see human, how about we think as ourselves as a human? Accept each other for who they are and form an opinion about them based on their character, not some dumb word or some principle that truly cannot possibly sum up the millions of intricacies that encompasses a human being.
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Word. You've summarized perhaps the biggest reason I walked away from it all... the moral superiority factor.