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chavos · 12-30-2003, 01:44 PM

As a Christian, i get the sense from time to time that my religion isn't terribly appriciated around these parts. Too bad, but okay.

I also get the sense that there is almost no understanding of what faith means on this board. Not okay.

While i acknolwdge the existance of those whose faith is as extreme as is often described here, those characteristics which i list below are NOT the same thing as Christian faith.

Christianity is not equal to the following:

Believing that non-Christians are going to hell
Anti-intellectualism
Creationism
Mysogeny
Racism
Blind or unquestioning in belief
Republican
Homophobia
A refusal to learn, or explore
A mental illness, defect, or hallucination
Fundamentalism
A single, definable entity, easily described with single adjectives.

The point is, that Christianity encompasses a whole range of beliefs and persons...so the next time you feel tempted to use an unflattering or overbroad description of Christians, ask yourself whether or not its actually true. Its no more true that all Christians do any of the above than it is that all athiests are axe-murdering wankers. MMkay?

12-30-2003, 01:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
chavos Banned Location: St. Paul, MN	What Christianity Isn't As a Christian, i get the sense from time to time that my religion isn't terribly appriciated around these parts. Too bad, but okay. I also get the sense that there is almost no understanding of what faith means on this board. Not okay. While i acknolwdge the existance of those whose faith is as extreme as is often described here, those characteristics which i list below are NOT the same thing as Christian faith. Christianity is not equal to the following: Believing that non-Christians are going to hell Anti-intellectualism Creationism Mysogeny Racism Blind or unquestioning in belief Republican Homophobia A refusal to learn, or explore A mental illness, defect, or hallucination Fundamentalism A single, definable entity, easily described with single adjectives. The point is, that Christianity encompasses a whole range of beliefs and persons...so the next time you feel tempted to use an unflattering or overbroad description of Christians, ask yourself whether or not its actually true. Its no more true that all Christians do any of the above than it is that all athiests are axe-murdering wankers. MMkay?