And remember, this hurts us more than it hurts you!!!!!!
Even in the support forum, anyone who says they're a Christian can post, so nobody even can say who decides what a Christian is.
So, should we leave it up to you to decide who is Christian enough to post. By what rights do you decide who is a Christian and who isn't - it is the position of a self-righteous, self-important fanatic. Who decides who is a Christian? If you believe yourself a Christian then you are one. You are a Christian; a bad one in your case, and intolerant one, a hateful one, a deceitful one, but still a Christian.
But there is no "my" Christianity or "your" Christianity, only God's Christianity.
Unfortunately God left rather vague instructions, which is why we have over 3000 major sects and another 8-14 thousand minor ones.
We expect to be shot at by unbelievers, but when "christians" [sic] stab you in the back for not being tolerant enough, that's not Christianity.
Wrong, it is the very essence of Christianity. To oppose those who preach hate, intolerance, that is to be a Christian.
I stuck my neck out repeatedly in defense of the gospel and countering false teachings, only to be repeatedly stabbed in the back by people who had decided that Christianity means never saying anything harsh or negative.
When cops turn a blind eye to the crimes of their fellow cops we are outraged. They are no longer being cops but are now criminals. When Christians stay silent and do not oppose intolerant, extremists views like yours they are not being Christian. It is the duty of all people to oppose the extremist, hate fueled ideas you sponsor.
So, #1211, get off your high horse and read the Bible.
What she really means is 'Read the Bible the way I read the Bible.'
You must have a very backward definition of hate to think that I have expressed hatred, much less “non-stop hatred”; this is the usual accusation you guys make. Anytime someone questions your beliefs, “HATRED” is yelled out without even considering the issues being raised. But in truth you are the hater, a introspection hater, a science hater, a reason hater, a hater of change, a fact hater. “The unexamined life is not worth living” (Socrates), you obviously disagree. What you prefer is to bury your head in the Bible and never question anything out of fear you might discover a fact that contradicts what you have spent so much time on.
I also think you are confusing assertive, strong, forceful arguments – which you may never have faced before – with aggressiveness. They are not the same. I think you subconsciously recognize the validity of my position. It frightens you, and so you strike out with the accusations of aggression. When the fear grips you, you are then unable to read anything more and all you see is a non existing hatred of Christianity. – it is a very serious personality flaw. I find your generalization of a group to be rather insulting, I am sure there were plenty of Pharisees and Zealots that did not meet your stereotype. It is not something that I would do Do you also have comments on Gypsies? Blacks? Hindus? Arabs?
I don't really care about the your posts, and I make no judgement on the liking or disliking of them. Poor Booboo feels unloved? Stop writing illogical, fanatical, unscientific junk. I also find the traditional teachings of the Church (Roman/England, ect.) far more reasonable and open than your wacky interpretations. They at least have the capacity to recognize that the Bible is not a technical paper, or a play by play instruction manual, and have adapted with the scientific and technological advances of society. You on the other hand, are incapable of rational thought on the matter – reality will not enter into your religion. You are obsessed with permanency, and will attack anyone who challenges your views. You need to get a life.
My last sentence was “It would be a disservice to you and to others extremist (and those who suffer because of your extremism) if I left this forum” this is very different from my comment on how some people try to force their interpretation of the Bible, my real concern is those who suffer under your extremism. I am not forcing my interpretation, I am merely dissecting your. I've intentionally avoided (though not completely) giving my interpretation of the Bible outside historical, errors, blatant misinterpretation and scientific matters.
Some times you need a little more elbow than others, it worked for
“They were satisfied with ONLY what they were taught and taught each other”, this better describes an extremist like you, and not a moderate like me. You are a zealot (little z), a fanatical partisan that will not tolerate any new ideas and anything that is not contained within your beliefs is to be destroyed because it is ‘evil’. It is the height of ignorance. As a moderate I am capable of adapting to new situations, ideas, concepts - something like, EVOLUTION, BIG BANG, a pluralistic society, no discrimination, and reproductive freedom. All the things you don’t accept because someone taught you they were wrong.
You are also a hypocrite; you are not passively avoiding a disagreement. You are actively and aggressively engaging in one. What you are doing is obsessing over this subject, it is your CAUSE. To hate all who would oppose you. You can never achieve peace of mind or spirit carrying the way you do. Try adopting my philosophy it will help you in the long run.
We (general WE, not you) developed the ability to think rationally about the world around us, to dissect, analyze, probe and inspect our universe; this includes ideas, religion and supernatural beliefs. Your refusal to use this wonderful evolutionary trait is the reason you feel that I am being forceful, you see thinking as aggression. Luckily for the world, not all think [sic] like you.