AllThingsNew101
ice queen in a dark tower
AllThingsNew101
ice queen in a dark tower
AllThingsNew101
yeah but it is not the same actually.
the KKK were OPENLY racist. They TAUGHT racism. So when a member of the KKK says "hey I am a member of the KKK but I am not racist", you can ask "then why identify as a member of the KKK"?
On the contrary, while is it very much true that mean Americans mae a mockery of Christ's teaching by NOT showing love, judging and not showing respect for all, that is NOT what Christianity teaches. it teaches Love, Respect, and not judging. It teached to put others before you. Yes, there are many who fail royally at this, but Jesus taught something totally different. So it is not the same.
yeah, i admitted in the last post that kkk was an awful example
see, you shouldnt even be associating yourself with christians then, theyre pretty much the worst religious group in this country.
the point i was trying to get across with the kkk remark is that even if you dont follow an ideology commonly shared by the group youre associating yourself with, people are still just going to lump you in with the rest of the group that follows that ideology until they know you better.
ive seen you around forums before, and you seem like a nice person, so im not going to associate you with groups of people that picket outside of abortion clinics and push for abstinence only sex ed in classrooms, but when you tell someome 'im christian', unless theyre christians themselves those things are most likely going to come to mind.
best way to avoid this? dont call yourself a christian. why do you need to associate yourself with them?
Thank you for the compliments. You seem pretty cool yourself if I do say so myself.
I see a lot of Chritsians taking that road. The "Don't call youself a Christian" road. Instead, the refer to themselves as "A follower of Jesus", and while I get that...ultimatly, my worldview is Christian, and even if I identify as a follower of Jesus, people, upom conversation, will generalize and refer to me as a Christian, or a Born again, or what ever. I am A Christian (little Christ) I am a follower of the teachings of Jesus, I am Born again. I am All of that, and I own it all.
But thats just my thought on it.
considering how little christians (speaking in general terms) have anything to do with the teachings of christ, or even any parts of the bible, i dont think that itd be accurate to even call yourself a christian. but thats just my opinion based on what i know about you
oh, and about that girl that sent you the message, try to be a little understanding. like i said before, christians in this country are absolutely terrible. who knows, maybe shes gay? its kind of hard to be understanding towards someone thats associated with the same group thats oppressing you,
Yeah. I feel you on the understanding part. thats kind of why i decided not to reply. I figuared her feelings were genuine. I just feel there were misguided.
And I actually don't think it is accurate to say Christians in this country have little to do with Christ or the Bible.They translate and misrepresent it, but they are still associated with it.
they have so little to do with either that i dont really think saying they follow it is accurate. as done with most religions, they tend to focus specifically on the parts that are most convenient to their lives, and write off the rest.
i mean, yeah, theyre associated with it, but just because they believe in very small excerpts from the bible doesnt make them christian. thats like if i read the first twilight book, liked a few sentences and hated the rest and then said "hey everyone, im a twilight fan!"