Reminds of those people in inner cities who stand around, distributing pamphlets on how Jesus Christ is our only saviour. Always makes me want to go to them and start off on something controversial.
Hehe...we once passed a nutjob in a sandwich board on our way to dinner in historic Ellicott City. My husband wanted to stop and harry him, but Teh Wife was hungry, and he knows the consequences when Teh Wife's blood sugar gets low. We drove by again, but the guy was gone. My husband was disappointed. ;)
On the contrary I doubt those people who have to proclaim their christianity 24/7, because it always seems to me so fake.
I've often noticed a disparity between what some people say and what they do.
They will say that they are a Christian, then turn around and comdemn homosexuals, for example, saying that they're going to Hell, ignoring the fact that the Bible says numerous times that the right to judge belongs only to God and that anyone who believes in God and Jesus will go to Heaven. Anyone can wear a gold cross and WWJD? bracelet; anyone can go to church. I think it takes a special person to act like a Christian.
My sister and I--both agnostic--agree that the Christian faith seems nice enough, if only its followers would follow Jesus' example instead of using their religion as a chance to condemn everything that is different from them or which they don't understand.
One of my favorite quotes: If going to church makes you a Christian, does going to the garage make you a car? ;)
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Date: 2006-02-27 04:07 pm (UTC)Hehe...we once passed a nutjob in a sandwich board on our way to dinner in historic Ellicott City. My husband wanted to stop and harry him, but Teh Wife was hungry, and he knows the consequences when Teh Wife's blood sugar gets low. We drove by again, but the guy was gone. My husband was disappointed. ;)
On the contrary I doubt those people who have to proclaim their christianity 24/7, because it always seems to me so fake.
I've often noticed a disparity between what some people say and what they do.
They will say that they are a Christian, then turn around and comdemn homosexuals, for example, saying that they're going to Hell, ignoring the fact that the Bible says numerous times that the right to judge belongs only to God and that anyone who believes in God and Jesus will go to Heaven. Anyone can wear a gold cross and WWJD? bracelet; anyone can go to church. I think it takes a special person to act like a Christian.
My sister and I--both agnostic--agree that the Christian faith seems nice enough, if only its followers would follow Jesus' example instead of using their religion as a chance to condemn everything that is different from them or which they don't understand.
One of my favorite quotes: If going to church makes you a Christian, does going to the garage make you a car? ;)