27 Feb '14 08:09>
I had a question yesterday, you know who he is, on where I stand in religious matters. Am I a true christian?
And I have to answer - no.
Whenever I see christian hostilities, christian insults, christian terrorism, christian full-of-it, christian discrimination, christian ***phobia of various kinds, christian intollerance, christian who act badly in the name of Jesus Christ, and such I think, well, that's only individuals who think they have the right to be like that, that's not christians in general. But when I wait for christians who say no, that's not the way to behave if you are a christian, that is not following the words of Christ, then I wait in vain, then it's only crickets playing I hear. (Of course there are exceptions, but they are much rarer.)
Would I like to be christian among christians? Do I want to be responsible to the everyday christians that look the other way? Where is the christian warmth, the christian love, the everything that Jesus was but christians are not? Have the christians forgot the most important things since the footstep of Christ? Yes, I honestly think so. As long christians act in the name of God, anything is permitted.
Therefore I cannot share my religion with christians. And of the same reason I cannot share my religion with muslims. And of the same reason I cannot share my religion with jews. Because of the monstrous actions, and the silence afterwards. Sorry.
But of course there are a lot of good christians, a lot of good muslims, and a lot of good jews. But they are still the silent majority.
If I would be an active christian, then the first thing I would do is to find me a decent christian community, a church, where I would feel welcome. If the welcoming pastor, priest, starting to ask me question about my beliefs, and when he understands that I am a person who like to think for myself, and not agree to him to the minuscule detail, then he starts to insult me. Calling me names. Ignorant, stupid, moron, evil, led by Satan, and such, then I would quickly turn around and leave and never come back. This is how I am treated by christian loud-voices, even here at RHP. When I pose an honest question, I get reactions such as those described above.
Let me make an experiment: "I believe in evolution". And now I wait for reactions. And when you see the negative reactions, the name-calling, then you know that I am right.
I am a seeker who seeks for the ultimate truth. I will never get to this truth, but I am happy as long I come closer to it, even if I have a long ways still to go.
So this is my answer to the title question, and the motivation.
And I have to answer - no.
Whenever I see christian hostilities, christian insults, christian terrorism, christian full-of-it, christian discrimination, christian ***phobia of various kinds, christian intollerance, christian who act badly in the name of Jesus Christ, and such I think, well, that's only individuals who think they have the right to be like that, that's not christians in general. But when I wait for christians who say no, that's not the way to behave if you are a christian, that is not following the words of Christ, then I wait in vain, then it's only crickets playing I hear. (Of course there are exceptions, but they are much rarer.)
Would I like to be christian among christians? Do I want to be responsible to the everyday christians that look the other way? Where is the christian warmth, the christian love, the everything that Jesus was but christians are not? Have the christians forgot the most important things since the footstep of Christ? Yes, I honestly think so. As long christians act in the name of God, anything is permitted.
Therefore I cannot share my religion with christians. And of the same reason I cannot share my religion with muslims. And of the same reason I cannot share my religion with jews. Because of the monstrous actions, and the silence afterwards. Sorry.
But of course there are a lot of good christians, a lot of good muslims, and a lot of good jews. But they are still the silent majority.
If I would be an active christian, then the first thing I would do is to find me a decent christian community, a church, where I would feel welcome. If the welcoming pastor, priest, starting to ask me question about my beliefs, and when he understands that I am a person who like to think for myself, and not agree to him to the minuscule detail, then he starts to insult me. Calling me names. Ignorant, stupid, moron, evil, led by Satan, and such, then I would quickly turn around and leave and never come back. This is how I am treated by christian loud-voices, even here at RHP. When I pose an honest question, I get reactions such as those described above.
Let me make an experiment: "I believe in evolution". And now I wait for reactions. And when you see the negative reactions, the name-calling, then you know that I am right.
I am a seeker who seeks for the ultimate truth. I will never get to this truth, but I am happy as long I come closer to it, even if I have a long ways still to go.
So this is my answer to the title question, and the motivation.