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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,486 posts) Fri Apr 5, 2019, 05:28 PM Apr 2019

I have noticed a strong correlation between ostentatiously celebrating Jesus in your profile and....

I have noticed a strong correlation between ostentatiously celebrating Jesus in your profile and acting in a way I suspect Jesus wouldn't like in your feed.

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I have noticed a strong correlation between ostentatiously celebrating Jesus in your profile and.... (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 OP

someone tells u theyre xtian during non religious chat watch out. nt msongs Apr 2019 #1

Awesome sfwriter Apr 2019 #2

Making a big deal of your Christianity in public is pretty un-Christian. Aristus Apr 2019 #3

I don't have a link, but there was a study done years ago and it proved that the smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #4

msongs

(67,413 posts)

1. someone tells u theyre xtian during non religious chat watch out. nt

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Fri Apr 5, 2019, 05:33 PM

Apr 2019

sfwriter

(3,032 posts)

2. Awesome

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Fri Apr 5, 2019, 05:43 PM

Apr 2019

Aristus

(66,381 posts)

3. Making a big deal of your Christianity in public is pretty un-Christian.

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Fri Apr 5, 2019, 05:45 PM

Apr 2019

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full." Matthew, Chapter 6, Verse 5.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

4. I don't have a link, but there was a study done years ago and it proved that the

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2019, 08:16 PM

Apr 2019

more extrinsically religious people were, the less they actually adhered to their professed beliefs, and those who were quieter about their faith were the more devout. Wish I could find it. I think it was conducted by Harvard University.

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