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LearnedHand

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2. When non-faux christians drown out the faux ones

Reply to planetc (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 03:47 PM

Apr 17

Maybe I'd be more inclined. But this isn't happening, and the haters ARE the voice of Christianity. I have no use for such gods or their followers. I appreciate your sincerity and understand your situation, but I don't think I'm the one who has work to do here.

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On Christians and Faux Christians [View all] planetc Apr 17 OP

Why? I scale them, from the high negatives to high positives. Lars39 Apr 17 #1

When non-faux christians drown out the faux ones LearnedHand Apr 17 #2

Could I just point out that we are being fed by the news media with a diet of the most exciting news they can find? planetc Apr 17 #8

Well said Cosmocat Apr 17 #13

Well, there are Christians and there are christians. elocs Apr 17 #3

By one's chosen identity, I will call them sanatanadharma Apr 17 #4

"Pointing out, judging, rejecting and negating" others is deeply unChristian, so Christians don't do it. planetc Apr 17 #12

"Pointing out, judging, rejecting and negating THE IMMORALITY" Silent3 Apr 17 #20

I think you have a valid point, but your message needs to be directed to senseandsensibility Apr 17 #5

Please remove me from your list of Beloveds Model35mech Apr 17 #6

So sorry--I can't. planetc Apr 17 #14

A Christian believes that Jesus is their personal savior. You believe it or you don't. There is no fake. Gore1FL Apr 17 #7

Jesus alone as a personal savior is not scriptural. Jesus demanded that we Karadeniz Apr 17 #11

Of course it isn't. Neither is "Christianity." No one follows the teachings in the Bible. nt Gore1FL Apr 17 #15

"No one follows the teachings of the Bible"? planetc Apr 17 #16

Anyone who judges someone to be a faux Christian certainly doesn't follow the teachings. (Matthew 7:1-5) nt Gore1FL Apr 17 #18

Unfortunately, christianity has been corrupted for about 1700 years. We assume Karadeniz Apr 17 #9

Christianity is based entirely on make believe. Religious belief is a conceit we allow as a society Sibelius Fan Apr 17 #10

They have every right to worship as they chose. I have the right to loath the pretend bullshit Autumn Apr 17 #17

I find all religion to be preposterous, promulgating absurd beliefs in our modern world, which lead to Earth-shine Apr 17 #19