Reply #26: I don't take offense either, and in fact I make such jokes myself [View All]

I take the Jebus comment as ridiculing shallow conceptions of faith rather than ridiculing faith or Christianity itself. Since I think far too many of what the media considers Christians--the Dodsons, Robertsons, etc. of the world--trumpet very narrow interpretations of Christ's teachings while ignoring the heart of the matter (mercy, taking care of others, etc.), criticism along those lines doesn't bother me at all. The Jebus thing and most other things along those lines don't strike me as anti-Christian at all.

I'm a Christian, but unlike many of the Christians on DU, I don't think there is a lot of hostility towards Christianity on this forum, since I interpret most of the "attacks" as criticisms of fundamentalism, organized religion, dogma, hypocritical showiness, and similar things which I also hold in low regard.