are the true Christians the ones waving flags talking about how the usa is a world force for christianity and G-d bless our troops n bombs keeping our nation safe for jesus?[/quote]
My father in law used to say that nuns generally fell into to two categories – very nice or very mean. There were the ones who perceived faith as a way to elevate the population and those who used it as a way to condemn. I actually see that in almost every profession – teachers (some want to teach, some like being in control of the group), doctors (some want to improve your health, some like being wealthy and perceived as a higher status), lawyers (some like arguing, some like justice), etc. And so it is with Christians (which I intend to include Catholics and all other Christ based religions) – some have seen the light and some perceive it as a weapon to apply against others.
My father in law was a very devout Catholic. You would never have seen him waving flags. But you would have seen him making house calls for the elderly into the 1990s (he was a family doctor/surgeon), writing off bills for people who were short on cash and chatting with people who literally made appointments to see him because they had no one else to talk to. He charged them something like $12 for a 1/2 hour appointment. The turnout at his funeral included a lot of those people – it was very heartwarming.
When is anyone going to accept that what we see in the media is not a representative sampling?[/quote]
maybe the Christian part is irrelevant then. there are nice people and Jerks. the jesus thing is just anot her vague identifier, like being a republican or being into fishing, or maybe a c osmic insurance policy, or a primitive anti-anxiety medication.
I’m not scared of individual Christians. heck I married one. I like highly moral thoughtful people who believe they will be punished for moral c ode violations.
