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Today's topic: 10 things you should not do as a christian!
11 years ago
Due to controversy over my journal, I am editing it and rewriting it with text less confusing than before.
I should summarize what I said first: Christianity is a religion where kindness and love is key to be a part of society. Lots of Christians do follow these standards. But there is an issue with a few so called "believers" that make Christianity look unattractive to people, causing atheists and others to have a bad taste, a bad additive towards Christianity afterwards. First impression is important, so all we can do is, put someone from the majority to talk to these people, proving that Christianity is actually a nice religion, or we could also turn to the minority and tell 10 things to them:
1: Do not shame homosexuals: If you respect homosexuals, instead of wanting them changed, talking about them like they were evil, or just simply shaming them, we will not see Christianity as a homophobic religion. In modern days, homosexuals do have respect and support from Christianity, which in general teaches love towards homos, with no requirement of conversion at all. And then you meet ONE person in the crowd of 1000 and he tells you bad things about homosexuality, which is a no-go.
2: Do not disrespect others' beliefs: Respect for others' religion will give you respect in return. Atheists may be bragging about Christianity, but the war should not be fed. Trust me, if they see Christianity as a tame, calm, and peaceful religion, most of them will likely be leaving Christianity alone. Atheist thumpers might not, but their problem. Christians nowadays are doing a nice movement in fact. They actually make effort to make peace with others regardless of religion. If only that one would not be there to ruin it... The world would be a peaceful, safe place for the children of Christ.
3: Do not make war out of music. Peace in music is peace in general. Do not complain about any music, and do not shove your music in other's mouth. This one is a warning that I doesnt just apply to the one of 1000 christians that ruin it for the rest 999, but also for those who drama over music. One says Rock rules and rap should die, and vice versa for another...
4: Do not degrade people because they are not of Christianity. Calling us names like "Worldly" is the same as racism, which hurts. People are people. And same goes for nonchristians too. People do tend to call a black person in the N word, which hurts said man. People are people.
5: Do not try to win every argument with the bible. One, you are not in the right to win every single argument. Two, This also makes a bad reputation for your poor fellows who do have respect. You are just one of the 1000 christians, and the 999 other christians behave more like it than you do in arguments.
6: Do not expect humanity to be less sinful, neither should you be strict. If you are complaining a bout how evil the world is 24/7, then you only put your fellow Christians, again, the 999 examples of true christians, into a treatment they don't deserve! Also, study finds reasons why strict parenting ruins a personality, either by making another bad example people will find unamusing, or by making them unable to live on their own. Christianity teaches you that there is only one purely sinless person: Jesus. So it is also pointless to risk the world seeing your 999 fellows getting undeserved bad treatment. Also, we are living in a world of freedom.
7: Do not support the most public source of bad taste, the false prophets, who teach you "Its okay to be hateful to those of sin" and ten ask you to donate "God"s Work". As far I know, God is almighty, and does not need money, that proved to be the source of greed, which is a sin. God doesn't need money. He even says "that poor people are truly rich, cause theirs the land of heavens".
8: Do not judge in general. 1 our of 1000 christians judge people over things they can't understand, the other, again, 999 are tolerant and nice, theres no need to talk about them here. The bible states "Judge and you shall be judged, and you will be judged as much as you judge". It's not only for humanity, that does mean you, Mister "I'm going to shame my 999 fellow Christians by judging people, that will teach'em". Your judgement does ruin Christianity's image in front of the world. Many people complained to me about this, (and the others actually), but to top it off, my family... oh my god ;_; Think about the 999 innocent Christians whose life you are ruining with judging ;.;.
9: Do not label everything and everyone as an idol, be it a pet, a superstar, or even something someone loves very much. 1 out of 1000 Christians tend to be overreacting towards someone loving Something or somebody so much they are fans of it. Someone's/thing's fan =/= someone worshipping the thing/person...
10: Religion is not a get out of hell free card. Bible states "Do not pick the toothpick out of your fellow's eyes if you ignore the plank in yours". Just because you claim to be christian, doesn't mean you should not do anything to save you from punishments. 999 Christians behave correctly in this world, with balance between their faith and the world around them, making them good, true Christians. You, that 1, on the other hand, behave very rudely. Not a good thing, because people tend to meet you first. And you ruin Christianity for them. And 999 Christians suffer, being blamed for Gods know what, that they don't do at all.
Summary: I see christian pastors telling that people are leaving the faith, in an increasing number, and I also tend to hear so much hate towards Christianity. But I never see the conclusion: 1 out of 1000 people tend to take it too far, making a bad impression. Such little things can make big differences, but not the good kind. In the interest of all Christians, I urge those few, those 1 out of 1000, to look into their hearts, and tell me: Is this really fit for a Christian? Note what religion you are following, then calm down. And then, try to make things right. Try to be a part of the Christian Society, rather than playing Jesus all by yourself, because that, sir, that is the answer. To be more respectful, less judgmental, and more importantly, to be a true Christian. Funny that all this comes out of My mouth who is an Atheist. But well, I really hope I don't sound too preachy and I sound more educational this time. Live and Let Live! Unity, Duty, Destiny!
I should summarize what I said first: Christianity is a religion where kindness and love is key to be a part of society. Lots of Christians do follow these standards. But there is an issue with a few so called "believers" that make Christianity look unattractive to people, causing atheists and others to have a bad taste, a bad additive towards Christianity afterwards. First impression is important, so all we can do is, put someone from the majority to talk to these people, proving that Christianity is actually a nice religion, or we could also turn to the minority and tell 10 things to them:
1: Do not shame homosexuals: If you respect homosexuals, instead of wanting them changed, talking about them like they were evil, or just simply shaming them, we will not see Christianity as a homophobic religion. In modern days, homosexuals do have respect and support from Christianity, which in general teaches love towards homos, with no requirement of conversion at all. And then you meet ONE person in the crowd of 1000 and he tells you bad things about homosexuality, which is a no-go.
2: Do not disrespect others' beliefs: Respect for others' religion will give you respect in return. Atheists may be bragging about Christianity, but the war should not be fed. Trust me, if they see Christianity as a tame, calm, and peaceful religion, most of them will likely be leaving Christianity alone. Atheist thumpers might not, but their problem. Christians nowadays are doing a nice movement in fact. They actually make effort to make peace with others regardless of religion. If only that one would not be there to ruin it... The world would be a peaceful, safe place for the children of Christ.
3: Do not make war out of music. Peace in music is peace in general. Do not complain about any music, and do not shove your music in other's mouth. This one is a warning that I doesnt just apply to the one of 1000 christians that ruin it for the rest 999, but also for those who drama over music. One says Rock rules and rap should die, and vice versa for another...
4: Do not degrade people because they are not of Christianity. Calling us names like "Worldly" is the same as racism, which hurts. People are people. And same goes for nonchristians too. People do tend to call a black person in the N word, which hurts said man. People are people.
5: Do not try to win every argument with the bible. One, you are not in the right to win every single argument. Two, This also makes a bad reputation for your poor fellows who do have respect. You are just one of the 1000 christians, and the 999 other christians behave more like it than you do in arguments.
6: Do not expect humanity to be less sinful, neither should you be strict. If you are complaining a bout how evil the world is 24/7, then you only put your fellow Christians, again, the 999 examples of true christians, into a treatment they don't deserve! Also, study finds reasons why strict parenting ruins a personality, either by making another bad example people will find unamusing, or by making them unable to live on their own. Christianity teaches you that there is only one purely sinless person: Jesus. So it is also pointless to risk the world seeing your 999 fellows getting undeserved bad treatment. Also, we are living in a world of freedom.
7: Do not support the most public source of bad taste, the false prophets, who teach you "Its okay to be hateful to those of sin" and ten ask you to donate "God"s Work". As far I know, God is almighty, and does not need money, that proved to be the source of greed, which is a sin. God doesn't need money. He even says "that poor people are truly rich, cause theirs the land of heavens".
8: Do not judge in general. 1 our of 1000 christians judge people over things they can't understand, the other, again, 999 are tolerant and nice, theres no need to talk about them here. The bible states "Judge and you shall be judged, and you will be judged as much as you judge". It's not only for humanity, that does mean you, Mister "I'm going to shame my 999 fellow Christians by judging people, that will teach'em". Your judgement does ruin Christianity's image in front of the world. Many people complained to me about this, (and the others actually), but to top it off, my family... oh my god ;_; Think about the 999 innocent Christians whose life you are ruining with judging ;.;.
9: Do not label everything and everyone as an idol, be it a pet, a superstar, or even something someone loves very much. 1 out of 1000 Christians tend to be overreacting towards someone loving Something or somebody so much they are fans of it. Someone's/thing's fan =/= someone worshipping the thing/person...
10: Religion is not a get out of hell free card. Bible states "Do not pick the toothpick out of your fellow's eyes if you ignore the plank in yours". Just because you claim to be christian, doesn't mean you should not do anything to save you from punishments. 999 Christians behave correctly in this world, with balance between their faith and the world around them, making them good, true Christians. You, that 1, on the other hand, behave very rudely. Not a good thing, because people tend to meet you first. And you ruin Christianity for them. And 999 Christians suffer, being blamed for Gods know what, that they don't do at all.
Summary: I see christian pastors telling that people are leaving the faith, in an increasing number, and I also tend to hear so much hate towards Christianity. But I never see the conclusion: 1 out of 1000 people tend to take it too far, making a bad impression. Such little things can make big differences, but not the good kind. In the interest of all Christians, I urge those few, those 1 out of 1000, to look into their hearts, and tell me: Is this really fit for a Christian? Note what religion you are following, then calm down. And then, try to make things right. Try to be a part of the Christian Society, rather than playing Jesus all by yourself, because that, sir, that is the answer. To be more respectful, less judgmental, and more importantly, to be a true Christian. Funny that all this comes out of My mouth who is an Atheist. But well, I really hope I don't sound too preachy and I sound more educational this time. Live and Let Live! Unity, Duty, Destiny!
Well I expected a christian actually criticizing my choice of topic, but I didnt think it would be you!
There is actually a reference, tho to people having a bad addidute towards christianity because of the ill behaved believers. which shows i really was not intending to refer to bad taste as if it was a christian detail. In fact, that is a detail anyone can have, regardles of belief. These are not christians. They are people who would otherwise have a nice opinion on the church, but themselves are not, in any way, followers of the religion yet.
The full quote is " . So I decided to give a little piece of criticism, which I mostly base on my mother, on WHAT shouldn't those of faith do in order to... well.. save the reputation of the religion at least."
I say "those of faith shouldn't , not "do." Im refferring to "Those of faith" Because I want to indicate that that a religious person has standards all of them should follow. The problem there is that some people make exceptions from this and ignore parts of bible in order to enforce the book on people, which luckily, and I stress on it, Not all members of the church do! In fact they are 1/3 of the religion, but even those can cause people to be afraid of religion. The text should be meaning: Everyone in the church, Even you, who play pain in the anus of thatcperson" shouuld respect others. 2/3 of christianity is made of nice people, but that 1/3 should also behave respectfully. because this 1/3 behaves to people like nuts, and it scares lots of people. But in the Bible it is stated to be a good neighbor. To be a good neighbor means not only those who actually obey the rule should obey the rule, to be a good neighbor. To be a good neighbor is a serious rule and the consequences of disobedience are clear= that is, other people see them, hear them, and the disrespectful behavior leaves a bad taste in their mouth.