This the message that REAL christians need to send to the candidates_

[Ecumenist]

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This is Real Christianity... Not a political platform, for crying out loud.

[ZombieHorde]

1. How do you determine Real Christianity from other types of Christianity? nt

[Ecumenist]

2. Real Christianity DOESN'T judge nor does it think itself better than anyone else.

SIMPLE I don't believe in denominations either.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. So the message is "don't say there's just one Real Christianity"?

[Ecumenist]

4. Perhaps that is the message because I AM NOT GOD....

I don't pretend to be able to say to anyone that they are wrong and that because they are going to hell. that's not my place. I am human and put my pants on one leg at a time, just like everyone else.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. I'm guessing you haven't noticed you started a new thread

without specifying what the 'message' you are talking about is.

Did you mean to reply to this thread, perhaps? http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002162850

[Ecumenist]

6. Nope, I did start a new thread. It may be related to that thread but this

is the message of the vast majority of Christians, including me.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. "this is the message"? I couldn't see any message

until I suggested "don't say there is one Real Christianity". What 'this' was your OP talking about?

[Ecumenist]

10. Thank you for telling me that something was missing. It's there Now!

[MadHound]

7. LOL!

Christianity is built on the bedrock notion that it is better than everybody else, and it has judged plenty throughout the centuries. Sorry to burst your bubble.

[Ecumenist]

8. Sorry to burst yours. No it wasn't. Many have corrupted it but it wasn't meant to make

it's adherents believe that we're better than anyone else. I'm not going to argue with you because you have your opinions based on what you've been taught and what you've seen. too many Christians don't study the bible as it was written ORIGINALLY in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic. If they had, trust me, things would be VERY different.

[quaker bill]

11. In some places,

things have always been and still are very different.

[ZombieHorde]

27. The phrase "real Christianity" is itself a judgement,

and seems to imply it is better than other types of Christianity.

[Ecumenist]

29. Whatever, believe what you want to believe.

It is not a judgement but a statement of what it is. It is not judgmental nor insular. I've said all I'm going to say to you on the subject.

[Kablooie]

15. There is no accepted authority to define "real" Christianity.

"Christian" is a self imposed term that has no clear test for validity.
Are Mormons Christian? Were Nazis Christian? Are the KKK Christian?
Each group would reply yes while other groups would say no.
"Christian" essentially has no real meaning or standards except what each individual assigns to it.
Your "Good Christian" maybe someone else's godless heathen and there is no final authority to correct either of you.

[ZombieHorde]

28. I agree with your claims. nt

[BiggJawn]

12. Like the message REAL Scotsmen need to send, too.

35,000 different flavours of Christianity, each one of them preaching they're the "RealChristians&quot tm) and the others are wrong.

I would offer that a "RealChristian&quot tm) who accuses another Christian of not being a "RealChristian&quot tm) is not a "RealChristian&quot tm) themselves.

[Ecumenist]

13. Which is what I'm saying. It's not the place of any Christian to judge

"judge not lest ye be judged for as ye judged so shall ye be judged." I'm trying to find the actually book, chapter and verse.

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. You are judging what a real Christian is

Just as the Church did when it judged there were only 4 gospels when there were over seventy gospels, acts, letters and apocalypses, all circulating in the early Church and many had strong followings but wouldn't cut the mustard for power and obedience to Roman empire.

[Ecumenist]

18. I'm not going to argue with you because we'll go round and round.

A true Christian respects others, doesn't use the Gospels to further personal desires, doesn't judge and DOESN'T cherry pick parts that they can mould and fit to their personal desires.

[madmom]

20. Take off the true christian part and it sounds

like a couple of my atheist friends

[Kablooie]

17. I'll bet there are a lot of judges who are Christian.

So I guess they'll have a pretty tough time when they arrive at the pearly gates.

[Ecumenist]

19. I'm not sure that it applies to civil law...

[Kablooie]

22. Maybe it depends if they are activist judges or not.

And if God is a Republican or not.

[BiggJawn]

23. Matthew 7:1 n/t

[Ecumenist]

25. Thank you, BigJawn!!

[BiggJawn]

30. Por Nada.

Anytime you need a cite, ask an Atheist. We DID read the book...

[Zalatix]

14. No recs? Are you kidding me?

[DFab420]

21. Maybe it has to do with the fact that it shouldnt matter what

Religon people are in the first place? Liberal Christian or conservative Christian.. Keep your dogma out of my politics

[Adsos Letter]

24. +1

[Ecumenist]

26. And the Church said..."AMEN".