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A lot of people consider being KT2000 Nov 2020 #1

For some people, religion is an excuse wnylib Nov 2020 #22

If going to church makes you Christian, then standing in the garage makes you a car? SharonAnn Nov 2020 #27

They can spew all the hate so long as they "repent" five minutes before they die. LakeArenal Nov 2020 #2

white power baby jeebus followers are fucking dogshit Celerity Nov 2020 #3

Add: My mom married a 90yo man at 12 1/2, God raped her to get me. The old guy sexed her at 14 1/2. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #44

Christianity is no bargain. stopbush Nov 2020 #4

Sounds like the kind of comment wnylib Nov 2020 #17

Hardly. I grew up evangelical. I'm now a free thinker. GulfCoast66 Nov 2020 #39

You said that "Many of us despite (sic) wnylib Nov 2020 #40

Hold up there. summer_in_TX Nov 2020 #33

Jesus elevating women: stopbush Nov 2020 #38

Plenty to disagree with and dislike. summer_in_TX Nov 2020 #42

Yes, once the Caananite woman debased herself and groveled at the feet of the stopbush Nov 2020 #43

Love your neighbor as yourself? Must be a lot of self-loathing in their church Walleye Nov 2020 #5

My pastor brother and sil taught their children that they are born sinful and Maraya1969 Nov 2020 #24

No wonder there are so many screwed up adults Walleye Nov 2020 #25

Must be those Old Testament types Blue Owl Nov 2020 #6

The meaning of that word has become almost completely subjective. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #7

Good old St. Francis of Assisi HariSeldon Nov 2020 #15

Calling yourself a Christian - or even thinking you are - does not make it so. TomSlick Nov 2020 #8

No true Scotsman Major Nikon Nov 2020 #19

The "No True Scotsman" fallacy is inapplicable. TomSlick Nov 2020 #30

You keep throwing up your own standard of what it means to be a Christian Major Nikon Nov 2020 #36

I refer to them as lower case christians. Golden Raisin Nov 2020 #9

Christian Exceptioalism Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2020 #13

I believe we'd be horrified because... DEbluedude Nov 2020 #14

Christians don't behave any better than non-Christians, as a rule. Mariana Nov 2020 #10

Arguably worse Major Nikon Nov 2020 #23

Scowls T Ruth Phairy Nov 2020 #11

McChristians also feel a NEED to be persecuted since the tradition suggests it. Newest Reality Nov 2020 #12

Spin won't save. Marcuse Nov 2020 #16

There is zero evidence to convict them of Christianity. onecaliberal Nov 2020 #18

Some of those "Christians" are the meanest people you will ever meet. Maraya1969 Nov 2020 #20

It's part of a tradition that goes back at least to Irenaeus, 2nd Century. malchickiwick Nov 2020 #21

ha take away their tax exemptions and see how much it actually means to them bringthePaine Nov 2020 #26

Magical thinking can make anyone what they want to be. jalan48 Nov 2020 #28

Republicans Are A Disease DanieRains Nov 2020 #29

It's the same for that pos In-N-Out Burger. The owners maxed out to trump rockfordfile Nov 2020 #31

Pseudo-Christians. There are parts of this country where Progressive Jones Nov 2020 #32

You can say you are anything IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #34

Are you surprised? Caliman73 Nov 2020 #35

Like anything else IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #45

That is what being an "American Evangelical Christian" (right wing version) is these days Bettie Nov 2020 #37

Fake Christians. roamer65 Nov 2020 #41

No need for the scare quotes Silent3 Nov 2020 #46

True Proud liberal 80 Nov 2020 #47