Reply #131: I know how you feel Lerkfish [View All]

[FreedomAngel82]

I go to a Church of Christ. We're pretty independent I think, well, the church I attend anyways. Everybody my age, except my brother and I, are very pro-Bush. It really baffles me personally. :shrug: One Sunday in the college class a person in the class made the point of how we as conservatives and liberals should be working together instead of fighting with each other about issues and if we did that we could do a lot of good, but of course certain people in the Christian faith don't want anything to do with us liberals and they think we're not religious, but we are. Even the most well known Christian preacher, Billy Graham, is a registered democrat and mixes with all types of people, so why can't we follow that example? Why can't we really follow Christ? Christ didn't talk about gay people. He talked about adultery and divorce and helping the poor and the meek and being a champion for the underdog. He taught us to take up our crosses and to follow Him. Remember the young man who came to Jesus one day. He told Jesus how he followed all of the religious laws of the day and did all this stuff and he asked Jesus how he could get to Heaven and what to do next. Jesus told him to sell all of his items and take up his cross and follow him. The message of Jesus is not about hating a group of people because we don't agree with their lifestyle. Jesus taught about love, about helping people, about loving our neighbors and loving God. No where in Christ's message did he teach about hating other religions or hating gay people. He did teach to go out and preach the gospel and I believe you can do that and should reach out to people but through God we have freewill and choices and consequences. If someone doesn't believe in God they don't believe in God. Only God can be the judge. I get so sick and tired of all these "holier then thou" types when most of the time they're the hypocrites. It's people like that who turn people away from Christ. I believe as a Christian it's my job to be a friend to the world. To show someone how Christ has changed my life and if they are interested in learning more about Him to help them learn more about Him.