Reply #108: Be pissed [View All]

[Az]

But don't be pissed at those who hear the war chants of the fundamentalists and get a bit concerned about things.

Yes there are a lot of good Christians out there. But there are a lot of bad Christians too. If the bad Christians are more vocal than the good Christians then the nonChristians tend to see Christianity in the light provided by the bad Christians.

Be pissed. But in turning your anger at those who get upset at Christianity you dull your own voice. You are going to argue a case you cannot win in the way you are going about it. All the while you are complaining about the nonbelievers getting ticked at Christianity the religious right is continuing its bellowing of it's twisted take on the matter.

I don't recall reading any scriptures that said it was going to be easy being a follower of Christ. There are countless verses telling you to expect rejection and denial.

The problem here is clearly in the camp of professed believers. Marketting works and there is a very strong campaign going on from the fundamentalists camps to make their take on Jesus the dominant one. If you want to do something truly effective and good then counter them. Let our anger and irritation with Christianity be the barometer of how well you are representing your beliefs. If you turn your anger against us you only give the fundamentalists more time to corrupt Jesus and you lose any chance of finding allies in our midst.