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"Are religionists so thin-skinned they must squelch free debate? One small freethought billboard in the immense state of California is such a threat to insecure religious egos that it must be censored?

I support freedom of religion and all, but I don't see any billboards advertising other religions. So...I guess it's only fair?

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Oh, I didn't realize that I'd cut out my disclaimer. I don't have a problem with what you believe in terms of a religion, I have a problem with how you judge people according to that. Christianity doesn't just involve doing shit; loving others is a pretty big part of it. Far more important, I'd say. I make no pretense of being a true Christian, so it's not the least bit hypocritical of me to judge you for the things you say. And yeah, I'm judging you for the things that you say, not your religious beliefs. I have plenty of friends who center their lives around their belief in God, but they manage to actually be good people and not look down upon those who don't live by a rigid set of beliefs. God, I went to mass last night an was unusually inspired by the readings and homilies, because none of it involved condemning other people. It's that shit that gives Christians a bad name, not the ones who are simply living their lives the way they want to live it. Yeah, if people want to have one night stands, do those things, whatever...it is fine. It doesn't effect you. You should know that God will determine whether their faith is true, it's not your place.

You didn't say, but you certainly implied. Like that Republicanism is somehow more adherent to be Bible, which it isn't. And shouldn't be. This is not a theocracy.

It shouldn't be about "the religion," it should be about one's own personal beliefs. Hence the billboard. Which is not even "atheist," by the way.

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Oh, I didn't realize that I'd cut out my disclaimer. I don't have a problem with what you believe in terms of a religion, I have a problem with how you judge people according to that. Christianity doesn't just involve doing shit; loving others is a pretty big part of it. Far more important, I'd say. I make no pretense of being a true Christian, so it's not the least bit hypocritical of me to judge you for the things you say. And yeah, I'm judging you for the things that you say, not your religious beliefs. I have plenty of friends who center their lives around their belief in God, but they manage to actually be good people and not look down upon those who don't live by a rigid set of beliefs. God, I went to mass last night an was unusually inspired by the readings and homilies, because none of it involved condemning other people. It's that shit that gives Christians a bad name, not the ones who are simply living their lives the way they want to live it. Yeah, if people want to have one night stands, do those things, whatever...it is fine. It doesn't effect you. You should know that God will determine whether their faith is true, it's not your place.

You didn't say, but you certainly implied.

It shouldn't be about "the religion," it should be about one's own personal beliefs. Hence the billboard. Which is not even "atheist," by the way.

Maybe because this is a forum and you dont actually know me as a person that I come off as judgemental. I would never have said those things about Christians if Brooklyn had not said that they are the ones that do them more than others. I do not judge people. I am not a racist, I am not a sexist, and I certainly dont think of others through their appearances. Im pretty sure Im a pretty nice person.

And I know its not completely about the religion. Its about a person's personal relationship with God. But God demands that we live our lives according to his rules, that we obey the rules he has put in the Bible and try to honor him in everything we do. If you have Jesus Christ in your heart, then you are a Christian. But then there are these people walkin around doin this and doin that, not trying at all to do what God wants and not trying to do anything that benefits Him. I dont ever go around condeming people. I think both play a part in giving Christians a bad name, as well as the ones who are simply living their lives the way they want to live it.

I want you to understand what I meant about my aunt. She is a woman who wants absolutely nothing to do with God or us, my family, the Christians. She constantly curses "Jesus Christ!" and "God Dammit!" blatantly in front of us. When she asks my mom what she did last weekend, and my mom dares to say that she went to a Christian Women's conference. She rolls her eyes and makes a face as soon as my mom looks away. She has extreme liberal (I dared to say it) views that dont agree with the Bible. And then one day she tells me "Ya, Im a Christian." Whatever. Whatever. Whatever.