Is Christianity Taken Seriously? Rating Options

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Christianity is pretty busy religion. Based on interpretation, it can be a strict lifestyle or a strict business. Compared to other religions, Christianity doesn't seem to be taken as seriously. Is it the society we live in, or the fallacies found within Biblical text?

Debate.

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I all the time see Christians following SOME of their beliefs, but not others? Whaaaa?! I think this is caused by churches being masked machines of conservatism, which is defeating the point of going to church anyway.

Most commonly I see Christians judging people. Which, correct me if I'm wrong, is against their beliefs. So, it's okay to judge people but not okay to be gay? Or even vote against gay rights with no clue about the actual issue except for "a marriage should be between a man and a woman"? Who declared that? Did God tell you this? Should God control a country that doesn't always believe in God? Blindly voting could be another form of judgment The only answers they have for questions like these are: my pastor told me so, or some illogical excuse of the sort.

I don't think they depend on their faith to "get them through hard times". I think they believe in a false sense of comfort, created by socialism and people who wish to control other people by means of simple, but for those who are naive not recognizable, manipulation.

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I all the time see Christians following SOME of their beliefs, but not others? Whaaaa?! I think this is caused by churches being masked machines of conservatism, which is defeating the point of going to church anyway.

Most commonly I see Christians judging people. Which, correct me if I'm wrong, is against their beliefs. So, it's okay to judge people but not okay to be gay? Or even vote against gay rights with no clue about the actual issue except for "a marriage should be between a man and a woman"? Who declared that? Did God tell you this? Should God control a country that doesn't always believe in God? Blindly voting could be another form of judgment The only answers they have for questions like these are: my pastor told me so, or some illogical excuse of the sort.

I don't think they depend on their faith to "get them through hard times". I think they believe in a false sense of comfort, created by socialism and people who wish to control other people by means of simple, but for those who are naive not recognizable, manipulation.

You are looking at christianity in a very sterotypical way. Do you call all athelets junkies only because some of them use steroids? Their are many christians that are very true to their faith. They live thier lives by the teachings of their faith and there is nothing wrong with that. We are all human and we will all someday sin, this does not mean we cannot be forgiven for our sins. We all at times give into temptation christianity teaches that when you do fall god will be there for you if you ask for forgiveness you will be forgiven. I may be going through good times or bad i may have done something that im not proud of, but i will still go to church. Church is where i can express my beliefs with others who believe the same. It is like a sanctuary where i can feel part of something greater than myself. its where the good can outweigh the bad. I am not in anyway brainwashed or manipulated by the church. We all make our own decisions.