Reply #206: No one here is claiming bad christians typify or represent christianity.

[beam me up scottie]

(at least I hope not-that is grossly unfair)

But it is just as illogical to claim that saints do so either.

You are what I consider a good christian. But I don't think of you like that.

You, LittleClarkie are a good liberal and a great human being. Your religious beliefs have nothing to do with what I think of you.

Just like I hope you don't associate or judge me by my lack of them.

When I think of bad christians like Falwell, Phelps or any of the other member of the rogue's gallery, I think of them as rotten human beings who used their religion to justify their actions. I still think of them as christians, I guess, but more like the Martin Luther variety.

Liberal christians like you and my friends and family are more like the Martin Luther King variety. :)