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In reply to the discussion: A Short Note On Christian Atheism. [View all]JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)You have a long list of what the Christians ought not to be doing. One thing they do, which they perhaps ought not, is judge the actions of others.
I try to follow that myself. I was a member of the Episcopal Church for much of my young life, and decided I was not in agreement with their practice of faith, so I left. Like you I spent much time thinking about what they did wrong. I judged everything and found that most of it was wrong. My life did not improve.
I entered into a spiritual discipline which advocated a practice of not judging others, people or institutions. That did not mean approving of them, it merely meant not judging them. They are not of me, and what they are or do does not concern me. I am not responsible for what they do or do not do.
As a result today, I don't think much about Christians. I read about them and what they do without judgement, and as such they do not occupy any real estate in my mind when I am not actively engaged with them. They do whatever they do for whatever reason they do it, and it is really none of my business.
I am much happier. My life contains much less anger. I do not tire as easily. I am free to focus on things that matter, like how my wife is dealing with her cancer therapy and how I can assist her in that endeavor.