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In reply to the discussion: (Right Winger Evangelicals) brand of Christianity IS NOT the Truth of Christ [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)42. If you kill your kids for talking back are you a good Christian or bad Christian?
Just sayin'.
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(Right Winger Evangelicals) brand of Christianity IS NOT the Truth of Christ [View all]
Civic Justice
Apr 2018
OP
This response does nothing to refute any Holy Scripture in the original post.
sprinkleeninow
Apr 2018
#4
If you kill your kids for talking back are you a good Christian or bad Christian?
Major Nikon
Apr 2018
#42
Obviously the bible is up for interpretation. Those who claim to be Christian are Christians
Major Nikon
Apr 2018
#2
Y'all was doing pretty fair, then you make a remark about John the Baptizer and
sprinkleeninow
Apr 2018
#19
Not to mention it's easier to get someone to march to their death with the promise of reward
Major Nikon
May 2018
#69
But that is what he taught if what remains of the version of his teachings that we
Sophia4
May 2018
#79
So you're saying that the Christ is responsible for all warring, bloodshed, atrocities, etc. from
sprinkleeninow
May 2018
#117
Agreed that organized 'religion' can do good and sadly also be used do harm.
sprinkleeninow
Apr 2018
#20
"Not all people who live by christian values choose to claim the label as Christians."
trotsky
Apr 2018
#3
The first century Christians undoubtedly had a much different set of values
Major Nikon
Apr 2018
#11
As an atheist, it is not my job to distinguish between who is and is not a Christian.
MineralMan
Apr 2018
#6
So as a liberal Christian, I am thankfully a notch above the despicable RW
sprinkleeninow
Apr 2018
#46
Many believers here suggest it's inappropriate to interpret the bible literally
Major Nikon
Apr 2018
#25
Sprinkle is Eastern Orthodox, so as far as her tradition is concerned, it never came up
marylandblue
May 2018
#93
So you know there is a whole world of Protestants (even liberal ones)
Cuthbert Allgood
May 2018
#123
She is saying she follows an interpretative tradition rather than a single book
marylandblue
May 2018
#141
One point is vivid, there's a voluminous number of Atheist among the patrons of these forums...
Civic Justice
May 2018
#87
Those other rooms are mostly barren wastelands. My lips are pursed. 🙄 😄
sprinkleeninow
May 2018
#131
Thanks. This standard is implicitly in force at DU, Democratic Underground
Bretton Garcia
May 2018
#107