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[sophiaserpentia]

Why do I even bother to look in christianity anymore? Half of what I see there literally makes me sick.

Edit. What disturbs me this morning in particular are (a) ignorant comments about homosexuality which never fails to upset me, and (b) willful ignorance regarding anti-Semitism.

For example, it's being discussed that Gibson has taken a scene out of his movie that shows a Jew lamenting that Jesus' blood will be on their heads forever. Comments such as, "But that's in the Bible, so it's historically true and COULDN'T POSSIBLY be anti-Semitic" are what has riled me.

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[yahvah.livejournal.com]

What makes you sick about what's in christianity?

No Fundos for me!

[publius-aelius.livejournal.com]

I don't go there: don't like to get my dander up so much, I guess.

[archanglrobriel.livejournal.com]

And people wonder why I refuse to go to any sort of church, even though technically the denomination my parents now attend has a kind of "don't ask, don't tell" policy in place for it's gay members. Gosh can ya FEEL the LOVE of Christ in that room? Nevermind that Christians in the modern epoch are doing any number of things that are claimed as an abomination in the Old Testament, or that Christ came to tell everybody that the old codes weren't all that anymore. Or that Paul had major unresolved personal issues on the subject and that most modern somewhat self aware Christians tend to dismiss most of the Pauline texts as political rather than spiritual...

My personal favorite was the woman who claimed she had an "intimate knowledge of the issue (homosexuality) so nobody start calling me a bigamist."

(laughs out loud)
Oh my. That's just lovely. When 8th graders (or adults with that level of edu-ma-cation) attack!

[ex-rosabel-b372.livejournal.com]

I left the community for those reasons, among others. It's a crying shame how ignorant so many Christians are. And I say that as one who is aware of my own ignorance, but I'm constantly trying to learn and become more aware and more educated.

The attitude displayed by most evangelical/fundamentalist Christians makes me wish we had different "labels" -- one to denote that type of ignorant, intolerant, oppressive "Christianity" and one that references people who really are trying to follow Christ.

[brigid-shine.livejournal.com]

you're scraping the bottom of the barrell in that room. seriously. as my father said before he died, "don't associate with subhuman ghouls." so i don't. it's not worth my time.

[adroanzi.livejournal.com]

I can't seem to get through a full page of those entires without getting pissed off by something. There doesn't seem to be much diversity of thought in there. And no one seems willing to discuss social justice issues as applied to the faith, which never fails to baffle and disturb me.

[m-theories.livejournal.com]

Just new here. I was wondering of which things in that Community.. I semem to not be able to find it.

is it ok if I add you as a friend?

[alobar.livejournal.com]

When I was a Christian (a long time ago) I thought that God a\was being grossly unfair by punishing *me* with original sin comitted by Adam & Eve. However, given that mindset, why would that same God NOT punish Jews for all eternity for killing his kid? Seems to me that Christianity is *inherantly* anti-semitic as well as just plain fucked-up with regards their own free wills. IMO, if there is an "original sin" it is in not throwing away Christianity as soon as one is old enough to do so.

[azaz-al.livejournal.com]

So why do you go there? To read things that tell you that you're a sinner? So you can feel bad abut yourself?
I'm sorry, but the vast majority of Christian thought is focused around the idea that people are inherently bad, that the things most people want to do in order to enjoy life are bad, and that one must grovel before a heavenly "Father" in order to be spared eternal torment. This is a hard thing to say to you because I can see you desperately want to find a way to end the conflict you are feeling, but the reality of the matter is, the vast majority of Christians will never accept YOU PERSONALLY as a Christina or even as a decent human being UNLESS you give up: all extra-marital sex; all cross-dressing or gender bending behavior; cut your hair; start going to some mainstrwam church on a regular basis and regularly throw the phrase "Praise God" into your conversations; and tell the vast majority of your friends they are going to hell for their evil ways unless they do the same.

[badsede.livejournal.com]

I removed myself after only a week. I couldn't take the arrogance, shallow religiosity , judgmentalism and ignorance that is so prevalent. Even the moderator has considered just closing the thing.