That’s because Christians who actually understand the religion they’re following understand that just presenting themselves as Christians don’t make them good people. I know plenty of Christians who are amazing people. They just won’t shove it into your face as such.
What bugs me the most is when someone says “I’m/he’s/she’s Christian” as a short-hand way of saying, “I’m/he’s/she’s a good person.” Much like the cyclical argument that their bible is divine because the bible says it is, instead of using their actions to demonstrate their morality, they fall back on a singular label that only works if you already believe the premise that Christian = good.
Which is why when someone says “I’m Christian” as a defense of their morals, all I hear is, “I’m hiding behind my faith because I have no other evidence to prove I’m a good person.”
Personally i dont like religions and if there was some greater power out there, i think they would not need some random church as an antenna to reach me.
That being said your take is the most moronic and anectodal i have heard in a some time.
I mean it weights just as much as somebody saying “All the jews i have met were greedy.” or “All the mexicans i have met were lazy”
Dont you consider Mr. Rogers as a good person? He was an presbyterian minister.
Or Florence Nightingale? The woman who basically created modern nursing and hospital sanitation. She was a devout cristian.
What about Stephen Curry? He is very openly christian and beside basketball, is known for humility, charity work, and community programs.
What about Dolly Parton, Simone Biles, Jeremy Lin, Neal McDonough? All bad persons?
Those are just few celebrities, there are good and bad persons from every religion, race and country out there.
I have met 1 couple who did. The parents of a friend of mine when younger. They would give you their shirt if you were cold. The father retired after a career in business accounting and decided to go around to churches helping them handle their finances to best help people. He will would not assist any church which was on tv or radio. Whole idea was stuff like what type of bank accounts to use for most return but having enough liquid to help people today. How do you track all money people give in tithes? You want to offer free lunch to all who come to service on Sunday to help the less fortunate, will that impact your ability to offer temporary housing for those who are sleeping on the street?
I’m not religious but they were and we’re great people.
Personally I’ve never met a single self professed Christian that I would have considered a good person. So headlines or not, I have my doubts there.
Hard agree.
Churches became a thing because people couldn’t read. They’re still around because people refuse to read.
That said. There hasn’t been a single decision in my life that I couldn’t figure out by thinking “well what if it happened to me”
If you need to be scared of mystical jealous ex to make moral decisions, you’re in the wrong spot.
That’s because Christians who actually understand the religion they’re following understand that just presenting themselves as Christians don’t make them good people. I know plenty of Christians who are amazing people. They just won’t shove it into your face as such.
What bugs me the most is when someone says “I’m/he’s/she’s Christian” as a short-hand way of saying, “I’m/he’s/she’s a good person.” Much like the cyclical argument that their bible is divine because the bible says it is, instead of using their actions to demonstrate their morality, they fall back on a singular label that only works if you already believe the premise that Christian = good.
Which is why when someone says “I’m Christian” as a defense of their morals, all I hear is, “I’m hiding behind my faith because I have no other evidence to prove I’m a good person.”
They say it to mean “good person”
We hear “liar and rapist, probably a pedophile”
Personally i dont like religions and if there was some greater power out there, i think they would not need some random church as an antenna to reach me.
That being said your take is the most moronic and anectodal i have heard in a some time.
I mean it weights just as much as somebody saying “All the jews i have met were greedy.” or “All the mexicans i have met were lazy”
Dont you consider Mr. Rogers as a good person? He was an presbyterian minister.
Or Florence Nightingale? The woman who basically created modern nursing and hospital sanitation. She was a devout cristian.
What about Stephen Curry? He is very openly christian and beside basketball, is known for humility, charity work, and community programs.
What about Dolly Parton, Simone Biles, Jeremy Lin, Neal McDonough? All bad persons?
Those are just few celebrities, there are good and bad persons from every religion, race and country out there.
I have met 1 couple who did. The parents of a friend of mine when younger. They would give you their shirt if you were cold. The father retired after a career in business accounting and decided to go around to churches helping them handle their finances to best help people. He will would not assist any church which was on tv or radio. Whole idea was stuff like what type of bank accounts to use for most return but having enough liquid to help people today. How do you track all money people give in tithes? You want to offer free lunch to all who come to service on Sunday to help the less fortunate, will that impact your ability to offer temporary housing for those who are sleeping on the street?
I’m not religious but they were and we’re great people.