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Pastimes : The Christian Values Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Poet who wrote (26)2/15/2001 12:37:35 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 183
 
I was a bit confused by their calling even a secularist a
Christian. Doesn't make any sense to me.


I don't know. I know that there are lots and lots of people out there who are no more religious than I am who, for whatever reason, just go with the flow and call themselves Christians. This is particularly true for people in business or in public life. Why offend others if you don't have to? You can join a church for the networking. You can attend services on Christmas if you're into nostalgia. No big deal. It's easy to pass if you can tolerate the hypocrisy and you join one of the more sedate churches so you're not expected to vocalize. Some people demand that others be the "right kind" of Christian, but for most people, just calling yourself one and then shutting up is enough. I could call myself a Christian if I wanted. I was, after all, baptized.

Karen



To: Poet who wrote (26)2/15/2001 1:50:35 PM
From: Greta Mc  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 183
 
I had an emotional reaction to your reference to the
"Touched by an Angel" show.

My mother was not religious (as far as I know), but when she became sick and I moved back into our house to care for her and my father, she always looked forward to watching "Touched by an Angel" every Sunday night before she went to bed.

I thought the show was simplistic and sugarcoated, but it seemed to bring some comfort to her, so I guess it's not all bad.