Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

Personally I would take it that the anger is directed at those who "claim" to be Christian and follow the rethug propaganda. I'm as mad at those folks as Jesus was at so many hypocritical Pharisees. Those who have THE Book in hand and still spit out hatred and call it God's work.

I've often waded into threads like that and simply stood my non-judgmental ground and have been told, "Well, not Christians like YOU."

I get weary of it and I am so sad that people have been turned off to "real" Christianity by those who use religion as a weapon or coercion to follow the "sheeple way".

I was once told to go play with my "imaginary playmate" (God). DID find that very offensive.

I'm devoted much more to God and Christ specifically than to any particular religious affiliation. I actually switched to a Church that I find less judgmental and has more of an activist leaning. I feel so at home there, that there are times I just cry with joy and wish I'd followed that path originally. I grew up in a wonderful church, but it was kind of unique for its denomination.

SO the situation in general has made me question where my faith lines up with the teachings and actions of Christ, and led me to worry less about the other aspects of being a religious person. However, that has always been one of my core beliefs anyway. I've also always believed in leading people to God by example, not by banging them over the head with Bible passages.

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