Christianity Deserves More Respect

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I think that too many people bad mouth Christianity, and that we deserve more respect. The way it goes in society is that it's OK for other people to express their religion, but of course they try to mock and silence Christians if they wear a crucifix or have a Bible. Christians have just as much right to express their faith just as anyone else does in other religions.

webman1200

12 Oct 2008 19:33

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I suppose they do. I admit I haven't been too respectful of peoples beliefs before but that because they pi$$ me off by trying to force their beliefs down my throat which is disrespecting my right not to be religious. I've seen to many occasions when Christians believe they deserve respect and then don't respect those who disagree with them.
But I have to remember not all Christians are like this and I apologise if I've disrespected your beliefs before.

kddan

13 Oct 2008 12:11

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Christians definitely deserve respect the same as any other religion.

You have to know though that the moment you point a finger at someone else and call them a sinner or censor them or ban something they do you open yourself up to some type of a response. Don't intepret a strong response to be disrespectful IF it's a fight the Christians started.

And I am a Christian, a proud Christian, but I believe asking tough questions, having tolerance for others, and giving science a chance are not incompatible in the least with being a Christian and I consider it a responsibility to speak out if I have to.

But I'll always be respectful.

Grenache

13 Oct 2008 02:54

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Do you take Christianity from Genisis, or from the teachings of Christ? And if one is wrong, by scientific beliefs, why might the other not be just as wrong?

2free

13 Oct 2008 03:00

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First, I believe both Testaments were written by many people, they're not word for word from God's lips, and the context of the time and place those authors were writing is inescapably expressed in their message.  Treating a sentence written thousands of years ago like a commandment for the present is something people need to think carefully about.

Also I don't share the view of a harsh God.  If God is an angry God who says do what I say or else then s/he is a bully.  You can try your whole life to live by the rules only to be caught on one you missed, or be punished as part of a group punishment.  Why would someone try to appease that?  An angry God with petty rules and fire and brimstone isn't worth worshipping.  However, if God is a kind and loving God then s/he is capable of love and understanding beyond human comprehension.  The message in the New Testament is overwhelmingly kind and loving God.  Even if you don't except Jesus Christ as more than a man the concepts he taught are beautiful and stand up even without divine backing.

The truth is absolutely no one knows the truth regardless of how strong they believe in their opinion.  But I'll pose to you the question that if love, compassion, tolerance, and open honest dialogue are worthwhile regardless of the reason you arrive at them (Christianity, other religions, education, your own line of reasoning) then everyone who lives by those principles are on the same page.  So on those principles 2free are we on the same page?

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True, Christianity does need more respect. And so do all the other religions. Every ethnicity and religion in this world is mocked, on their different thoughts about how life works, not just Christianity, even thought there are mostly Christians on this site. It just really depends on how the person expresses their religion and how they talk about other religions.

mm2real

13 Oct 2008 01:06

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Are you saying that religions should be more respected than any other group of people, or are you saying that they should be treated equal to ever other group, but they're not being so at the moment?

joseph2166

13 Oct 2008 01:22

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I love the philosophy and faith of Christianity.. Raised Catholic...but do not practice... Christianity is beautiful but has been ruined by organized religion.... A fine example of Christianity was with Martin Luther King... He broke barriers that looked impossible to break...using the teachings of Christ....

cdee12120

13 Oct 2008 00:15

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No one can find a fault with Martin Luther King. No one at all.

RagTatter

13 Oct 2008 00:17

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Organized religion has slowly lost it's appeal over the past twenty years in America because many people before this did not see how corrupt religion could be... Everyone wants good leaders to lead....By exposing religious leaders for liars, crooks, philanderers, and molesters has  turned many  people away from wanting to practice their faith with imposters.. I guess it's the hypocrisy of the organizers that keep me away from the whole church thing... I will give you example.. I am Catholic, went to church up to when the Catholic Priest in Massachuesetts was arrested on child molestation... At our church, we had a wonderful young preacher who gave great sermons... Yet when this case was all being exposed...he had an opportunity to get up at that pulpit and discuss what had happened..(this was a case where arch bishops were trying to hide this under the rug.) Instead of coming out during that sermon and expressesing remorse to parishioners....Some level of humility... He used typical diversion... The sermon was about the audacity of parishioners going up for communion when most don't go to confession....That Sunday in particular, people were waiting for some response to what had happened. But the tone was one of blame... the monetary end of the church ment more... than just saying or doing the right thing... I do look at King as a great example of how Christianity  practiced under good leadership does work...I know there is other examples of good religious leaders throughout history But I guess there are just not enough of these leaders in the world....The more organized anything for that matter becomes the more corrupt...But forgiveness does set you free....and Christ was right on that...From the teachings of  Christ, Christ  walked with an assertive humility.... humble without being pathetic... that balance is very difficult.... especially for leaders...

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Everyone's faith and beliefs and ideals all deserve to be treated with more respect, including the christians.
A lack of respect can be traced to most social problems one way or another. Trust and respect are the cornerstones of all society.
And relationships both personal, and generally.

RagTatter

12 Oct 2008 23:30

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Ppl asume that all christians are jerks and are stupid nieve lunatics. We aren't! Yes some r and i look down on those like that. But not all. We are ppl just like everyone else who no where they are going when we die and have a relationship with God. Its not just Christians who deserve the respect, like joe said, GOD does.

melisiwa

12 Oct 2008 21:24

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The argument falls down if you realise you're also talking to people who don't BELIEVE in god - we believe there is nothing TO respect. We can respect your right to have religious beliefs, but don't expect us to hold them above any other; don't expect us not to challenge them if we believe they contradict the truth; don't expect us to tiptoe around religious beliefs simply because they're RELIGIOUS and sacred. Sacred why? Because the church told us so.

joseph2166

13 Oct 2008 01:32

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God deserves respect.

joe9

12 Oct 2008 20:11

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Right on.

webman1200

12 Oct 2008 20:15

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What do you mean by "respect"? We let you have an opinion, don't we? We can disagree all we want.

ur_wrong

13 Oct 2008 19:52

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The only respect that the religious deserve is their right to have it, and are already getting that.

The only disrespect that religious people get is when they try to put it isn't places where it isn't welcome, like non-believers' lives through proselytizing.

The biggest lie the religious tell is the claim that they are "oppressed" when they are prevented from oppressing others.

No doubt the response to this by the religious will be the lie that disagreeing with the OP equates to oppression. Wrong. The OP has a right to believe his hokum and say it, and those who disagree with him have a right to say that also. In the warped of the religious, though, the equal ability of both to speak is "oppression against them"...or they're just lying in an attempt to play emotional cards to gain an upper hand.

13 Oct 2008 17:54

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How in the world did this whole thing about downtrodden disrespected Christians get started? You’re the largest religion in the western world. I’ll bet cold hard cash that I have suffered a lot more disrespect for not being religious than you have for being religious. If people poke a little fun, well suck it up. Besides half the time you guys claim disrespect it's because someone has the temerity to actually voice a different view, even though you guys spout your stuff at e very drop of a hat.

finsch

13 Oct 2008 17:24

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Difficult one this. Personally I'm against the idea of giving religions more respect - authority, an overly large voice in society etc. - to anyone simply because they're religions (as I believe they should be treated just as any other group of 'ordinary' people are). However that doesn't mean they shouldn't have any respect at all. So the question is are Christians being singled out in issues such as wearing what they want, doing what they want etc. I don't believe they are - any group (minority, as arguably here in England, or majority) can have the belief that they're being picked on. Take Muslim or arab-looking people thinking they're being picked on in terrorist cases. Any group can easily feel picked on if they hear it repeated enough - and I think that is true in the case of Christians as well.

joseph2166

12 Oct 2008 20:55

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Muslims have beautiful teachings in their faith... Christianity five hundred years ago was used heavily as a tool to keep people in their place all throughout Europe... All faiths have the ability to teach wonderful philosophies..yet can also be used as a tool to control and munipulate....nothing new in history...

cdee12120

13 Oct 2008 00:18

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Certain Christians deserve respect.
However, the ones who tell me I'm going to hell for not believing in what they believe in most certainly do not.
If I want people telling me to go to hell I'll go to a chavs house.
I'll admit the world can be harsh to christians.
But it's harsh on the rest of the world too.
You're not alone.
And if all else fails you can pray for more patience, or more tolerance or for the person to be struck down with boils or something.

ScottyRAWR

12 Oct 2008 19:38

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I know that some Christians do this, but not all of them do. I don't tell people such things just because they don't believe in what I believe.

I just mean that Christians should be able to express their faith just as much as any other religion does without being bad mouthed.

webman1200

12 Oct 2008 20:01

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