In the bible in almost every cornor of it we are taught to avoid other religons, not to marry non bielvers,  try to convert the unbielivers and e.t.c. I have yet to find a verse that says we must tolerate other religons and to accept them.  I have yet to see verse where Yeshua said we must accept other bielefs and to keep our mouths shut! A true Christian will defend thier fath and expose the lies of others in order to bring others to glory.
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God bless you for being real and telling it like it is. Christians have been too tolerent too long. \nLiberals want to take Christ out of Christians.
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:}\nBible says that\nbut it also says:\nJohn 4:1  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
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The one thing some Christians have against them (I am Christian as well) is how they treat others.  Our pastor recently said in a sermon,  " I'll tell you, if I was a non-believer and was thinking about becoming a Christian, the one thing that would stop me is how we treat others and ourselves."\n\nI have to agree.  The way you bring people to love Jesus is by love, prayer, and grace.  Not by bashing them for not being Christian.  Truth is:  we are all sinners and being Christian does NOT make us superior, yet we act as though it should.  We are ALL God's children.  EVERY sin is equal in God's eyes.\n\n\nWhy would anyone respect us if we approach them in an accusing, judgemental manner?!\n\nThere is hypocrisy in ALL faiths and ALL people because we are all sinners.  Please understand...no one is perfect except Jesus Christ.  Being a follower of Christ in no way makes our sins invisible.\n\nI am embarrassed and apologetic for the image some of us have portrayed.
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I agree with most of the above. The things you say hold true for most believers ( in any religion). Their religion seems to make them intolerant. You are able to discern between what is reality and what is said in a very old book. Times change but the religions do not change with them, thus making a lot of religious people stay behind in the doctrines of their religion which were made thousands of years ago.
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Be thankful we don't judge all non-believers but your ignorance.  You are a bigot who spews hostility and hatred. If you ever want to quiet that beast, just ask a Christian how :-)
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No, those are fanatics of christianity.  Christianity is supposed to teach tolerance and acceptance.  A true christian is not supposed to such a thing.  Those people are also close minded morons.  Ignoring them is the best way to handle them.
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When your fellow christians are condemning you for being gay you should point out that none of them are living by the word of God either. I'm pretty sure God frowns on divorce, adultery, and a lot of other stuff that christians do all the time. According to God's word you're not even supposed to work on the sabbath, but they're not trying to ammend the constitution to enforce that rule, are they? They are using their religion as a moral cloak to hide their homophobia. Doesn't it seem strange that they crusade against homosexuality, but have nothing to say about any of the other sins people commit daily. Why do you want to be a part of all this nonsense anyway? Find your own path.
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I agree. but we must be careful if we want to draw people to GOD. He has told us that we must use LOVE and gentleness  towards others. Also our lives must be an example to others. I pray God will bless you with wisdom  and respect toward others in Jesus name.  Be blessed brother!
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AMEN. i feel exactly the same way. i dont understand how ppl that profess to love god can be so horrid to those who choose to live differently than they do. especially since jesus taught us to love our enemies, to always turn the other cheek, and that judging others was for god to do, not for us to do to each other. i wish you and your wiccan girlfriend the best of luck. its a shame more ppl dont think like you an i do about this subject.
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I have to say I got a bit lost in your question, but i see you are sincere. Some people only spend time on pointing out hate and war towards their neghbors and demand to get loved for their)(fake)righteousness! Others, live life by their heart and demand nothing, you can hate them and they will accept it like it is just part of God's plan. They will still love you no matter what you do to them. \n\nYou choose who you follow. I follow my heart and look for those who do the same. You decide what is deception and what is true, not a book or a man. Only you hold the timeless key of truth.
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One of our biggest problems--and the fastest way of turning others off to faith--is that so many of us believers think our way is the only way to approach God.  We don't allow for differences in the body of believers.  Jesus had dinner with tax collecors, allowed a prostitute to anoint him, and had fellowship with the woman at the well.  In fact, many of the most powerful moments in his ministry involved his encounters with folk who scandalized the establishment.  \n\nWho are we to try to ban someone just because he has a few ideas different than ours if Jesus refused to do that?\n\nPS for David:  I hope your sabbath was all you hoped for.  Blessings!
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Many religions, while on one hand speaking about peace and love, on the other hand often speak very poorly about non believers.\n\nFor example, in the Christian bible, Psalms chap 14 says atheists are foolish and no good.  Somewhere else it says witches and wizards should be killed.  In the New Testament it says the only way is through the lord.\n\nWhen you believe god is on your side saying you are right and the entire basis of human morality is your religion, how do you respect other beliefs?
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dont fall into that. all the christians are the same, they always try to convert other people if you feel happy with your religion, keep it. tell them that dont bother your, that your too belive in God and that they arent acting like real chiristians, that they must give an example of respect to other people andd tolerance to other relifgions
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Because they reject God, not necessarily us. But Jesus did say that "those who hate me will hate you also". I think it's sinful nature to hate the idea of an almighty God that is gonna judge those who don't repent.
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Christians often confuse hate with love.  I've never met a christian who condemns him or her self.  They spend their time condemning everyone else.  The only way to grow in any form of truth is to keep judging only yourself.  If we each practiced this instead what a better world this would be.
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You know, I don't even really mind that some religions think others are wrong.  That's to be expected.  What bugs me is that most religions feel the need to convert people who don't wish to be converted.  By their very nature, a person's religious beliefs exclude all OTHER religious beliefs.\n\nThe REAL issue at stake, I think, is how we deal with that.  You and I don't have the same beliefs.  I think yours are wrong (not morally wrong, merely incorrect), and you think mine are wrong.\n\nSo what?  So we don't agree.  Big deal.  Doesn't bother me a bit.  I am perfectly okay knowing that there are other systems of belief out there that do not match my own.\n\nBut there are FAR TOO MANY people in the world that simply cannot abide that someone else out there would DARE believe something different.  And even more frightening is the number of people who would take some kind of action against "the faithless" or "the infidels" or "the unbelievers," or whatever they are calling us this week.
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Doesn't the bible preach acceptance and love... doesn't it also say that our job isn't to judge, because he will do that?\nMy question is, why worry about people being gay, when we can't take care of our own citizens... and parts of the world hate us so much they are willing to die to kill us?  Is it really that important?  I don't think so!