If a new family moved next door to you and before you even met them you heard they were "evangelical" Christians, what would your first thought be?
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Cool, I can learn another perspective on life and spirituality.  I think it is always a good thing to be open to at least listening to others ideas and ways of life.  It doesn't mean I have to change or believe their ways and beliefs are right or wrong, maybe just different than mine. And whether I agree with their beliefs or not is no excuse for me to be a rude neighbor.
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I am so happy for you!  Doesn't it feel wonderful to FINALLY come home?  For people of all faiths - even if you didn't know you were coming home!\n\nAnd NO, you cannot simply stop 'bugging us'.  What if someone else of your faith is looking for guidance?  Shouldn't you at least be around to give them a name for what they might really be thinking?  Stick around.  It's obviously enlightening for some.\n\nAlso, try Amazon.com.  Especially the 'used' book section.  Or even your local library.  You'd be amazed what I've come up with from 'Friends of the Library' sales.\n\nCongratulations on finding your path!\n\n~Morg~
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well, I was a bible thumping christian for 23 years-old. Then one day I woke up and realized that all Christian's do is judge and say how everyone is going to hell if they don't believe in GOD.  Who gives them the right to say that.  I also realized that you can't force others to believe in what you  believe in.  I was always being asked by fellow church members on why I didn't have a visitor at church or why I wasn't persistent on sharing my faith with others.  I just got tired of it and left.  No one should tell you how your relationship  with god should be like, even if it's not to their standards.   I also realized that the money I thought I was giving to god wasn't going towards his work it was going into the pastors pocket, There were single mothers in our church who could barely feed there families and the pastor has five kids and a two story house and he is able to write off food and bills when it comes to taxes, cause the Church pays for it.  Yeah the CHURCH me and my money pay him so he can live like a king.  so F***religion.  I couldn't be happier with out it.
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I agree with roadfish. We will always have those who think they and only they have a direct line to god.Collectively,I think it begins at home. Teach your children tolerance of others beliefs and not to hate others who are different.
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When out of town for work I went to an African American church in Virginia with a friend.  I was the only Caucasian in the place.  It was a great time.  I felt more at home than in the church I normally attended because it was much freer and much less stuffy.\n\nI no longer attend traditional church, but think it would be a great idea.  If people would step out of their comfort zones and love like Jesus did... the world would be a far better place.
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Well, I have been one of those missionaries - so I think you have done one of the nicest things that anyone could do which is to at least listen. I don't know if you realize this, but we pay our own way for two years to share something that is very important and has made our lives better, even in the 19 years beforehand. No one makes us go - trust me, my dad is not a member of the church, and my mom never pressured me at all.  I know personally that what I taught was true and important and that it was all worthwhile! It also helped me strengthen my personal knowledge of belief in Christ as my Savior.  \n\nEven if people turned us away, I would hope that everyone we talked to somehow thought personally about what would improve their life after we left. Doesn't matter if they are agnostic, other Christians, atheist, Buddhist or whatever they believe!\n\nI think your reaction shows what kind of person you are and that in and of itself shows great things by trying to understand other people.  Others would instead say, "Mormons do this, and Mormons do that..." when instead of confirming this with two missionaries who come to the door, turn away those that could explain it best.  Trust me - we got a lot of weird ideas about what we supposedly do, weirder than I could have imagined, that were "explained" by other people in the media or in the sermons of the church of the people we talked to.\nThank you.
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Yes I will be praying for you and your family. But YAY for him. He went to heaven. Now he will spend eternity with God. I know that I can't wait to get there. This is just a temporary home. And my real home is heaven. Where my Lord is. And he's waiting for me!
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Well, I'm not one of those Christians, so I can't really speak for them. If you have sensed that they fear you, I don't get it. I do know some Christians that feel they should disassociate themselves with non-Christians just because they don't have anything in common if they don't even believe in the same God. Also, many families want their kids to be close to other Christians because being around people who believe differently can open up issues that they feel would not come up if they only hang out with Christians. However, only hanging out with kids who go to church won't necessarily keep your kids from sin. Where do you think I learned all of my dirty jokes? (Christian School!) I think, though, that we need to accept those who feel they should be separate....as long as they are the ones to leave the public area instead of them trying to keep others who are different out. Did that make any sense?
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Hi Jenn\n\nPeople that were living before Christ came were promised heaven based on their faith, or belief that He would come.  People living after He came are promised heaven based on their faith that He has come.
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You "tried" Christianity for 20 yrs. What happened? It didn't fit your lifestyle. Now that's funny.....or not.
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I can see why you feel this way. I am a Christian but the ones who say they are Christians are they using it as a name tag or are they really saved or not and living the walk instead of just talking the talk? People should not hide the fact that they are Christians or saved either for that matter. But we have to understand as Christians or saved people that sometimes the only Jesus people see is us! Are we doing and living the way Jesus would and treating others the way he would have .... WWJD What would Jesus do is something to ask ourselves before doing anything that may be questionable in God's eyes. Do we treat others the way Jesus would? Sorry I am rambling on here so i will get off my soap box now lol. Sorry! Real Christians should not have affairs either or ever. But we are not perfect either and can slip up and make mistakes and err but we need to get out of it and ask for forgiveness from God and move on and not live any longer that way ! God hates divorce and adultery!
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My whole family is christian, but at the moment i consider myself atheist. No one knows about it because i know my family would most likely be upset with me or disapointed. But honestly, at the moment i'm trying to find myself and figure out what i want to do with the rest of my life.. I highly doubt i will stay an atheist forever.
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No.  they'll feel that it's an obvious liberal Democrat ploy to discredit the evangelical christians that form the base of the Republican party.
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Yes! Amen! Is this a question?\nAlso see:\n1 Thessalonians 4:17\nAfter that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.\n\n-Those who believe now will be taken home with the Lord Jesus- for he is coming for "his sheep"\n\n\nJohn 10:27\nMy sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
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What about your family!
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write an individual note to all my loved ones..family, friends, Pastor and future grandchildren i will never get to meet.\nI would call my parents.\nThen I would then crawl into bed with my young children and read them EVERY book i had told them i didn't have time for, and play EVERY game i told them i didn't feel like playing...Sing EVERY silly song I hadn't wanted to sing before... The last words that i would say, would be the ones I want them to remember forever..." Mommy loves you both JUST as you are...and I will always be proud of WHO you both are. i love you".  And that said, I would be ready to go...
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One old vicar I knew used to call these people 4 wheeled Christians...They come to church in a pram for baptism, a limo for their wedding and a hearse for their funeral.  I guess that sums it up nicely ...:D