I've noticed a lot of anti-intellectual, fundamental Christian Conversatives on this site with close-minded answers. So I wonder if full-grown adults are behind them or young impressionable teens who haven't learned free-thought yet (but will once they go to college or read Cat's Cradle).
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It comes with the territory.  \n\nA long time ago, I was attending a huge church in a metropolitan area of the city and after I had been there for almost 10 years a friend asked me a question about theology.  \n\nI answered his question with many references and a very detailled explanation to which he replied, "You have a very acute understanding of what the pastor of this church teaches every Sunday morning".  And then it hit me...\n\nI had allowed myself to be swept into a fundamental mindset which didn't allow me to really express myself as Father had created me to do.  Instead of caring for individuals around me, I had grown into this person who had to be right all the time because of personal insecurities.\n\nI think Christians need to start really thinking about what they individually believe and rely less on what is sold to them on Sunday mornings...
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Well, in my opinion... There's a part of them that's insecure about their faith. When anything (such as the controversial Da Vinci Code) threatens their faith, or attempts to prove it wrong, their defense mechanisms spring up. They know they could be wrong about their faith, and that's what's making them so irate. I think people are starting to forget that the bible is "just a book" too.
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Yeah, i'm tired of ultra religious christians being closed minded and pushing there ideas on me. They do help, but no more than your average man. Christians think they are above everyone, a lot don't realize we are here to help each other.
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Interesting fiction.\nEntertainment.\nCompletely challenges my religion but I don't care. \nPerhaps a grain of truth.\nThese rumors didnt' just begin with DaVinci Code.\nIt's been ongoing gossip since the crucifiction\nThere must be a grain of truth to it.\nIf not, it's interesting.  \nGet's people interested in discussing religion.  \nI see no problem with Jesus being married and having children. \nWhy would he have not?  \nThe bible completely skips a majority of his life when marrying and having children would be the normal thing to do at the ages skipped.  \nWhy leave those years blank?  \nIs it true?\nWho knows?  Who cares?\nIt's just interesting.  \nNot offensive.
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This website, unfortunately, is set up in such a way that it makes a very convenient soapbox.\n\nIf you're a person who is somewhat insecure in your religious convictions, or just, well...annoyingly zealous, then you'll flock to somewhere where you can easily dispense useless advice to a whole realm of people asking about something entirely different.\n\nI see it this way: you know the people handing out Chick Tracts on the street?  The evangelists accosting you in the mall?  The guy with the big sign telling you that the world is going to end?  They all have the Internet, and so do their buddies in every other city, state, and country - it adds up.  \n\nPlus, those who would love to proselytize in real life but don't have the social skills of courage to do so may be attracted to this site's anonymity.  \n\n(Note: This is in no way directed at people who answer questions about spirituality by talking about their own religions.  That's fine by me.  It's just to people like the girl who answered a man having headaches by telling him to find Jesus.)
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I like a healthy debate. Although i agree that the childishness is annoying. I just ignore those and report the obscene or insulting. I would highly recommend others do the same. When the adolescents post the crude questions, I would highly recommend the more mature of us just ignore and report accordingly. Do not give them the satisfaction of an answer.
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I'm not sure where you are coming from, particularly in referene to the "details" given, but it is true that Christianity as portreyed in some of these answers does not seem too relevant to the 21st century.  Makes me wonder how representative of Christians they really are, though; perhaps it is the unusually fanatical ones that spend their time answering every question with a Bible reference, and give us all a bad case of the heebee jeebees.  Frankly, I can't see anyone converting to Christianity because someone wrote "God is angry with you" in one of these answers.  I did actually get that line in an answer once.  Imagine the arrogance to speak for God to that extent!
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Not very well. I wonder why some people even get on this topic of religious & spirituality, only to slam those who know about God and walk with God. The person, who answered this question, only to say those who believe have mental problems, seems very angry, and admits to not following God. So I guess you see, those who do not follow God walk around with anger and seem to attack those who walk in faith. Others, as you read feel God "hates " them. This is another sign of those who are faithless and feeling hurt and empty. Yet others make replies about needing alcohol, this is a way they attempt to fill the void inside of them.Others refer to "thinking" versus believing". You see some are very confused in their thinking. Satan comes to steal one's faith. He comes to deceive. By reading some of the disbelievers answers, many have fallen to Satan's deceit. Hopefully, their lives will lead them to the truth. God is the way, the truth, and the light. It does not matter what antichrists believe. All eyes will see and all ears will hear the truth. Some people can live for quite a while in denial of the truth....but eventually, they will need to face it. I really believe they want to believe and are looking for God.Why else would they get on this topic to answer,\nthe questions. The interest is there, they are drawn to religous & spirituality questions/topics. They are bitter & angry. They need people of faith to teach them about God. They are looking for beacons of light to lead the way, as they are walking in darkness.
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They have been brained washed from birth just like people from many other religions.  I think it takes a certian amount of IQ to step back and see these things for what they really are.  They are a growing number of people however that can keep there faith but at the same time remain open minded about other posssibilities.  OH yea the bible quoteing thing ......... thats really annoying
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Yea I didn't know much about Paganism. I learned alot from Chris J, a user on here, he is awesome. Also I saw that many of my fellow Christians are absolute NUTCASES on here.\n\n():-D\nshadowgirl
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I've been told I was upset.  For me it's not being upset, it's having questions.  Since Christians are the majority here it makes no sense for one to ask many questions about other religions as they would just get scrolled over.  Even questions about Christianity that require actual knowledge or thought get scrolled over, so most questions end up being either funny or blatant attacks.  It seems that is the only way to get heard.
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I wasn't going to answer this, but then I thought, at least non christians tend to post their comments in the right place, which is in response to  a question, whether it's what you want to hear or not, at least it's where it can be read by anyone who chooses to see it.  Unlike the many so called christians who seem to take great delight in declaring their saved status and yet at the same time spam countless mail boxes with vitriolic e-mails full of spite and hatred and arrogance.\nObviously I accept not all christians are like this, but you have a minority on here who unfortunately are ensuring there will never be tolerance, acceptance and harmony between all parties,
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PLEASE, right now you are going overboard. It's not nice to be insulted, and I simpathize. But best thing to do now is ignore those writing bad comments. If you stopped fighting back(I know it's hard) it would show these people that you have self-control, and that you're a mature Christian that leans on God and doesn't get taken in with these questions. Please, please stop this foolish fighting, if GypseyQueen reads this, please just agree to disagree stop antagonizing each other!
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They are just angry, and want to make other people feel bad with them, it is a game.  I personally love talking about God, and how I feel about Him, and how He has affected my life.  It is unfortunate that I have to sift though so much garbage on here to find sincerity, but it is on here.  God Bless You.
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Unfortunately, a lot of people who claim to be Christians are pretty stupid.  A lot of them don't know what they believe, let alone why they should believe it.  This is, in part, a product of the culture in which we live.  The pluralism and relativism that dominate much of American thinking tend to preclude intelligence.  Despite the increasing focus on academic credentials in our society, it is still highly anti-intellectual.  Whatever lip service is given to critical thinking skills in schools, I've heard very little of it in the class room.  So... in essence, I would say that, because there are a lot of stupid people in the world and because Christians are people, there are a lot of stupid Christians.\n\n...or is this question sarcastic and you're just being a narrow-minded bigot who doesn't know a thing about Christianity?
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In response to your additional comments.....amen.  I prefer to read informative, educated anwers based on fact, not fiction.  And most people who try to push their fiction are not that educated, are busy trying to bring others along in their fairy tale journey through life. EYE LOVE JESUS is an overweight undereducated bore.  She does not want to walk the fairyland path alone.  I prefer to use my brain to make decisions, and if a bus hits me it is not because I was too busy praying to look both ways (song playing in background, amen, amen, amen amen amen).  I bet she doesn't like to have xxx with her husband.
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I don't think most of us give those kinds of responses, and sense there is no way of telling who is an adult or a child posting here then it's not really fair to say we should censor what we believe, and think. I don't see Christians here caring about weather or not it's a twelve year old non-believer questioning why they believe. If one group needs to be careful of what they say, so does the other.