What turns you off to Christianity?
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I am a Christain too. \n\nI think it's annoying when people, Christians and others, act fake. There are lots of people who claim to be Christains and try to act like they are perfect and without fault, while in reality, the love of God is not in them. That is what turns off alot of people. People can tell when a person is fake. \n\nOn the other hand a real Christain knows the Lord and is filled with His love. This is a humbling experience and it also causes the person to love, not judge others.\n\nSo to answer the question, it's all about sincerity. Don't worry about how you look on the outside or what people think. Seek God wholeheartedly. If you do, you will know Him. People will see His love inside of you and it will draw them to Him. \n\nOn the other hand, if you just seek to impress others or appear "holier than thou", you will only turn people away from you and Jesus.
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No comment.  Don't even get me started.\n\nOkay, fine, you got me started.  (deep breath)  I am a totally strong Christian, but I don't think that being a Christian is being part of the "religion of Christianity".  Being a Christian is having a relationship with God, with Jesus.  Being a Christian means you have asked Jesus to forgive your sins, to wash them away, and He has.  Other people who don't believe what Christians believe decide to, as you put it, "bash" Christians, because they think what Christians believe is absurd, offensive, outrageous.  And they hear bad things about Christians from the media and from other people like themselves.  They might even realize that they're sinners, but don't want to face that fact.  There are lots of reasons.  It's very sad that others can be so rude to Christians.  We have the same trouble and controversy with George W. Bush.  Many people hate him, others love him, others are neutral.  I personally like him a lot, even if he isn't the best president, but that's a different story.\n\nOne of the previous answerers said that Christians "bash" other religions.  For me, that's not true.  I don't "bash" other religions, though I don't agree with them.  Some "Christians" may do that, but they aren't asking them the question, "WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?"  Jesus would not bash other religions.  As Christians, we don't necessarily AGREE with those other religions, but we should never ever "bash" them.  We need to be more understanding and open and kind, so that we don't scare others off from the start.  Giving their ideas and beliefs a chance is the first step.  The next step is showing them our beliefs, and hoping and praying that they will understand/believe.  I hate it when bad, shallow Christians do stupid things, and then all Christians are portrayed that way.  No, no, so many Christians are better than that.  I mean, we aren't better than non-Christians, that's not what I'm saying.  I'm just saying that we're portrayed in a way that is worse than the way that most of us are really like.  I love the bumper sticker that says "Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven", because that is totally a true statement.  Every human is imperfect with tons of faults, but the difference with Christians is that they have been saved, forgiven.  That's the big difference.\n\nI hope this helps!  And stay strong in Christ, my brother!
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Christians are like this.  I left the religion because of it, plus, the fact that I do not believe Jesus is G-d.  G-d is One.  Judaism fits me just fine.
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Among other religions, Christianity is considered the worst offender of this. Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism and Islam have all reacted in the strongest terms to the dishonest way missionary groups try to seek (aka brainwash) converts.  One need only look at http://www.messiahtruth.com to see how one faith is responding to the systematic attack it has to withstand from Christian missionary groups.\n\nIntellectual debate between religions is fine, but attempting to mislead members of other faiths so that they are fooled into joining another faith is not acceptable by any standards.\n\nHere's a look at how missionaries are attempting to wipe out Hinduism and a response to the constant attack of missionaries:\nhttp://vivekajyoti.blogspot.com/2005/10/they-are-on-mission-to-destroy.html\nhttp://www.atributetohinduism.com/Conversion.htm
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Christians hate you for not being a Christian, they hate me too,\n\nWhat the Bible says about Non-Christians\nThey are without God. \n\n"Whosoever ... abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God." -- 2 John 9 \n\nThey are all antichrists. \n\n"For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." -- 2 John 7 \n\nThey should be shunned. Neither marry nor be friends with them. \n\n"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? ... Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord." -- 2 Cor.6:14-17 \n\nThey should be killed. \n\n"If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you ... Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die." -- Dt.13:6-10
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I've known two people who've managed to drive them away never to return without being rude.  one was an ancient history grad student who could quote original documents from the time of christ. the other was an arch catholic who tried to convert them as hard as they tried to convert her!  when they hauled out the watchtower, she hauled out the catholic enquirer.  it was hilarious to watch.\n\nme, personally, I tell them about my religious beliefs (I believe in God, not religion).  this generally confuses them to the point they wander away looking pained.
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I am an athiest. well know agnostic. well I don't know, but I do not follow any organized religion. I do, however, have respect for every religion that is out there and the people that are involved. If it works for them, good for them. The problem comes when they insist on trying to convert me to their religion(christianity mostly). I can't stand it. I have to figure out what I believe on my own, and I do not feel I need a book to tell me what is right and wrong.\nI honestly believe that the athiests who lash out at christians are jealous. They want to have something that they can believe the way Christians believ in God. The crave it, but push it away, and hate those that embrace it.\n\n\n\n\nI am offended by "smartarse" below me. That is rude.
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Many many times.  It's the bane of my existance.  Some insist that I am still a christian.  I explain my views in detail but it must be very painful for them to listen (they're religious).  The one closest to me at this very moment is staring at me mutely.  I don't believe he understands a word I'm saying ;P .
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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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I agree.  That is why I do not go to church.
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That's why I don't go to church. Too many hypocrits that like to judge. If I want to be judged I go to my parents.
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What gives you the right to make such a broad generalization of people that don't go to church?  I think maybe you should brush up on what your religion tells you about judging people, before you ask questions like this.
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I know exactly what you are talking about!! I am a christian...really trying to be. but there is one thing that i hate...it's not about God anymore. More and more people makes religion fit them...and maybe I am one of them. So I am sticking to this now: God is love, Jesus came to set us free. Love people as you love yourself. Speak to God everyday, because He will let you know what is wrong or right. Trust only in Him. Christianity is not about laws, its not about what is wrong or right. It doesn't judge, not suppose to in any case. Just love God and listen to His voice speaking trough the Bible
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i agree. I ask christians questions and they give me hateful remarks. Its as though they have no incentive to be nice because Jesus saved them from being respectful to other people.  and what about turn the other cheeck? when i was a christian i thought they were held to higher standards, i was dead wrong. I left because of the hypocracy and ignorance.
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You really don't PRACTICE Christianity if you don't like Jews.
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Religion gets on my nerves as well, but fortunately not that many people bring it up in real life.  For the few that do "I'm not religious" almost always suffices.  When it doesn't, I start asking the hard questions I know they've never thought about until they shut up.
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Why are some people so offensive about other peoples religion?