Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ May 28 2006, 11:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ok..point taken.</div>I really was gone a long time, BCB admits hes wrong now? :yess:
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? I wasn't wrong...I just didn't see where you were coming from.
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AirBlaze @ May 27 2006, 12:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>But who are you to call that pathetic? At least they believe in Christianity, or any religon for that matter. </div>Believing in religion makes people superior now?Anyway, yeah. I think most Christians are "posers," so to speak. Most of them have their faith handed down to them, just like their political views, what college they want to go to, blah blah blah. The point is, they are told why they should believe in something as youths. Maybe not even why, but usually just that they should. My personal problem was that I felt that the only reliable source of Christian doctrine is the Bible. Oh sure, there's other texts out there, but I wouldn't put any faith in them. Some people see the Bible as a "spiritual guide," filled with allegories, figures of speech, and metaphors to convey some sort of story. I just can't see how someone can put their faith in something like that. When I was a Christian, I certainly had faith that the Bible was true. (I didn't believe that the Bible was true only because it said so, by the way.) For some reason, it irks me when a person quotes a Bible verse in their AIM profile and puts something about getting wasted in their away message. I don't know, certainly people will disagree with me.
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? I think if you are atheist you should read religious books then decide, maybe not the bible and stuff but books about the bible (to save time) - as long as you get the theoretical point of view of the religion
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? If you are atheist then you have decided. You don't believe in a god and thats fine. If atheists should read religious books and then decide then so should everyone.
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? i'm a christian and i believe in god. i go to church every sunday and i know the history behind chrisianity. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose up from the dead. and for a person to call us posers i take offense to that. i don't think it's fair for you, BCB, to call christians posers. that's just not right.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ May 28 2006, 09:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm athiest and never read the bible...why should I? Do I have to read every religious book and THEN make up my mind? No.</div>you sound like a frustrated person :closedeyes:
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ May 31 2006, 10:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>i'm a christian and i believe in god. i go to church every sunday and i know the history behind chrisianity. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose up from the dead. and for a person to call us posers i take offense to that. i don't think it's fair for you, BCB, to call christians posers. that's just not right.you sound like a frustrated person :closedeyes:</div>I think you should read the thread a bit more. He was pointing out that alot people call themselves christians, yet don't go to chuch very often and don't really know that much about their religion.
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? Knicks fans don't know how to read...so...yeah...they listen to Bible on Tape.
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Jun 1 2006, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Knicks fans don't know how to read...so...yeah...they listen to Bible on Tape.</div>excuse me? you're so ignorant it's scary. don't associate my religious beliefs with me being a knicks fan. that seems to be the only thing you ever say to me and it's sad.who do you think you are?
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Believing in religion makes people superior now?Anyway, yeah. I think most Christians are "posers," so to speak. Most of them have their faith handed down to them, just like their political views, what college they want to go to, blah blah blah. The point is, they are told why they should believe in something as youths. Maybe not even why, but usually just that they should.My personal problem was that I felt that the only reliable source of Christian doctrine is the Bible. Oh sure, there's other texts out there, but I wouldn't put any faith in them. Some people see the Bible as a "spiritual guide," filled with allegories, figures of speech, and metaphors to convey some sort of story. I just can't see how someone can put their faith in something like that. When I was a Christian, I certainly had faith that the Bible was true. (I didn't believe that the Bible was true only because it said so, by the way.) For some reason, it irks me when a person quotes a Bible verse in their AIM profile and puts something about getting wasted in their away message. I don't know, certainly people will disagree with me.</div>One of the many nice posts ive seen....soo about the 72 virginswhat do female suicide bombers get?is it 72 virgins each? or do you have to share?who would want a muslim virgin anyway, she wouldnt be too open on the whole sex thing, especially because she is still a virgin...i have hundreds of virgins at my skool and havent been laid once by them. Dont take it too seriously
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? Just because you don't go to church doesn't mean you aren't religious. Haven't you ever heard the quote from the Bible, "God does not dwell in man-man structures" (something like that)?
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mr Wolf @ Jun 30 2006, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Just because you don't go to church doesn't mean you aren't religious. Haven't you ever heard the quote from the Bible, "God does not dwell in man-man structures" (something like that)?</div>No, what verse is it?
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? I don't go to church but I'm a Christian and know more than many of the people I know who do go to church. I think I'm turning into one of those guys that has faith in God but no faith in the church. Really I just think the whole denomination crap is stupid.
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Jun 30 2006, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No, what verse is it?</div>You are asking the wrong guy. It's in the bible because I've heard it before but I don't know what verse or even what book it is in.
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? Well, I looked into it, and it's more of a "God can't be contained by something he made" thing rather than a "Don't go to church" thing.if you care
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Jul 5 2006, 06:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Well, I looked into it, and it's more of a "God can't be contained by something he made" thing rather than a "Don't go to church" thing.if you care</div>Okay, thanks for clarifying. Once again, I'm absoutely the last pesron you want to talk to in regards to the bible.
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? In reality, i would say a good majority of Americans who say they are Christians aren't. When told the real meaning of being a Christian, they say, "Oh, well i guess i'm not then...". It's quite upsetting when you think about it. Having so many people claim to be Christians when they truely aren't, brings sadness to the religion. I, for one, am a Christian and attend church weekly. So there are actual American Christians out there, just not really as many as there claim to be.
Re: Are American 'Christians' a bunch of posers? I think the term "Christian" has become more to desribe being white American than anything else.
