I also disagree with the idea that the people who give Christianity a bad name are just rogue individuals -- during my time as a Christian I saw a great deal that was systematic that I think was dangerous and deleterious, from the insistence that Christianity is the only valid faith onwards(snip)
I could not agree more! Thank you so much for posting this.
I have found that the Christians who proclaim by word or deed that they "aren't like those people" are the ones who are rogues. They deviate from the mainstream church to such a degree that they're most likely looked down upon as well. The only systemic forms of Christianity I have encountered that are really open and embracing are the United Methodists and the United Church of Christ.
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Date: 2011-05-31 02:48 pm (UTC)I could not agree more! Thank you so much for posting this.
I have found that the Christians who proclaim by word or deed that they "aren't like those people" are the ones who are rogues. They deviate from the mainstream church to such a degree that they're most likely looked down upon as well. The only systemic forms of Christianity I have encountered that are really open and embracing are the United Methodists and the United Church of Christ.