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No because implying that they aren't real Christians should offend them and make them strive to be what they claim.
The people who chose this man as their champion are not responsive to shame.
Certainly seems that way, but I'm not going to stop.
I have a coworker who became a christian a few years ago and blindly believed and voted republican. They've since come around and see what's happening. They left their church because they saw how mainstream Christianity didn't actually follow the teachings and started their own church. They are selling their luxury vehicle because they don't want to be materialistic.
People can change.
That’s awesome. Your coworker sounds like a really cool person. I just don’t think they are representative of most Christians in this country. If anything, your friend is the “Christian”, while the congregation they left behind are Christians.
[long heavy sigh]
You do understand that starting their own church isn't necessarily a bad thing, right?
People who have a faith aren't all koolaid drinkers. Many of them live their lives in service to others.
One can, and many do, accomplish that without promoting mythology as fact.
Humans are not all the same. The world would be a sad place to live if that were the case.
You believe as you choose, as do I.
The world would be a sad place if people were capable of doing good things for each other without the trappings of superstition? That's a new one to me.
The radical leftist communist preacher who gave people free food and healthcare and demanded that everyone provide those around them with the same care and generosity and that one spends on themselves?
They use his name, but follow none of his teaching or example and openly oppose everything he stood for.
The Bible is a horrible, sick collection of twisted, disgusting documents spanning many genres, but whether he was real or mythical, Jesus is a respectable role model even for an angry atheist like myself.
I read “this man” to mean Trump. And I agree that people who support him have no shame.
But similar to others in this thread, I do know leftist people who identify as Christian and do follow the actual teachings and lessons of Jesus. They may not be the majority of self-proclaimed Christians in US, but they absolutely exist.
Oh. Yeah, that makes a lot more sense. Sorry for the misunderstanding!