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I would be a Christian if perhaps the Christians I knew (and I mean all of them, every last one of them) weren't gossipy and actually followed the teachings of Christ and weren't constantly condemning everybody around them while basking in sin themselves. I think there could be another religion more suited for me. After all, each religion believes they are right with conviction matched only by the religion next to them. Who's to say who is and isn't right?

Let me appear miraculously here and make a comment.

No one is above sin. Its part of our natures. People may claim to be Christian, or may just be bad Christians, but that doesn't mean that Christianity is the problem.

While scripture can be difficult to understand at times, there is meaning in it if you take the time, and trust in prayer. I think the Protestants threw the baby out with the bath water when they threw out a millenium and a half of well thought-out analysis of scripture.

And no, there isn't the kind of observational evidence like there is in a naturalistic approach, but let me say this;

What other faith, creed or philosophy has produced a free-er, more prosperous, more powerful nation, than the United States of America?

Good News For The Day

‘Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart.’ (Matthew 11:29) "Gentle! The word has several shades of meaning. One of those is: 'considerate.' God is considerate. He cares how people feel. He is mindful of the raw sensitivities of the weak and helpless. See Jesus sitting in the temple court. The well-to-do are passing, ceremoniously dropping their gifts in the treasury. Now, a widow approaches. She is anxious not to be seen. She commits two small coins to the box and hurries off. But Jesus is moved to remark: "That woman put in more than anyone else." Christ was drawn to that little woman with her tiny offering. He is aware of the shame that the poor endure. He considers their feelings. He is gentle with them."

"God shows his gentleness in that he has no favorites. A restaurant was about to open, in a big city. The restaurant was close by government office buildings. The advertisement advised applicants that they would need to know how to behave in the presence of dignitaries, and VIP's. Clearly... God---would probably not get a job in that establishment! He has no favorites. Christianity is the most egalitarian of religions. "In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, but all one in Christ Jesus."