stop trying to give me an ultimatum, saying i’ll go to hell or that we can’t be friends if i don’t pray.

if i’m uncertain that god exists because there’s NO PROOF EITHER WAY for me.

i’m not a “perfect” straight christian woman like you are, i’m not going to change myself because my looks “tempt” men. i dress for me, not for men.

i don’t CARE if same-gender relationships are “sins” and you’ll go to hell. there are some pro-lgbt churches. i don’t care if “all women are for is to complement men and they’re inferior and they should only be with other men for that reason”.

this shit makes me so mad. i don’t have to be religious if i don’t want to be. there’s this one straight christian woman i know and she hates other women it’s so annoying, and she claims to support the lgbt but “doesn’t care about gay/trans rights”.

omfg shut up, there’s some actual kind christians despite me not being one myself, but these people obviously aren’t.

if you’re genuinely curious as to whether i pray, am christian/religious, or go to church, then that’s fine, but DON’T TRY TO FORCE ME. i thought christianity preached acceptance??

    • Maple Engineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Christians are the followers of the teachings of Jusus Christ. If you don’t follow the teachings of Jesus Christ you may call yourself a Christian but you are not a Christian.

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        4 months ago

        And who exactly decides whether you are following the teachings of Jesus Christ?

        Are you the arbiter? Out of curiosity, should I send prospective Christians your way for adjudication? I just feel like I need to know who I can safely ignore and those who legitimately are Christians and have the correct moral standing to judge my placement into eternal damnation.

        What’s the best way to get a hold of you? Do you charge for this service or is this something of a ministry? Do you have a website or should I just DM you here?

        • Maple Engineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Fortunately, the teachings of Jesus Christ are well documented and whether they are or are not following those teachings is self evident.

    • murdock@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Agree that that no one is the arbiter of “true” Christianity. Saying “Christians are Christians” though falls into the same trap. The UCC is nothing like Southern Baptists.