My experience with church is not your experience? So if you had a bad experience. Does that make All churches bad? or all pastors and preacher pedophiles? lets keep it real. Or on the hand are All scientist atheist or evolutionist?
2006-08-31 17:00:20 · 11 answers · asked by soulsista 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes... just becasue people have seen a guy with a cross on his neck do stupid crap, doesn't mean that he's a Christian at all, but they just assume that he is, and they say you've one you've seen them all that means all Christians are this way...
then they break out the crussades crap as a backup to their own hatred and predjudice...
all of that was over a thousand years ago.... started by a currupted church, not true Christians, they didn't follow the "love your neigbor" taught in the Bible, they didn't follow the Bible at all, so why do people accuse Modern-day Christians of having any likeness to these ancient hypocrites?
I'm tired of all the hate and intolerance from people.... I'm a Christian, and I'm tired of getting that Darwin crap shoved down my throat...
I'm tired of people calling Christians terrorist, when they at the same time, call radical Muslims, peace loving. "terrorist rights" don't discriminate the terrorist, that would be politically incorrect...
Muslim- and Radical Muslim - 2 different groups...
But God tells me to love others , even my enemies... so I forgive the haters and the ignorant...
In Christ love... God bless you all
a humble Christian
2006-08-31 17:15:27 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Agappae 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No...and no. No to the first questions about if you experience one bad church/pastor/etc. it makes all churches/pastors/etc. bad. And no, not all scientists are evolutionists and athiests.
People too often generilize based on thier own experiences, which often times gets people into hot water big time. Generalizing causes fear to grow rampid, and keeps people divided. It does not help, it only hinders.
So no, I do no agree at all with the above statements.
2006-09-01 00:06:17 · answer #2 · answered by Bible Trekker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most polled scientists are Atheists. And in an anonymous study, most Doctors are Atheists as well. Although in surveys where they had to put their name on the survery, Doctors then changed their beliefs to believing in God!
Also, the incidence of Pedophiles in the Church are high than among the general population.
Not all churches are bad, and not all Christians are stupid. But not all Atheists are morally bankrupt either.
2006-09-01 00:04:37 · answer #3 · answered by GobleyGook 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree 100% with your statements, except: I don't think all scientists are atheists or evolutionists. All scientists are not anthropologists, which would be the most likely - I would think - to be evolutionists.
2006-09-01 00:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by MillwoodsGal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was in high school a man I highly respected molested several girls in our youth group. For some, this completely shook their faith in God and they turned their backs on church forever. But I always realized that this man was just a man. He has to answer to God for his actions some day. Other leaders of the church will be called on to account for how they handled the course of events. This man is not representative of how God calls us to behave or what it means to follow Jesus.
There will always be examples of "fallen followers" because we are sinful people. I choose to do my best to be a "faithful follower," relying on Christ's power within me. I pray that I will continue to be faithful to the end.
2006-09-01 00:10:15 · answer #5 · answered by happygirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think I agree, though your question is vague.
You seem to be saying that generalizing is a bad thing.
That I can agree with.
2006-09-01 00:04:14 · answer #6 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not all!! church is not bad,but the peolpe who tries to run it badly! criticize the people by the bad things they are doing,not the person! same as to church,criticize the one who runs it,not the church itself!
2006-09-01 00:08:41 · answer #7 · answered by xpac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of them
Yes
No
No
No
2006-09-01 00:03:12 · answer #8 · answered by Kyrix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What?
2006-09-01 00:01:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in other words, do not generalize. isn't that it?
2006-09-01 00:03:27 · answer #10 · answered by St. Anthony of Y!Answers 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋