Why do Christians in America seem to isolate so much?

Question

Ok, I'm Buddhist and gay so my friends and family are a wide variety of people.

My friends and family are gay, straight, bi, trans, black, white, latino, christian, pagan, buddhist, atheist and agnostic. (That is not an exaggeration.)

What I notice is that all the other groups tend to blend a little easier and when I visit my Christian friends and family I feel like I'm jumping through hoops just to spend time with them because I could never invite them along with everybody else.

Now I admit that some of it is my own decisions, but its hard to keep up with all the judgements.

-No Harry Potter
-No Gay Bars
-No Unique Restraunts
-No long coffee dates (because the conversation will get too politically heated and I'll be accused of ganging up on them.)

Can someone explain this to me?

well, out of 5 christian friends and 7 (roughly) christian family members,
I think all but 1 of them would be considered "conservative or fundamentalist"....

Where are all these "mainstream" Christians? Because I don't see them.

Answer 1

You're Christian friends do not represent your average Christian in America. I hate to tell you this, but they seem more like extremists and stereotypes than mainstream Christians.

I can sort of see why they might not prefer to go to gay bars, since most of them aren't gay (of course, you could say the same about the US population in general) but no Harry Potter?? Most of my Christian friends are doing what most Americans are doing right now: reading the 7th Harry Potter book before their friends read it and give away the ending. I'm not even sure why anyone would dislike unique restraunts (unless you're talking about strip clubs, which you're not), and as for political discussions, my Christian friends won't shut up abou their conservative beliefs.

I say you should get some new Christian friends. The ones you have right now are way outside of mainstream Christiantiy, and if you can't talk some sense in to them, at least get away from them so they don't influence you any more than they have.

Answer 2

The Christians are staying away from what is evil but youre a person and we love you no matter what you do or who you are. Im not going to join in with anyone who wants to go to a gay bar or wants to go see a movie about sorcery.... there are so many things to do anyway.... I dont know what youre talking about long coffee dates or unique restraunts...never heard of that... I like eating at all sorts of restraunts especially Thai food. Yum!

Answer 3

Your experience of practicing Christians is very limited. indeed.
My active Christian(especially Catholic,Orthodox,"Mainline"Protestants and even most Evangelical) friends take all of the above,except the gay Bar stuff,bien sur.
You seem to know only a few Fundamentalist Christians.
There a a billion and a half people in the world who are named Christians

Answer 4

i've got self assurance that your are actually not purely generalizing, yet spreading lies. conceitedness has no longer something to do with faith nor international places nor way of existence. it extremely is a HUMAN trait that's as much as a individual. i understand many humble Christians interior the U. S. and function seen human beings of different international places who're boastful previous reason. of direction you do no longer choose to take heed to this nor do any of the atheists who will thumbs down any answer which places christians in an outstanding easy, so I even have spoke back so have a sturdy day.

Answer 5

Those are really annoying and hardcore Christians...I love Harry Potter, talking politics and the like. Those kind of people don't believe in the love and mercy of God.

Answer 6

Seems like you have far right wing Christian friends. Find a few that aren't soo far right..

I'm a Christian, but don't consider myself a liberal.. Many of us liberal Christians available you know..

Answer 7

You have nothing in common with them. We like to be with people that we share some of our interests with.