[quote name='Maverick CRV'][quote name='PhrostByte'][quote name='Maverick CRV']I don't like to use the term "religious." Just call me a Christian. Honestly, I don't really think of Christianity as a religion, but as more of a relationship than anything else. It's really hard to explain...I will just say that I love God and Jesus Christ with all my heart.
And video games. I love video games. Which is why I'm here. Not all Christians are the stuck-up conservative people who rally to protest anything and everything. I'm currently enjoying Halo 2 right now and it's (supposedly) one of the top ten most violent games out there.
I know I'll get a lot of flaming for talking about Christianity, but I honestly don't think I'm any better or "holier than thou." All I can say is that I have found a peace that surpasses understanding. It feels as if my life is complete. Not trying to force my beliefs down anyone's throat...just trying to discuss them in a friendly manner.
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/me turns away from writing his research paper on religion to reply to this post.
Yeah dude.. that's all great and whatnot. But the thing is, religion attracts fundamentalism more than anything else. I mean think about it.. to some people, religion is life and death. And not just life and death, but afterlife and afterdeath (huh?) too. Yaknow.. back in the days of slavery, Christianity is all those people had, they dreamed of better days. They continued to suffer (instead of revolting sooner) because they had hope that things would be better in the afterlife... This is just one example but you can see how powerful it is. Well, if you have nothing else, you take your beliefs seriously. And since they are such strong beliefs, it's difficult to accept the beliefs of others. This, as you can tell by looking at the world around you, creates problems. I'll make a short list: 9/11, Israel/Palestine, Pakistan/India, Salem Witch Trials, IRA/British rule, Nazi, Germany... it goes on, for miles :\
With some people, it's either agree or die. I often find this to be the case with Christians, maybe more subtly... no death is involved, but threats of damnation. I can't tell you how many times I've heard "Jesus makes himself available to you, and if you don't believe, you're going to Hell!" It's like wtf dude relax, yaknow? -end of rant-[/quote]
I understand what you're saying. And yes, a lot of Christians have not been good representatives of Christianity. I just want to stress that we're not all like that.
It's fine, man. Like I said, I'm not trying to force anyone to believe what I believe or start a big debate war or anything. I'm just responding to the poll and explaining my beliefs (in hopes that some people will be open-minded and exchange friendly banter).
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A lot of people seem to not be good representatives of their chosen faith, but there are exceptions of course