What Would You Like Christians To Do? (America, atheist, Muslims)

[Thomas R.]

What Would You Like Christians To Do?

It seems like this is as much an issue here as what Muslims should do, maybe moreso. There seem to be some offended by the ideas of Christianity period but others more offended by actions of Christians. For whatever reason I decided to add a poll to the question.

[11thHour]

Outright renouncing their faith and letting it die would make me happy.

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by 11thHour

Outright renouncing their faith and letting it die would make me happy.

Out of curiosity, why would my renouncing my faith make you happy? Since I have never attempted to convert you to it or condemned you for not believing as I do, why would it make you happy for me to renounce it -- particularly since I would be less happy than I am right now?

[caitlindwarf]

As long as they keep their faith out of my schools or politics I'm happy.

[Thomas R.]

Originally Posted by 11thHour

Outright renouncing their faith and letting it die would make me happy.

"They should abandon or 'be liberated from' Christianity" was meant to cover that view. I may not have expressed it right or clearly enough in that option.

[Hueffenhardt]

What I am about to say does not apply to all Christians, but these are things that I would like done differently by the Christians who do them.

1) Would let homosexuals get married and quit making gays feel bad about themselves.

2) Would quit trying to force Creationism/Intelligent Design into our children's classrooms.

3) Would encourage their kids to use protection if they are going to engage in sex.

4) Would be open to voting for a non-religious candidate if they were best for the job.

5) Would not re-write American history.

6) Would recognize that non-Christians can be very moral and lovely people.

[LofT]

Sounds like this poll is meant to skew one direction.

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by LofT

Sounds like this poll is meant to skew one direction.

That's kind of the point, as is also the case with the threads on what people would like Muslims and atheists to do.

[LofT]

Originally Posted by Katzpur

That's kind of the point, as is also the case with the threads on what people would like Muslims and atheists to do.

Yeah, just went over them too.

[Thomas R.]

Originally Posted by LofT

Sounds like this poll is meant to skew one direction.

It's inspired by the Muslim thread. I'm aware many people have problems with Christians and it was a groping attempt to figure which general direction those problems come from. Although the option of having no problems is here and at the atheist one.

The two are worded a bit differently, but I meant to make them basically equivalent. As I'm Catholic possibly there is a bias in the two that I don't detect, meaning maybe I'm making problems people have with Christians sound more unreasonable or petty, but I did the best I could to avoid that.