Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I am a Christian and you are asking me to give up my religious beliefs and rights because my beliefs are offending you. It seems everywhere I turn I am asked or rather told that my beliefs and traditions are offending other religions.
You’ve taken the crèche out of the town square. You’ve reduced “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays”. And now you want to take the Easter Bunny and just make him the bunny. The word Easter offends you.
I am intolerant because I’m upset that these events are occurring. I am intolerant because I do not embrace others religions. I’m offensive and a stench to society because of my religious beliefs. If I share my faith, you slap me with your words. You mock me and reduce my faith to something that should be left in the history books.
Am I the intolerant one? You cannot tolerate my faith, Christianity because you want to “do your own thing…live and let live.” Why am I slapped for my so-called intolerance, and yet it is ok for you to be intolerant of my faith?
I’m told to keep my faith to myself…it’s a private thing. If you consider yourself a Christian, you’ll remember that Jesus and the apostles did not keep it to themselves. They spoke to people about their faith. If you’re not a Christian, you don’t have to concern yourself with this specific.
You keep telling me to shape up; you’re not going to tolerate my religious beliefs anymore. Stop being double-minded. Stop commanding tolerance from me when you’re unwilling to tolerate me.
Only thing I am intolerant about when it comes to Chrisitanity is that most of them ARE NOT Christians. And when you say you "share your views", have you ever stopped and thought "Hey maybe they don't wanna hear my views"? I for one am about sick and ****ing tired of being told I am going to hell by a so called Christian and then seeing the same fool drunk, high, cursing everyone, etc.
I did not read the whole thread but from what I saw I guess Im the minority here. I do beeive in Christ and I am Christian. Was originally Catholic when I was going through my divorce I was called to the Preists office to tell me that my boys would not be accepted in the school anymore because one of the teacher and also a parent did not agree with our divorce. I pulled them out of that school and went to a Lutheran school...they and myself were accepted. I later joined a CHristian church and love it. I feel the Lords love ALL around me. I donot recruit anyone or push my religion in anyones face.
In my neighborhood many Pentecostals knock on my door. I am breif, polite, and take there information/pamphlet and say good & close my door. I will not be rude because they dont have my reliigious beliefs. My God tells me to treat everyone kindly. The world would be much happier and safer if we ALL tried to be more compassionate and patient with others.
Christmas is to celebrate Christ, thats why I always say Merry Christmas if someone gets insulted Im sorry but I will not change to be politcally correct.
Society has not changed Merry Christmas to Happy Holidays JUST because they want to include everone ; they want to take Christ out of Christmas because it is offensive to many. Not every Christian is pushing their beliefs on others and trying to "recruit" people. Why can't Christians just share their beliefs with other Christians? Hoosier_guy has not once, ever been remotely pushing or argumentative; all he is doing is sharing his beliefs and because some people may not agree it is disrespectful and intolerant? So I guess next time someone is sharing a belief that is "offensive" to me I should raise a big stink about it. Is there not a thing called freedom of speech in this country?
It's so sad what this country has come to when Christ is more offensive than pornography.
Oh my dear lord, the majority of the country says their christian. There isn't some big huge conspiracy to destroy christmas, stop buying into Bill-o the master of spin. The only examples he could even give aren't examples of people hating christians, it was examples of corporations wanting EVERYONES money, not just christians. Hence "happy holidays"
Only thing I am intolerant about when it comes to Chrisitanity is that most of them ARE NOT Christians. And when you say you "share your views", have you ever stopped and thought "Hey maybe they don't wanna hear my views"? I for one am about sick and ****ing tired of being told I am going to hell by a so called Christian and then seeing the same fool drunk, high, cursing everyone, etc.
I am sorry that you have come across Christian that are not true to Our Heavenly Fathers teachings. Bit the Christians I know are not drunkin', cursing, fools as you mentioned and do not PUSH Christ at anyone. You possibly have not had a good experience. It will come to you when you allow it. And the only reason Im saying this to you is because you chose to post in this particular thread if not I would not discuss religion with you out of the blue to try to convert or save your soul. I believe my Lord works in mysterious ways and when he wants you he'll call...its up to you to except. I do not know of any Christian conspiracy.
I am a Christian and you are asking me to give up my religious beliefs and rights because my beliefs are offending you. It seems everywhere I turn I am asked or rather told that my beliefs and traditions are offending other religions.
You’ve taken the crèche out of the town square. You’ve reduced “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays”. And now you want to take the Easter Bunny and just make him the bunny. The word Easter offends you.
I am intolerant because I’m upset that these events are occurring. I am intolerant because I do not embrace others religions. I’m offensive and a stench to society because of my religious beliefs. If I share my faith, you slap me with your words. You mock me and reduce my faith to something that should be left in the history books.
Am I the intolerant one? You cannot tolerate my faith, Christianity because you want to “do your own thing…live and let live.” Why am I slapped for my so-called intolerance, and yet it is ok for you to be intolerant of my faith?
I’m told to keep my faith to myself…it’s a private thing. If you consider yourself a Christian, you’ll remember that Jesus and the apostles did not keep it to themselves. They spoke to people about their faith. If you’re not a Christian, you don’t have to concern yourself with this specific.
You keep telling me to shape up; you’re not going to tolerate my religious beliefs anymore. Stop being double-minded. Stop commanding tolerance from me when you’re unwilling to tolerate me.
You said it brother! Ill give you sum reputation for that!
Oh... so do you pick & choose which contradictions to follow?? I'm sorry, but you're confusing me now. And in regards to your other post, who gave you the authority to decide who's right or wrong???
No, but just like everything else in life nothing is black and white. I didn't say it wasn't confusing...I said you have to study it to get the true meaning of things. And each individual takes away from each verse what the Lord intends for them to take away from it. Some are clear, some are not. When He wants you to understand, you will. In the Old Testament, they made animal sacrifices to God to repent and be cleansed of sin and in the New Testament Jesus Christ died for all of us and our sins. What's interesting is that throughout the OT there are prophesies of Jesus. God had everything planned from our beginning until our end. He is not contradicting Himself at all. We know all we need to know, and if you don't study His Word you don't even know that. God has the authority to work through me to point these things out to others. I don't decide.
well even us "religious" folk are being given them....for what some call spam. Fortunately markablue was a sweetheart and removed my neg point. Guess they agree that it's not spam, or they would've said something by now.
I got a neg too....seems just the Christians are being attacked when we quote the Bible. I'll see what markablue has to say about mine.
If you are forced to give up your religious beliefs, then you werent very committed to the beliefs. I would never give up my beliefs, i would die befored that
If you are forced to give up your religious beliefs, then you werent very committed to the beliefs. I would never give up my beliefs, i would die befored that
That's what I'm thinking... if somebody ELSE saying "Happy Holidays" makes you feel forced to give up beliefs, they can't be that strong.
I was just discussing this issue with a co-worker, and how I refuse to work on the High Holy Days (Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur)... when I was putting in my request for those days off, she said "well, just because you ask, doesn't mean they'll give them to you." My response was simply "I won't be here, whether they allow it or not! No job is worth giving up my beliefs." Can we say Sandy Koufax?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
; they want to take Christ out of Christmas because it is offensive to many. Not every Christian is pushing their beliefs on others and trying to "recruit" people. Why can't Christians just share their beliefs with other Christians? Hoosier_guy has not once, ever been remotely pushing or argumentative; all he is doing is sharing his beliefs and because some people may not agree it is disrespectful and intolerant? So I guess next time someone is sharing a belief that is "offensive" to me I should raise a big stink about it. Is there not a thing called freedom of speech in this country? 
And in regards to your other post, who gave you the authority to decide who's right or wrong???
