I Hate Christian Hypocrites!

Ugh! I just saw this guy on TV talking about how you need to find God and make peace will all living creatures. Sounds good, right? Well, as this guy is telling you to accpet peace and love, there is his RIFLE sitting right behind him! Pff, give me a break!

He's also selling some bullshit books and videos on how to be a *man* and still love God... ha! What an idiot! That sure sounds like a true Christian man to me.

 

what a headache. bizarro fundie types muddling and confusing the message of god and ruining people for even hearing even a part of the message of the Prince of Peace. forgive, forget, listen to your instincts.

 

I love God! So what are you implying?

 

These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. -Matt. 15:8

Not everyone that claims to be a Christian is truly Christian ... only God knows for sure.

 

My thoughts exactly

 

that's beautiful. i may not be very good at being a christian, but i love god deeply and dearly. i know some people that put on the nice clothes and go to church then sit and gossip acidly about other parishoners. it's very disheartening. i decided to stop going to church because all the noise from the other people really distracted me from speaking to god.

 

If all the professing christians in this country truly devoted themselves to the teachings of Christ we would have one of the most peaceful nations on Earth. Am I wrong in saying this?

 

Nope. I agree.

I also agree that the kinda Christians as described in the original post of this thread bug me too.

 

Yah I remeber reading once Jesus telling a worshipper in the street that he should pray in private with noone watching to truly pray to god....not in the street where everyone can see how DEVOTED and FAITHFUL he is. This is something I relate to...my rel;ationship is a personal one and I dont need to prove to anyone that God and I talk to each other. I don't need to go out on the street and convert people. I dont need to SAVE anyone. I dont need to show anyone how WELL i can PRAY and how DEVOTED I am because a relationship with God is a personal one and anyone who flaunts it or pushes it on anyone is a hypocrite!!! And should ask the forgiveness of all the people theyve burdened with their self-righteous and demeaning missionary work. "Oh you poor countries you starve because you havent found Jesus" that stuff drives me nuts....Jesus and God have nothing to do with it. You wanna be a Christian...just feed them... you dont need to convince them of anything. Lead by example and if they see the good in that, and they come to you wanting to know more...fine...noone likes to have the WORD shoved down their throat.

 

very nice, johnny, i'm with you 100%. (see, people, there's more of us out there than you thought.)

 

Well, the thing that bothered me most about the whole thing was how he was preaching peace but had a gun with him. That's just stupid.


There will always be people trying to convert others. There's not stopping it. I had a kid at school telling everyone they were going to Hell. We aren't bad kids at all, yet he's telling us how we are going to burn. Pff, that stuff makes me mad, but not as mad as this television guy.

 

sometimes I watch the religous channel at night, before I go to bed. It makes me laugh. There is one guy on at night so full of shit he makes everybody else look bad.

well, I must say, very well said. I am not a christian, but well said.

 

i don't think the gun necessarily made him a hypocrite. i have a hunting rifle and a pistol for protection. i'm not going to turn the other cheek when some sick fuck breaks into my house and threatens myself and my daughter.

 

But why would you use it as decoration on the set of your evangelical tv show? Come on, you gotta admit THAT is annoying.

 

One of the vows taken by Franciscan monks is to never carry a weapon of any kind. And back in the 12th century, this was incredibly dangerous. As Christians, we should try to follow their example.

 

i'm not a franciscan. if some sick ass shows up and wants to rape my baby, he's gonna get hurt real bad.

 

Like I said, we should try to follow their example. Obviously there are some situations that warrant violence. Besides, we're laypeople; we're not bound by any vows. We haven't chosen to make that kind of a promise to God. But if these principles were good enough for St. Francis, then they're good enough for me. Surely you're not suggesting that we should not try to follow in the example of saints?

 

depends on the saint, i suppose. i happen to have been indoctrinated by a particular sect of christianity that calls ALL believers in god and acceptors of christ's sacrifice 'saints.'

 

I don't like anybody who is a hypocrit.

 

Well, you see, this was not there for protection. This was there for the sole use of hunting animals. I forgot to mention that the thing was actually filmed inside a hunting cabin of some kind. They showed these guys hunting as well. I don't know, but hunting purely for the joy of watching an innocent animal die doesn't sound like a Christian hobby.

It's not that I think hunting is evil or anything, it just seems weird when associated with religion. I mean, preaching with a gun just seems a little weird if you ask me.