Originally posted by RICHARD
organized religion is just a license to hate some one who does not believe in YOUR god...
I don't know that I would have put it quite like this, but I really agree!

I am a Christian. My parents were members of the Nazarene church (they aren't anymore, but that's a loooong story). I've never been baptised, but I was dedicated. However, I will not go to church. I have a really hard time accepting the word of a pastor who is preaching about accepting everyone and not judging people based of race or creed or whatever, and then in the same breath saying that gay people can't go to a Christian school (yes, this actually happened when I went to church one morning). Sorry, but isn't that JUDGING?? I beleive in God and from what I know of Him, I don't believe for one second He's that hypocritical.

It has always bugged me when Christians would "feel sorry" for people who weren't Christians (and I'm only basing this on my own experience); they always claimed it was compassion but it always seemed like a smug arrogance like "I'm right and they are wrong"