Originally posted by Nomilynn
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"
Whoa - major flashback.

I can remember being around 13-14 years old at my church (Lutheran), and seeing in the hymnal a section on prayers. OK - that's kind of cool. Prayers for all occasions. Holidays, special events, weddings, etc. Then I saw a prayer about praying for all those poor non-Christian souls who didn't know any better....

Even though I never heard that specific prayer out loud, I was really offended by it. I knew that there was something that was, for lack of a better word, "unchristian" about it.