stop trying to give me an ultimatum, saying i’ll go to hell or that we can’t be friends if i don’t pray.

if i’m uncertain that god exists because there’s NO PROOF EITHER WAY for me.

i’m not a “perfect” straight christian woman like you are, i’m not going to change myself because my looks “tempt” men. i dress for me, not for men.

i don’t CARE if same-gender relationships are “sins” and you’ll go to hell. there are some pro-lgbt churches. i don’t care if “all women are for is to complement men and they’re inferior and they should only be with other men for that reason”.

this shit makes me so mad. i don’t have to be religious if i don’t want to be. there’s this one straight christian woman i know and she hates other women it’s so annoying, and she claims to support the lgbt but “doesn’t care about gay/trans rights”.

omfg shut up, there’s some actual kind christians despite me not being one myself, but these people obviously aren’t.

if you’re genuinely curious as to whether i pray, am christian/religious, or go to church, then that’s fine, but DON’T TRY TO FORCE ME. i thought christianity preached acceptance??

    • murdockEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      Agree that that no one is the arbiter of “true” Christianity. Saying “Christians are Christians” though falls into the same trap. The UCC is nothing like Southern Baptists.

        • murdockEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          They behave wildly differently, though, which to me is the thing that actually matters.

            • murdockEnglish
              11·
              1 year ago

              One duck quacks “hate the gays” and the other duck quacks “love the gays” (for one example of many). Almost like the fact that they’re ducks isn’t the problem.

    • Maple Engineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26·
      1 year ago

      Christians are the followers of the teachings of Jusus Christ. If you don’t follow the teachings of Jesus Christ you may call yourself a Christian but you are not a Christian.

      • CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        And who exactly decides whether you are following the teachings of Jesus Christ?

        Are you the arbiter? Out of curiosity, should I send prospective Christians your way for adjudication? I just feel like I need to know who I can safely ignore and those who legitimately are Christians and have the correct moral standing to judge my placement into eternal damnation.

        What’s the best way to get a hold of you? Do you charge for this service or is this something of a ministry? Do you have a website or should I just DM you here?

        • Maple Engineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          1 year ago

          Fortunately, the teachings of Jesus Christ are well documented and whether they are or are not following those teachings is self evident.