He is the kind of christian tho who picks and chooses his favorite dishes from the table and leaves what he doesn't like. That's the cowards way. In for a penny in for a pound you know? I think the conservative Christians on this forum are the real ones because they believe the WHOLE thing not just the parts they don't like.
It's not wrong to find your own personal worldview, especially if it draws upon the wisdom of the past while rejecting the unfortunate relics that have been left behind from a barbaric past. This behavior creates credible conclusions.
I believe that we should regularly question every moral standard that we have, instead of simply accepting the entirety of a 1000+ page book.
Furthermore, the name of your religion is Christianity, not Biblism. While this is my own opinion, I
do believe it makes more sense for one calling himself a Christian to hold the example of Christ to a higher regard than other parts of the Bible, especially when the two are at odds.
And Dan brought up a very good point. People are less responsive to coercion than they are to kindness. Even in terms of its effectiveness, you would do a better service to Christ if you approached others amicably, simply because they would be more receptive to Christ's message.
Coburn, we are not here to try to fool you. Our intent is not to pull you from God's path. We have simply made observations and determined which approaches of Christianity result in harmony and which do not.
