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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 2676013" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>You came late to the party.&nbsp; This started when I pointed out that our schools would be better if we hadn&#039;t driven God out of them.&nbsp; Which brought on a chorus of Christian bashing.&nbsp; I&#039;m not a Buddhist, or a Muslim, etc.&nbsp; I only know the basic principles of my faith.&nbsp; And I know that practicing them makes for a better life.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure there are those here who are thinking Jesus freak, nutjob, etc.&nbsp; What I can tell you is I spent most of the last 30 years in a corporation that made me cynical, jaded, and angry.&nbsp; So much so that I believe it was a major contributor to a plugged up artery that almost killed me in 2011.&nbsp; I was a long way away from the kid who grew up in a family of ministers.&nbsp; And I have doubts about all of it too.&nbsp; But I do know quite a bit about what the scriptures say and the good that has been done in the name of Christ.&nbsp; Everyone will probably now scream about the evil.&nbsp; But the point of Christianity is to do good when you can, and to resist evil.&nbsp; Those who commit evil acts aren&#039;t faithful Christians, and if they believe they&#039;re doing right they&#039;ve twisted the scriptures.&nbsp; You can believe Christianity is evil if you like, but it&#039;s been my experience that those who do are at their core angry, and their anger fills their heart with hate.&nbsp; In my case the anger and hate was directed at FedEx.&nbsp; But nearly dropping dead was enough to convince me that I needed to change.&nbsp; And I know what the opposite of hate is and that the religion I grew up with emphasized that.&nbsp; So yes, when I see Christianity attacked as evil on this forum I stand up for it.&nbsp; I know what it truly stands for and the good that has been done in the name of Christ.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 2676013, member: 24302"] You came late to the party. This started when I pointed out that our schools would be better if we hadn't driven God out of them. Which brought on a chorus of Christian bashing. I'm not a Buddhist, or a Muslim, etc. I only know the basic principles of my faith. And I know that practicing them makes for a better life. I'm sure there are those here who are thinking Jesus freak, nutjob, etc. What I can tell you is I spent most of the last 30 years in a corporation that made me cynical, jaded, and angry. So much so that I believe it was a major contributor to a plugged up artery that almost killed me in 2011. I was a long way away from the kid who grew up in a family of ministers. And I have doubts about all of it too. But I do know quite a bit about what the scriptures say and the good that has been done in the name of Christ. Everyone will probably now scream about the evil. But the point of Christianity is to do good when you can, and to resist evil. Those who commit evil acts aren't faithful Christians, and if they believe they're doing right they've twisted the scriptures. You can believe Christianity is evil if you like, but it's been my experience that those who do are at their core angry, and their anger fills their heart with hate. In my case the anger and hate was directed at FedEx. But nearly dropping dead was enough to convince me that I needed to change. And I know what the opposite of hate is and that the religion I grew up with emphasized that. So yes, when I see Christianity attacked as evil on this forum I stand up for it. I know what it truly stands for and the good that has been done in the name of Christ. [/QUOTE]

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