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mwmisses4289

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5. I have met and am friends with some who claim to be christian,

Reply to Playingmantis (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:25 AM

19 hrs ago

these are folks who actually not just talk the talk, they also walk the walk by among other things volunteering in their communities. Unfortunately, they are few. The rest in the red state i am in are what we used to call Sunday go to meeting cchristians.As long as their butt is in the seat, they are christian, but the minute they walk out the door, it gets left behind until the next sunday.

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So many Trumpers call themselves Christians..is that vital support crumblng? [View all] Playingmantis 20 hrs ago OP

For me the Christian brand has been destroyed - they come across as charlatans. walkingman 19 hrs ago #1

There's a reason why prohibitions against lying and stealing are in all versions of the 10 Commandments. haele 19 hrs ago #3

I don't think enough American Christians understand what's happening here. yardwork 19 hrs ago #2

+1 dalton99a 19 hrs ago #7

If we are going to be honest, this is really nothing new Buckeyeblue 19 hrs ago #4

I have met and am friends with some who claim to be christian, mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #5

Too many fall in this category... surfered 19 hrs ago #6

"If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be--a Christian." Mark Twain Ping Tung 18 hrs ago #8

It's one of the reasons James Talarico is considered such a threat peggysue2 16 hrs ago #9