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MineralMan

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21. For many, disagreement is counted as persecution.

Reply to Lordquinton (Reply #20)

Fri Apr 5, 2019, 01:50 PM

Apr 2019

That's a strange characteristic of some Christians.

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Texas Senate Passes Religious Liberty Bill to Shield Lawyers Who Reject LGBTQ Clients [View all] trotsky Apr 2019 OP

In short, they miss Jim Crow. muntrv Apr 2019 #1

Cowards. Firestorm49 Apr 2019 #2

Now to turn that around WhiteTara Apr 2019 #3

Why put the word "Christian" in quotes? nt. Mariana Apr 2019 #5

Because there are Christians and then WhiteTara Apr 2019 #8

I'm with you on boycotting them Mariana Apr 2019 #9

+1 n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #10

just the kind that would make Jesus ashamed of them. demigoddess Apr 2019 #23

That may make them lousy Christians. Mariana Apr 2019 #24

Not really christians. Jesus said if you love him, you must follow his teachings. Karadeniz Apr 2019 #26

So, you've determined that these people are non-Christians. Mariana Apr 2019 #27

pretenders. demigoddess Apr 2019 #28

They are non-Christians [i]pretending[/i] to be Christians. Mariana Apr 2019 #29

no, they 'think' they are Christians. But they don't want to follow the demigoddess Apr 2019 #30

Which rules? Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #32

How do you figure out what the rules are? Mariana Apr 2019 #34

I would say that 'Thou shalt not kill" is one rule demigoddess Apr 2019 #36

But is it an absolute rule? trotsky Apr 2019 #37

If somebody disagrees with you about one rule, are they still xian? Pope George Ringo II Apr 2019 #38

This is what's been lost when Christianity went from simple small groups to a state Karadeniz Apr 2019 #39

The problem with that is that people self-define their religious affiliations. MineralMan Apr 2019 #11

When it's in quotes, it's not generic WhiteTara Apr 2019 #16

I suppose. However, I think I understand the intent there. MineralMan Apr 2019 #17

The quote implies they aren't really Christians. Mariana Apr 2019 #18

read history. There was a time when being a Christian was not enough demigoddess Apr 2019 #31

My point is that I'm not a Christian. MineralMan Apr 2019 #33

"Almost every christian church I have attended said they were right and everyone else was wrong." trotsky Apr 2019 #35

And similarly they also want to 'protect' the poor put-upon Christian healthcare/dr./nurses. CurtEastPoint Apr 2019 #4

Well, I wouldn't have an attorney who disagreed with me on a basic MineralMan Apr 2019 #6

Replace "LGBTQ" with "Black." MineralMan Apr 2019 #7

Black Lordquinton Apr 2019 #12

You are probably correct. MineralMan Apr 2019 #13

Someone tried a counter argument Lordquinton Apr 2019 #14

Infuriating, isn't it? MineralMan Apr 2019 #15

And you were right to drop out of the conversation. MineralMan Apr 2019 #19

It was elsewhere Lordquinton Apr 2019 #20

For many, disagreement is counted as persecution. MineralMan Apr 2019 #21

What's the line? Lordquinton Apr 2019 #22

Next thing you know,.. Permanut Apr 2019 #25