Hi. While I label myself as a Christian freethinker, I am open to discussion about most anything.
A pastor once told that there are probably more than 100,000 different religions in the world, past and present. Interesting.
I am Christian for several reasons: 1) I grew up in a Christian community; 2) I lived much of my youth with my grandparents and my grandfather was a deacon; 3) I know very few people that are not Christian or at least claim to be Christian; 4) I've had spiritual experiences that changed me forever; and 5) I try to be more like Christ and less like much of the world.
I am a freethinker for several reasons: 1) I couldn't buy-in to the "fairy tales" I heard in church; 2) I hate the way some church-goers are so condemning [note that I don't call them Christians--they seem more like Pharisees than Christ-like]; 3) I can't see how one can live according to both the Old and New Testaments as one pastor tried to swear me to [there must be a reason they are labeled that way]; and 4) with so many different denominations, no church can be "right" about everything. [Maybe one, but which one?] Thus, I have decided to make up my own mind about things, making the 'freethinker' label most appropriate.
A pastor once told that there are probably more than 100,000 different religions in the world, past and present. Interesting.
I am Christian for several reasons: 1) I grew up in a Christian community; 2) I lived much of my youth with my grandparents and my grandfather was a deacon; 3) I know very few people that are not Christian or at least claim to be Christian; 4) I've had spiritual experiences that changed me forever; and 5) I try to be more like Christ and less like much of the world.
I am a freethinker for several reasons: 1) I couldn't buy-in to the "fairy tales" I heard in church; 2) I hate the way some church-goers are so condemning [note that I don't call them Christians--they seem more like Pharisees than Christ-like]; 3) I can't see how one can live according to both the Old and New Testaments as one pastor tried to swear me to [there must be a reason they are labeled that way]; and 4) with so many different denominations, no church can be "right" about everything. [Maybe one, but which one?] Thus, I have decided to make up my own mind about things, making the 'freethinker' label most appropriate.
