en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/707466 Comments by amelia1018 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/10/3865/#IDComment105298758 I completely agree with #4. I know people who are outspoken Christians who I cannot have a conversation about religion with because their approach is so hateful (dude, I guarantee "you're going to hell" is never going to convince me - this is approximately as effective as telling me I am banished to Candyland) and I know people who are outspoken Christians who are some of the most loving, kind and intellectually curious people I've ever met. It's not about how they identify (across the board as Christians), it's about how they act toward others. And I'm an atheist, so I get my fair share of the Mikey effect, albeit in a different way :) Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:58:05 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/10/3865/#IDComment105298758 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/08/quietly-distancing-ourselves-from-mel-gibson/#IDComment91792483 Braveheart felt like complete self-indulgence, and have no interest in the Passion because I assume it's got to be twice as bad on that front. Lethal Weapon is kind of fun(ish). He's sort of a scenary chewer. But, yeah, hopefully he gets his stuff together. Mon, 9 Aug 2010 18:29:26 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/08/quietly-distancing-ourselves-from-mel-gibson/#IDComment91792483 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89084826 And there is nothing less charitable, in my mind, then forcing them to take God to get food. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:15:17 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89084826 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89084655 Oh, yes, I love President Bartlett. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:13:32 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89084655 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89084238 Amen, Aydan. This is why a group of Catholic priests and nuns supported the healthcare bill - they'd seen women say, time and again, "I'm having an abortion because I can't afford to take myself to the doctor, or to take the baby to the doctor once its born, even if you will give me free pre-natal care. And I certainly can't afford a hospital birth." Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:08:53 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89084238 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89083272 What about instances where there are severe birth defects, like anencephaly? The pregnancy doesn't threaten the mother's life, but the fetus will not survive. She should be forced to carry a dying baby for months on end? Is that compassion or love? Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:58:28 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89083272 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89082264 The 9th amendment comes into play here. I would also say that the Judeo-Christian basis for the nation is false - if anything, it relies heavily on Roman government structure. Decidedly un-Christian, that. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:48:07 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89082264 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89081793 You may recall that Joshua killed women (including those who were pregnant), children and babies at Jericho. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:43:07 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89081793 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89080755 I am interested in this oft-quoted "conservatives give more" number. Is it true if you take out tithing/general donations to religious institutions that are not otherwise charitable (e.g., paying a minister's salary, not funding a well in sub-Saharan Africa)? Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:31:32 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment89080755 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment88966094 Michael, I so agree. I was so appalled by that - mocking the ill for their political beliefs? What kind of a human being does that? Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:26:36 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/secretly-being-liberal/#IDComment88966094 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/the-reformed-rock-star/#IDComment83817616 Hey, you can say whatever you want about Bob Dylan's faith or lack thereof, but the music he made when he was a Christian was his worst stuff. The blurst. Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:33:17 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/the-reformed-rock-star/#IDComment83817616 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3225/#IDComment80832075 Thanks, Charlie St. Cloud! I know not what this movie means, but I will happily take that iPad off your hands. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:50:43 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3225/#IDComment80832075 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80283222 That sounds like the exact reaction that Jesus would have had. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:50:12 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80283222 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80138689 Ha, this is funny because I didn't know it was weird to sit up front (I don't go to church) so when I went to my husband's aunt's church for something, I just figured I should sit where the empty seats were...and that was, you guessed it, the front row. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:35:20 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80138689 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80113936 Yes - definitely to the novelty part of it. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:54:16 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80113936 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80111735 Oh, no. That would be the kind of thing your coworker would ask, like, six months later after you had already mentioned attending A church, but not which one. We don't like to assume that people go, or that they're Christian if they are religious - it's considered rude, probably a demographic thing since, for example, NYC is about 15% Jewish and about 3% Indian American (mostl Hindu and Muslim) so you're really making a big assumption if you just figure EVERYONE is Christian and church going. My coworkers talk a bunch about their church activities, but it's always "so I was at this church event on Thursday" to lead into a story that could have easily taken place at any normal party of a suburban adult parents. It's never "I feel called to tell you about the sermon I heard on Sunday in great detail." Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:33:03 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80111735 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80109956 Unless it was a Steven King reference! Oooh, hard to know whether to like it or not now... (kidding! I'm kidding!) Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:15:12 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80109956 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80109542 Well...maybe "normal" isn't the right word. Usual, anyway. That one might be more urban/rural than north/south. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:11:33 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80109542 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80109436 It's normal in the North, too! My family lives in a rural area, and that's the normal "hello!" when one person is in the car and another is walking. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:10:32 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80109436 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80109343 Ha, this is funny! I find that the more conservative the church, the less likely they are to hug - too much body touching for people you don't know. Then there's the church I went to in SF - they hug everyone. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:09:34 +0000 http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/06/3170/#IDComment80109343