Which of the following statements about Christians do you agree with?

Some are good, some are not so good.....but I don't think that it has anything to do with Christianity...I think it has more to do with human nature.

I'm not a Christian.

Most chritains I know are crazy and I really dislike them.

Being Christain, Jewish, Rastafarian, Buddhist, Islamist or whatever should not mean more than being left-handed or right-handed. We spend way too much time labelling people and not enough time trying to find out who they are as individuals.

I've met some really good Christians, and I've met Christisans who are lower that whale crap on the ocean floor. I can say the same about people who belong to just about any group you care to mention.

I am a Christian, but do not judge others by what they believe. Personally, I never ask, because I don't care. If someone gets around to discussing their religious "bent" then I'll listen and reply whan asked, but I sure don't bring it up.

I find it offensive to judge others based on their personal beliefs.

"Judge not lest ye be judged" (Matthew 7:1-5) to me means live and let live.

There's nothing lower than whale crap! That's been a favorite of mine since 1968! And I agree with your other statements, too!

They're pretty much like everyone else, some good and some bad.

Christians are (partially) why I am not a Christian. I am generally turned off by Christians, but I assume some are nice people -- although I do not know anyone who is a Christian who is a really good, trusted friend. I tend to be slightly wary in the presence of known Christians, as if I could easily say or do something they would not approve of because of their religious beliefs, and as if any moment, if I hang around them long enough, they will make me uncomfortable by attempting to convert me. I'm a longtime Buddhist freethinker and nonconformist, and before that, athiest when I thought about it at all. I have had experiences where I personallly have been turned off by so-called Christians coming on too strong to me, and by reading and hearing about such experiences happening to others. They are, to me, much too conservative and too inclined to be anti-personal freedoms -- such as being overwhelmingly anti-gay marriage, just to name one thing, and anti-woman's "right to choose," to name another.

You must have sailors in your life as well! I picked that up from Navy buddies. It is such an absolute statement, isn't it?

I am not a Christian. I know a few and they are just like anyone else; some are good, some are not.

I'd rather not make blanket statements about Christians. That may be surprising given my bad attitude toward Christianity, but Christians are individuals just like any other group of people, and blanket statements about them will be as misleading as blanket statements about any other groups of people.

I know a few Christians who are wonderful people. I know a few Christians who would be, if Christianity weren't the dominant paradigm, considered nuts. Certainly the stereotype of Christianity in the US is pretty negative.

I'm not a Christian because Christianity's cosmology is patriarchical, designed to horde power, self-serving and basically stupid. That's pretty much true of many belief systems, though, and fortunately isn't true of all individual Christians.

im a christian
and i believe in god

I would not call myself a christian, I have met many yet none would I call a friend. Perhaps I never met a true christian, only those who label themselves that thinking it's a free ticket to heaven.

With me, it was my Air Force husband. He did two tours in Vietnam as an Air Commando. When he was there in 1964-1966, they were "advisors."

I learned a lot of military lingo... "I hope to jump and shout in your mess kit!" And "You ain't got the brains God gave a piss-ant!" What he said about "monkey brain stew" isn't fit to print.

It varies. It really depends on your definition of a "Christian". Someone who says that they believe in God plus several other things but don't really seem like they give a fudge, if you count them that's pretty much everybody. Just like the general population, some are nice and some are butt-holes. Then again, they sort of are the general population.

I am generally turned off by Christians, but some are nice people.

I am not a christian.

People are people are people.

And Christians are people, too.

Some are nice, some aren't. Just like any other group of people.

> People are people are people.
>
> And Christians are people, too.



"amen"

I'm not a Christian, but many of my friends and family are. They really aren't much different from anyone else apart from their rather bizarre tendency to drag dead trees into their homes and hide chocolate "eggs" etc..

I believe that knowing several Christians actually *delayed* my conversion to Christianity by a decade or two. Truly, people who call themselves Christians run the whole gamut of human behavior and attitudes including selfishness, arrogance, self-righteousness, and the like. When I run into people like this I remind myself that God isn't finished with me yet, and I'm sure He's not finished with them either. God takes jerks to become Christians as well as nice people. Ideally, the jerks become less jerky over time, as they strive to become more Christ-like in their daily life.

I don't think this survey is very Christian-like. Why is it that people that are not Christian hold Christians to a higher moral standard than they themselves try to attain? Like Christians are not "normal' people that have the same temptations as everyone else. Somehow because someone is Christian they are supposed to be perfect? It's the whole judging thing that pisses me off, we all do it sure but don't think that Christians are any more or less judgmental than non-Christians are. Reading the answers this survey will generate and you will see what I mean. Love to everyone!

Some are good, some are bad. I know a lot of Christians. I don't think of people based on their religion (or lack of). That's a personal thing and doesn't make you who you are. And, I'm a Christian...kind of.

Because it's all about the judgement. That's what they do all day every day. And what I wrote in the last christian survey was coming to a different level to wrap your brain around answering a religious matter that is written from a description of how someone else perceives we get holy, It's coming to their level to answer their question blatanely set up to see if you fail or not in the rules of a different faith.

Very colourful!

Hallalujah!

My basic attitude is anyone of any religious belief is fine as long as they don't open their mouths about it in front of other people who may not appreciate it.

halla halla

They tend to be like everyone else, though at the ends of the bell curve you'll either find people who tend to be more charitable and passionate than most or people who tend to be more judgmental and irritable than most. Take the recent hurricane: it was mostly Christians who said the people deserved to have the disaster happen to them, but it also was mostly Christians who went and volunteered to help the victims.

my definition of a christian would not be accepted by most claiming to be "christian". but of those who claim to be christians, i guess there might be a 50/50 mix of "good" and "bad".

i do have to add that most self proclaimed "christians" who are fairly outspoken are most of the ones i would question their jesus like qualities!!!!

Actually, the only reason I posted this survey was to see what the general perception about Christians might be. I believe that people are generally honest, so the answers and comments I will take very seriously. If a lot of people are turned off by Christians, I really don't blame those people.

So far the results are about what I expected.

I thought the general feeling was people are people whether they were christian or not. I get along with them fine, as long as religion is not discussed. I think there are many facets of being a christian, some are those christian warriors that are no more safe to be around than any ole terrorist. Then there are the christian bible thumpers who are not guaranteed a seat in heaven unless they save their whole family and there are your friendly neighborhood christians who really make great neighbors. The title christian is vague enough to be dangerous, as in labeling people and judgement also can be wrong.

Why would anyone form an opinion based only on what they see in the media? That's just stupid.

Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Pagans, Hindus....WE"RE ALL FUDGING PEOPLE DAMNITT!!! Who gives a rats ass their religious preference as long as it works for them. Jesus fudge this is the crap that pisses me off. Why not make it instead of Christians ask about blacks, or whites, or hispanics?

STOP THE FUDGING PREJUDICE!!!

> Because it's all about the judgement. That's what they do all
> day every day. And what I wrote in the last christian survey was coming
> to a different level to wrap your brain around answering a religious
> matter that is written from a description of how someone else perceives
> we get holy, It's coming to their level to answer their question
> blatanely set up to see if you fail or not in the rules of a different
> faith.

Well, speaking as one of them I do not judge people all day every day. Hell I don't even judge people part of the day every day. Everyone forms opinions hopefully based on their experience on all kinds of things. Unfortunately I don't understand the rest of what you were pointing out to me about "coming to their level" and failing in the rules of a different faith. I will try and find the survey you are talking about.

I guess that didn't come out very good. I have had a few very bad experiences with christians. I'm afraid that I may have tainted how I feel about the religion because of a few fanatics. I had a best friend who tried to kill me because I was 'evil'. He said God told him to. I guess I have only met extremists.

> I guess that didn't come out very good. I have had a few very bad
> experiences with christians. I'm afraid that I may have tainted how
> I feel about the religion because of a few fanatics. I had a best
> friend who tried to kill me because I was 'evil'. He said God told
> him to. I guess I have only met extremists.

That must have been a horrible experience for you. I can assure you that whoever that person was they were mentally ill. What they did had nothing to do with the fact that they were calling themselves "Christian" rather they were using it as a vehicle for their deranged mind. Don't forget serial killers who said their dog told them to do things or they heard messages from the radio or their toaster. Their chosen vehicle for their sick mind, it doesn't mean all toasters or radio's are evil. Or that no one can trust their dogs. There's been a lot of death due to peoples interpretations of Christ's word that they use for their own end. I'll just throw this in - it's a proverb - "The devil can site scripture for his own purpose". None of the Christians I know, and I'm telling you this sincerely, ever ever even come close to shoving any of their beliefs down anyone's throats. That's not the way it's supposed to work.

That is absolutely my point many times in religious discussions. Thank you for listening. The more I thought about it, the more I can see how a christian can be so many different things. I believe in God, I believe in Jesus being on earth to show us the way, but I wouldn't call myself a christian. I can only go by what I know, and I have met some doozies.

You can't judge a person by their religion just as you can't judge a religion by one person. In all religions there are good and bad people.

All Christians aren't too conservative. It all depends on what denomination they are. For instance, one denomination doesn't approve of women wearing pants or make-up. Others believe that teaching prosperity is wrong. Still others believe that when something bad happens in life that God is testing you. I'm a Christian and all of these things are foolishness to me. We're not all the same. The one thing that ties us together is the fact that we all believe in the same Jesus. But if you want to know who's ultra conservative, try the Catholics. These people believe that sex is strictly for procreation. All I'm saying is, don't condemn us all because of the actions of one. The majority of us really are good people.

Im a plant

I don't discuss religion or politics with other people, especially strangers. It only leads to dissent and arguments.

I am a Christian, and for the most part, they are good honest people. I think that any given group of people in any given walk of life has bad representatives and I think that you have to take that into consideration and not let those bad apples be representative of the "norm" for you.
Bush shouldn't represent all Republicans.
Clinton shouldn't represent all Democrats.
Heaven's Gate comet worshippers shouldn't represent all religions.
Do-dos shouldn't represent all birds.
Cleft-lipped kazoo players shouldn't represent all musicians.

Some of these just may have some good to them ....but you get my point.

I know about the Catholics! It is unbelievable, when u look at, say, a country like Brazil with all these homeless little kids running about in their big cities, and think why on earth do the authorities continue to discourage contraception? Don't they have any idea at all of what is going on in the world today? Sorry, though, I will concede that there are probably some really good people who are Christians out there -- I've just not met any yet that I feel comfortable with. I do not like the main conversation being so much about God, Jesus, etc. with the ones I've met -- as in "in my face" with their religion too much. They always have to get those certain WORDS in there, to let u know beyond doubt that they are Christians, like telling people to "Pray for them" (as when talking about the New Orleans disaster) or "It used to be I didn't care, but then I found God" to people who they only know casually and who have not really asked about the person's past experiences. Why do they always assume other people are either Christians or that they need to be "saved" by a Christian? There are lots of other things one can talk about, and it seems that so many Christians have one-track minds and that the main thing they wanna do is convert people.

Some are great some are just annoying, and some are total hypocrites. But its not so much about the religion as it is about the person..

I think there's an even mix of them in the world, some good some bad. yes i am a christian. BRING IT ON I KNOW YA'LL ARE GONNA HECKLE ME!!

First I would like to say that I am a Christian. I find people who are Christian that go to offbeat, nondenominational churches to be much more "Christian-like" than those who go to Lutheran, Episcapal, Methodist churches. Those who go to the alternative Christian churches I've noticed are much more friendly and actually take time to get to know a stranger and they truly want everyone to experience Christ's love and compasion. There is one group of so-called Christians that I can't stand. And that is Catholic people. Most Catholics I've seen are very secular people who have little to no knowledge of the Bible. They don't give hugs or meditate, they just go through the motions and run out of church as soon as it's over. And another thing, Catholics don't heal people. In fact, many of them believe healing doesn't exist in today's world. I saw a pastor at a nondenominational church heal several people in the name of Jesus Christ. Catholics just don't do that kind of important stuff. I've never met someone who became a Catholic as an adult if they weren't raised Catholic as a child. But I've met plenty of people who became Protestant Christian as an adult.

My Father and Step Wench are both christians but they are the type to ram it down your throat...they are hard core and tend to hide behind the church. They represent my childhood in the church and the majority in that church...hypocrites. I still find church hard to go to...16 years after leaving home. Step in and it is just so over powering God this, God that. See them in the street...no christian value about them. Having said that, the guy I'm seeing at the moment is Christian and he is an example of what I think Christian is. He doesn't hid the fact that he is and he doesn't force it down ya throat...he lives by example. Christianity gave me great morals but I'd rather stay away from the church.

Sorry but I am a Christian and some of these other Churches like the Pentecostals , the Baptist , Evangelicals and many others do not practice what they "PREACH" and they sow hatred and not love and all they are is bigots with hatred in their heart and no kindness towards those who are different in this world , and what do I mean by different? Their are people who are born homosexual gay and lesbian , transgendered and some of are treated just like crap' by the Pentecostals and Charismatics treat people like garbage their Churches should be boycotted and shut down they can all blow it out their butt and go to hell with the devil is where they belong and screw the Baptist and Pentecostals I could go on for weeks

> Most chritains I know are crazy and I really dislike them.

You got that right some Christians are whaco in the head and very looney and all they ever know is judge and condemn , judge and condemn is all the hell they know" and where is the love of God?

> My Father and Step Wench are both christians but they are the type
> to ram it down your throat...they are hard core and tend to hide behind
> the church. They represent my childhood in the church and the majority
> in that church...hypocrites. I still find church hard to go to...16
> years after leaving home. Step in and it is just so over powering
> God this, God that. See them in the street...no christian value about
> them. Having said that, the guy I'm seeing at the moment is Christian
> and he is an example of what I think Christian is. He doesn't hid
> the fact that he is and he doesn't force it down ya throat...he lives
> by example. Christianity gave me great morals but I'd rather stay
> away from the church.

So I see that I am not the only one to have a bible rammed down my throat judge and condemn those dam freaking bigots the hell with them all they can screw each other. And yes there are safe Churches that will not attack you I go to Trinity Episcopal Church you need to shop around first for the kind of Church that appeals to us all and we fit right in. Yep the no good stinking filthy religious hypocrites who have nothing better to do then force their religion on top of you and make you eat it word by word screw them all including all the dam Baptist and Pentecostals they suck on one another

> I think there's an even mix of them in the world, some good some bad.
> yes i am a christian. BRING IT ON I KNOW YA'LL ARE GONNA HECKLE
> ME!!

Yea they tell us we are all going to hell same to them the bigots BRING IT ON Pentecostals and rotton stinking no good Baptist they love to heckle us to death and force feed their religion on other people the hell with them they all suck

If they want a war with you and me Bring it On you crazy loony Evangelicals and Pentecostals they can all stuff where the sun does not shine

You have good and bad people in everything

I know a lot of Christians, some are nice and some are bad!!
Other: to answer on the last 2questions, you have to specify what is "Christian".

What does being a Christian have to do with being good or bad? We are all born of sin, and just because you are born again doesn't mean that you become perfect over night. There are good and bad people in every religion.

Christians are just like everybody else I know.

I don't know exactly what a Christian is. I have met many people who claim to be Christians and they all practice different things and follow different rules and some don't follow any rules at all. Do you have to follow a certain set of rules to be a Christian? I don't think I am one. I have never been formally diagnosed.

I am a Christian and Yes as a matter of fact I am: wide eyed, sanctified, blood-bought, Spirit-taught, Bible-totin', Scripture-quotin', satan-bashin, sin-trashin', Christ followin', pride swallowin', hard prayin', truth-conveyin', faith walkin', Gospel talkin', bonified, big-time Believer and PROUD OF IT!!!

Although, if their "Christian" identity is the first thing I learn about them, I will probably be turned off.

well...if that is the single most important thing in someones life...its not something they are not going to tell about

Wow, biased.