+311 it's hard to win as a Christian. if you evangelize, people consider you to be "forcing religion on them" and some even call you "judgmental". If you don't do anything to demonstrate your faith to others, you are condemned as a hypocrite by the world and as "lukewarm". The fine line of sharing your beliefs and still being sensitive and loving is a hard line to walk. amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Dude, Im not christian (agnostic) and I have friends that are christian and cool. They are open minded and dont believe in wasting their energy on trying to make others believe. Though there really are people like that and it sucks but I myself do not get offended when people start to get all christiany around me, I usually dont say anything. It does bother me when they judge because of the way I look and the lifestyle I live, which rarely happens. I only discuss my beliefs with people that are open to just talking about it and sharing ideas though

by Anonymous 13 years ago

cool, thanks for the comment

by Anonymous 13 years ago

no problemo just want ya to know theres people on the outside that understand xD

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I usually only talk religion when someone else brings it up. :/ I figure if God wants me evangelizing to THAT particular person, He'll present me with the perfect situation.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

broccoli, you're a Christian too? that's cool. I'm in college with plans to be a missionary, but I still feel it very difficult to share my faith

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Don't mean to offend anyone, but I just wanna put this out there: If you were to convert someone, they would actually be more of a Christian than you are because they chose Christianity over something else instead of just being born into it. If you were fed only christian beleifs and nothing else your whole life starting when you were an impressionable little kid, then of course you're going to be Christian. The same thig is true for all other religions. If I'm born in Saudi Arabia, odds are I'm going to be Muslim.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't think that how you got introduced to a religion has anything to do with being more or less religous. And you don't think that Christians ever meet anyone who will try to make them doubt their beliefs? I'm fairly young, and I cannot tell you how many times I have been told that there is no God, or that God hates us, or that the Devil should be worshipped. It is true that someone who converts to Christianity as opposed to being born into it, might take religion more seriously or think deeper about it. But I was raised Christian and I take my beliefs very seriously and look into them as much as possible. I know people who were raised Christian and stopped believeng. I know people who have converted. I don't think that converting makes you more or less religious.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It is hard to do right by your beliefs without being judged. I'm not christian, but I do know one thing. In every group there's a chunk that makes the rest of them look stupid. There are those christians who force their religion down peoples throats, and there are those who are hypocritical. As much as I hate that section of the christians, it's not fair to judge the rest of them by the stupid portion of that group. Same with races, other religions, fans of certain trends or music and so on.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm agnostic but I have met people(I'm sorry but they're usually christian) who have tried to shove their religion down my throat I.e tell me that I'm wrong about everything and that their right because of their religion and that I should believe what they believe because if I didn't I'd go to hell. but I also know people who are christian and act by what they believe and those that don't do anything to demonstrate their faith and I don't find them hypocritical. I respect their right to believe what they want and demonstrate their faith the way they want, and all I ask in return is for them to respect my right to not believe what they believe and that they don't tell me that I'm wrong to not agree with them

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(Sick&Tired): look, nobody is saying we aren't serious about being a Christian. We just want the world to take us seriously.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Great. Another post about christianity. If you are all just going to complain about how hard being a christian, then try something else. Sounds like you're not even serious about you're religion, because if you were, I doubt you'd be complaining all the friggin' time. Blah blah blah blahhhhh. God is dog backwards and jesus is the guy who mows my lawns twice a month.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(Sick&Tired): <3

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(Sick&Tired): that's not a very good thing to say. I'd watch your mouth if I were you.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@Sick&Tired: I was simply being honest about my feelings, as are many others on here. I am proud to be a Christian and would never turn against what I believe to be the purpose in my life. I am not here to judge others, but listen to what they have to say. Please don't attack my beliefs or shove agnosticism down my throat

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets." Luke 6:22-23 no matter how people take the Gospel, sharing it is always winning situation because you'll recieve in heaven. its inevitable that some will take offense, that's because of the highly-fictionalized version of christianity tthat westerners often believe. -Pam Code :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're welcome to say "I told you so" if all your hard christian work pays off and you actually get to frolic in clouds with all your dead pets. I'll be waiting, but I won't hold my breath. Pray to god instead of bitching on websites. I think you'll find that less people will "judge" you that way... and isn't that what you're complaining about in the first place? Just sayin'.  

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Can somebody PLEASE make a separate amirite for christians, so that THIS website doesn't become a religious forum. Seriously, isn't church for this kind of stuff?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

To the people complaining @195615 (Anonymous): We could make another amirite for Christians but wouldn't that kinda defeat the purpose of amirite?! Its to talk about all different things in life, including religion, whether it be Christianity or another religion. It would be like saying "we should make another amirite for sexual things". Just because its talking about semi often and you don't want to hear about it, doesn't mean you need to complain about people talking about it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Let me rephrase then. I wish amirite would let us filter out topics at least.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you want the world to take you seriously, don't invest your entire life in a joke.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Look, you are obviously just as passionate about religion, as I am against it. And I do respect that. I have my reasons for what I do and do not believe in. I don't go out of my way to make people of religion feel awful and I apologize if I have done so. I do however believe that posting things like this will only make matters worse for you. There are plenty of people who troll around and make very negative comments on this website. I'm guilty of that being my initial reaction. Sorry, Joe.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

its all good sick&tired, no hard feelings. I'm not trying to make things worse for myself, and I certainly didn't intend to start a Christian v atheist debate, I was just writing what I felt, and I'm glad other christians (and others) could connect

by Anonymous 13 years ago